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The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment that could jeopardize the newly awarded prime integrator contract for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program.

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FBI's CIO is on the job all the time

Zalmai Azmi is shaping an old system into a seamless new one.

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Harvard suggests improvements for Regulations.gov

Technologies can greatly enhance the project, says a Harvard University center.

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Lawmakers balk at US-VISIT award

Provision would block Accenture bid, citing company's offshore parent

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Northrop wins Treasury travel deal

Task order is for $60 million over 10 years.

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Appropriations Committee approves move to cancel US-VISIT award

The measure to prohibit federal contracts with Bermuda-based corporations now goes to the House Rules Committee.

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CIO vs. CFO

The chief information officer position was created in the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996. CIOs' responsibilities

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Working hand-in-hand

How an agency's CFO and CIO can increase success

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Who's helping out

As the prime integrator for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program, Accenture is joined by nearly 30 subcontractors.

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Knowing how it works

As the relationship between an agency's chief information officer and chief financial officer evolves, each official is finding the need to understand the duties of the other.

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Following award, US-VISIT kicks into high gear

DHS, Accenture begin work to meet program's aggressive timetable

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CIOs to detail project management requirements

The federal Chief Information Officers Council plans to eliminate some of the guesswork from project management certification.

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US-VISIT may help find overstays

Congressional auditors say the visitor tracking system could fix some problems in tracking visa overstays.

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Accenture wins US-VISIT

The company will be the prime integrator for the visitor tracking system, DHS confirms.

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US-VISIT work starts with management

The first task order for the visitor tracking system calls for developing a program management structure.

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Award raises headquarters questions

Controversy surrounding the award of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program started before Homeland Security Department officials decided which company would win the contract.

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When Irish eyes are sharing

Irish officials are allowing agencies to share information while ensuring that they retain their autonomy by using a central Web portal for citizen services.

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Lessons learned

Irish officials learned a few lessons during the pilot test of the Interagency Messaging Service.

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Survey finds older IT employees

Federal IT employees are an aging group that may need a boost in certain skills, a new report says.

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Agencies to inventory Web info

Agencies must make online publication schedules available for public comment by year's end.