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OMB gets a new logo for its e-gov programs
As Congress tries to limit agency spending on e-government, the Office of Management and Budget wants to rebrand its efforts with a new logo.
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Kentucky awards $170 million Medicaid deal to EDS
The commonwealth of Kentucky has awarded a $170 million contract to EDS Corp. to provide a new Medicaid management information system, the company announced today.
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Pension insurer seeks financial software help
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. seeks proposals for development of an integrated financial and accounting system. PBGC, which insures workers’ pensions, wants to reduce costs and delays involved with aging systems and outdated business processes, and provide an online transaction-based system.<@SM>
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California consolidates technology offices
State officials expect the new Department of Technology Services to strengthen California’s government technology structure and improve efficiency.<@SM><@SM>
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Census Bureau to count on Sabre Systems for IT support
Sabre Systems will design, program, operate and maintain the Census Bureau’s computer infrastructure that supports its Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
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USAID business systems deal awarded to four firms
Four companies won a five-year, $90 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide business systems modernization and strategic management consulting services.
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USDA shrinks incorrect food stamp payments via e-debit card
The Agriculture Department cut $1.4 billion in improper payments over five years from its Food Stamp program by implementing an electronic benefits card and aligning state and federal benefit criteria.
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Oregon awards Medicaid information system deal to EDS
Under the $73 million, seven-year-three-month contract, which includes three one-year options, EDS will build and maintain a new Medicaid system that will replace a 30-year-old legacy system.
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OMB asks lawmakers to loosen up on e-gov funding
The administration once again is making its case to appropriators about why e-government is important to modernizing federal agencies.
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Census counts on handhelds to cut field data-gathering costs
The Census Bureau’s plan to use handheld computers during the 2010 census could save about $300 million alone on the cost of door-to-door counting, bureau officials say.
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Pension insurer seeks financial management system
PBGC’s goal is to replace the current three core financial systems, which provide financial reporting and government and commercial accounting tasks, such as reconciling debits and credits.
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Texas, Accenture ink $840 million outsourcing deal
Under the contract, Accenture will lead a group of companies that will deliver improved technology and business operations services in support of modernization of state social-services programs.
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Marine Corps inks supply chain deal with Accenture
Accenture Ltd. will provide planning and analysis for the Marine Corps’ Global Combat Support System, part of a program designed to modernize the Corps’ logistics, supply chain planning, procurement and maintenance service capabilities.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
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CMS seeks enterprise data center offers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks proposals to consolidate and modernize its data centers into enterprise data centers.
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Administration gets behind IPv6, sets 2008 target
In light of recent studies that say the government is not moving aggressively enough toward adoption of Internet Protocol Version 6, the Office of Management and Budget is preparing a policy to guide agencies’ transition to the new standard.
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Justice served with task order for IT services
The Justice Department has awarded a six-year, $80 million task order to SRA International Inc. to provide IT systems and services to the Office of Justice Programs, the company said late last month.
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“Did you hear...”
<b>But can it sing “Bicycle Built for Two?”</b> The idea of a talking computer on a spaceship has had eerie connotations since “2001: A Space Odyssey” and HAL 9000 hit screens in 1968.
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White House threatens veto over anti-PMA appropriations language
Advisers may recommend President Bush veto the Transportation, Treasury, HUD, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies fiscal 2006 appropriations bill if it includes a provision that restricts the use of discretionary funds for e-government projects.<@SM>
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Everything’s on the record
As the business of government, like that of the rest of the world, is increasingly done digitally, the task of managing official records becomes increasingly important.
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The lowdown on ERM
<b>Who certifies ERM systems for use in government?</b> NARA has endorsed the Defense Department’s 5015.2 standard for records management applications.
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