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UPDATED: FAA telecom outage reported at new Atlanta tower
The contractor blamed the outage on a maintenance interruption to the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure service.
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Contractors seek edge by hiring former feds
Feds’ knowledge of acquisition regs considered a big plus.
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NOAA responds to IG’s censure
An independent program executive office could help save a troubled environmental satellite project.
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States lack software to predict tsunami damage
The agency responsible for developing such software does not have enough money to do the work, according to GAO.
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House aviation chairman endorses FAA telecom funding
An Appropriations Committee staffer confirmed that the FTI program was funded at the level of the president’s request of $28 million.
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GPO seeks vendor to run D.C. identity card facility
The cards are part of a Homeland Security Presidential Directive requiring agencies to issue standard ID credentials to all employees and contractors.
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Spaceship work saves NASA Ames computing jobs
The Ames Research Center's role as information technology lead for the new spacecraft program will save many, if not all, IT jobs that were at risk last year.
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IG decries lax top-level oversight
Senior officials are criticized for ignoring problems in a multi-agency satellite project.
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Davis challenges FTI's value
Government Reform Committee chairman wants DOT to prove the worth of telecommunications system.
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Emergency response portals ready for hurricane season
InsideNASA and NGA’s Virtual Earth can quickly shift into crisis mode when disaster strikes.
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Davis questions safety of FAA telecom program
Rep. Davis cited a recent April DOT inspector general report, which recommended that the FAA reconsider continuing the program.
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FAA telecom program under scrutiny again
In an April report, Transportation's inspector general recommended that agency rethink the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure program.
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Data mining: The new weapon in the war on terrorism?
The use of the technology to probe vast amounts of phone data could be costly and invade privacy.
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Extra funds could help USGS map portal flourish
More money would help the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geospatial One-Stop overcome interoperability issues among federal, state, local and private organizations.
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Appropriations bill could save mapping center
Some lawmakers believe Missouri-based operation should not be closed as planned because it serves an important role during disasters.
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NASA outer space communications in peril
Managers should be more diligent about maintaining a deteriorating network, auditors find.
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