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Nov 13th 2009
Brigadier Gen. Steven Smith says his office will meet with his counterpart in the Marines this week and other services soon to figure out how to share certified products more easily. Vendors say the process to get on these lists is inconsistent, difficult and expensive. Smith says DoD recognizes the challenges and wants to increase collaboration among the services.
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Nov 11th 2009
Industry experts charge that the Defense Department is targeting specific vendor employees to bring in house. Most of the Pentagon's actions are purely budget driven, industry says. OMB says insourcing is just one element of the broader management initiative of managing the multi-sector workforce.
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Stan Soloway,
Terry Raney,
Professional Services Council,
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Nov 10th 2009
Commissioner Dov Zakheim told FederalNewsRadio DCAA and DCMA "just didn't seem to be working in harness, and we got assurances, very, very firm assurances, from a very senior Defense official, Mr. Shay Assad, who said he's going to have it sorted out in 30 days. And frankly, we believe him."
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Federal Drive
Nov 9th 2009
One of the top buzzwords in the federal space these days is transparency. More and more officials are embracing the idea of the government being more open and transparent, and more are making use of social collaboration and networking tools in their agencies. But how are they faring in implementing the tools of collaboration? A blue-ribbon panel at the yesterday's MeriTalk/Adobe Government Assembly offered some perspective.
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Price Floyd,
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Max Cacas,
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Nov 3rd 2009
Now the agency wants to hear from others about these ideas and their own recommendations on how to fix federal HR processes. Director Berry offers to get rid of the GS system, expand who can receive bonuses and bolster training.
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Oct 29th 2009
Less than two years from now the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will move into a new headquarters building in Arlington, Virginia. Before that can happen, the former Metrobus maintenance garage will require cleanup of diesel and chemical pollution in the ground. While DARPA employs fewer than 250 people, the new headquarters allows Virginia to retain more than 800 jobs because of the contracting jobs associated with DARPA, which has an annual budget of more than $3 billion.
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Regina Dugan,
Jim Moran,
Barbara Favola,
GSA,
Bob Peck,
Internet,
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Tim Kaine,
Arlington County,
Max Cacas,
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Oct 27th 2009
A program supported by the Defense Department is continuing efforts to link public and private information sharing to use cutting-edge technologies to help people around the world in their times of need. A Washington-based Pentagon academician is part of the program's top leadership.
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Oct 16th 2009
The Pentagon has set up a new subcommittee to review its processes, policies and practices for how it audits and administers contractor purchasing, billing, estimating and accounting systems. This DoD-only panel will develop recommendations and an action plan in the next six months. DCAA says about 69 of the top 100 Defense contractors have at least one deficient business system.
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Shay Assad,
April Stephenson,
Mike Conaway,
Rob Andrews,
Greg Kutz,
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GAO,
House Armed Services Committee acquisition panel,
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Oct 15th 2009
Melissa Hathaway says her decision to leave had as much to do with fixing her work-life balance as it did with not getting cyber coordinator role. She says her impact from outside the government can be meaningful and significant. Hathaway has opened her own consulting firm and will work with Harvard and MIT on research and writing.
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Oct 9th 2009
All emergency rooms in Maryland will soon be equipped with an electronic notification system to help them stay up to date about health risks like swine flu...
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Getting Health IT Right
Sep 24th 2009
DoD inspector general finds continued audit quality problems. Senate committee says making DCAA independent should be considered.
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Sen. Joseph Lieberman,
Sen. Susan Collins,
Sen. Tom Coburn,
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Sep 23rd 2009
Robert Lentz will leave government after almost 35 years. He worked at DoD or NSA for his entire career.
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Sep 14th 2009
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense have been working for more than a decade on sharing health data but more work still needs to be done. According to a new report, the two agencies aren't ready to be fully inter-operable in their sharing of electronic medical data...
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The Interoperability Report
Sep 11th 2009
CIO Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson says the service will use Forge.mil as a repository for software developed in the battlefield. The goal is for other soldiers and commands to see what exists, use it and improve upon it.
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Aug 28th 2009
Coast Guard wants to set up separate network to use social media sites. CIO Council looking at cybersecurity implications of these tools.
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Thad Allen,
Brian Burns,
Linton Wells,
Coast Guard,
Navy,
National Defense University,
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