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Improving procurement with Web 2.0
Washington D.C.’s chief technology officer is using wikis to make the procurement process more transparent and efficient.
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Intellipedia’s next act
Intellipedia could be just the start of the intell community’s Web 2.0 collaboration.
People
DHS restarts financial system competition
The Homeland Security Department has reopened the procurement process for its planned consolidation of its financial management system.
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DHS financial systems project concerns IG
The department's inspector general said DHS should consider options for consolidating its components' financial systems before moving forward.
Digital Government
Alabama puts mashups to work
Virtual Alabama pulls data from various sources and overlays it on Google Earth.
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More details required for FOIA reports
The Justice Department's revised guidance for agencies'FOIA reports incorporates legislative mandates and a 2005 executive order that required increased reporting on FOIA activities.
Modernization
GAO: Trusted shipping program needs work
Auditors say Customs and Border Protection needs to improve the technology behind the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program.
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TSA to follow FAR and DHS acquisition regs
Until now, the Transportation Security Administration had been following procurement regulations used by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Clearance process concerns CBP official
Customs and Border Protection’s acting information technology chief said the inefficiencies in the security clearance process have huge unseen costs and further reform is needed.
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Bill would create redress for some travelers
The House Homeland Security Committee approved legislation today that would require DHS to refine and expand its redress program for individuals who contend they have been wrongly identified as being on a terrorist watch list.
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President orders agencies to simplify data labeling
Directive puts NARA in charge of efforts to improve the handling of controlled unclassified information.
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Should NARA be the e-archiving cop?
IG says the agency needs to become more active in enforcing records law compliance.
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Senate appropriators look to boost telework
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to its Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill that would boost federal teleworking requirements.
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Will NARA be ready for Bush's e-records?
GAO and NARA's IG are concerned about whether NARA's new system for archiving the Bush administration's e-records will be ready by January.
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DHS faces human capital challenges
DHS' acting deputy secretary told a Senate committee that the department's top human resources job should be held by a career official, not a political appointee as required by current law.
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DHS seeks IT procurement management system
The Homeland Security Department is asking industry for information as it seeks to create an automated system to manage task orders from its major information technology procurement programs.
Digital Government
Sensitive but unclassified category simplified
The president's new Controlled Unclassified Information framework aims to simplify the confusing over-categorization of sensitive but unclassified data.
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Founding Fathers go digital
NARA plans to offer online public access to the Founding Fathers’ historical papers.
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Bush names new DHS CHCO
The president plans to appoint Thomas Cairns to DHS' top HR slot, which has been open since January.
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GAO: Interagency contracting worrisome
Government auditors say the State Department needs to improve its oversight and management of interagency contracts.
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