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Treasury dropped TCE on GSA agreement
The day before the Treasury Department dropped its Treasury Communications Enterprise contract, the General Services Administration and Treasury signed an agreement under which GSA would defend the cancellation of the controversial TCE departmentwide procurement.
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OMB issues updated EA documents
As agencies develop their fiscal 2008 budget requests, the Office of Management and Budget’s Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office recently delivered a number of updated documents to make the process easier.
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IAC names 20 Excellence.Gov finalists
The Army and the departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security led 11 federal agencies and one city department with three nominations each from the Industry Advisory Council for its Excellence.Gov awards.
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Seven policies to watch in 2007
Seven policies that will have a significant impact on the government IT landscape this year.
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E-authentication gets a new focus
The Office of Management and Budget has directed agencies to reduce their contributions to the E-Authentication initiative by half for fiscal 2007, signaling another change in direction for a project many believed was the key to making e-government less about consolidating Web sites and more about transactions.
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Shawn McCarthy | Internaut: The reasons for business continuity
How to justify spending on upgrades to support business continuity.
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GSA’s Wagner to retire
Marty Wagner, the General Services Administration’s long-time career employee policy lead, has decided to retire from the federal government.
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GSA schedules a place for HR line of business
In a move that underscores how the Human Resources Line of Business is maturing, the General Services Administration will establish a place on its HR schedule for commercial shared-services providers.
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Auditors: Interior should set schedule for trust systems rollout
GAO recommends that the Interior Department provide Congress with a firm timetable for completing the accounting system upgrade and develop a work force plan for staff levels and funding needs after the system is built.<@SM>
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E-gov leaders look for a measure of satisfaction
With E-Government projects entering their sixth year, OMB is looking to establish reliable ways for agencies to measure what ultimately matters most—customer satisfaction.
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E-gov progress report
At a roundtable discussion with GCN editors, OMB’s e-government portfolio managers discuss the program’s successes, shortcomings and plans for 2007.<@SM>
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OMB establishes draft metrics for financial services
OMB released an exposure draft of 10 metrics to assess financial services across government as part of the Financial Management Line of Business.
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Strong IT management eludes FEMA: IG
Although the Federal Emergency Management Agency improved its computer systems in 2006, the agency still has no strategic plan for long-term IT investments, according to Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.<@SM>
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Virtual recruiter on duty at Army Web site
“Sgt. Star” is prepared to answer prospective recruits’ questions about joining the Army.<@SM>
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IRS Modernized e-File platform lags on delayed requirements, funding
The IRS should more deeply involve its Business Rules and Requirements Management office with the Modernized e-File project to keep the electronic filing platform on track.
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Labor seeks HRLOB provider
The Labor Department seeks a public or private shared-services provider for its Human Resources Line of Business to replace its current HR and payroll systems.
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Deputy secretary Law to leave Labor after six years
The head of the President’s Management Council’s E-Government Committee is leaving the federal sector.
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Fee-for-service taking hold for e-gov: OMB
Agencies are expected to spend more than $300 million on services from many of the 25 E-Government initiatives in fiscal 2007.
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FDA seeks views for e-submission platform
The Food and Drug Administration plans to completely move to electronic submissions of reporting for regulated drug products and to create a common electronic platform to exchange data.
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Neal Fox | GSA and DOD: new agreement, old mistakes
I wish I could say that the newly signed procurement agreement between GSA and the Defense Department will help bring DOD business back to GSA, but it won’t. In fact, it will do the opposite.<@SM>
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