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Lawmakers call for joint cybersecurity committee

New report highlights need for better coordination all around

Tags: technology , management , DHS , White House , Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , Mike McCaul , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , CSIS , Jim Lewis , cybersecurity , JM

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Lawmakers call for joint cybersecurity committee

New report highlights need for better coordination all around

Tags: technology , management , JM , DHS , White House , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , CSIS , cybersecurity , Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats , Mike McCaul , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Jim Lewis

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Mid-sized firms feeling squeezed in federal market

Most evidence anecdotal as there is no way to define these firms

Tags: contracting , GSA , DHS , DoD , Professional Services Council , JM , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , Al Matera , Tom Essig , Brad Nelson , Richard Beutel , CSIS , U.S. Chamber of Commerce , David Berteau , Stan Soloway , GSA schedules , FPDS-NG

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Defense Contract Audit agency not improving fast enough

DoD inspector general finds continued audit quality problems. Senate committee says making DCAA independent should be considered.

Tags: contracting , Robert Hale , April Stephenson , Greg Kutz , Sen. Joseph Lieberman , Sen. Susan Collins , Sen. Tom Coburn , Gordon Heddell , DoD , DCAA , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , GAO , inspector general , contract audits , acquisition reform

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Cyber legislation is a growing trend

Sen. Carper's bill would create team of experts to break-in, fix federal networks. Sen. Lieberman, Rep. Thompson to introduce legislation to better protect electric grid.

Tags: technology , Sen. Tom Carper , Sen. Susan Collins , Sen. Joseph Lieberman , Rep. Bennie Thompson , DHS , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , GSA , cybersecurity

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Carper wants to put cybersecurity in the White House

Tags: technology , mngt , Sen. Tom Carper , Vivek Kundra , David Powner , OMB , GAO , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , Karen Evans , Phil Bond , cybersecurity

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OPM deputy director nominee lays out priorities

But Griffin tells Senators she does not have an opinion on pay-for-performance. Hiring and diversity among her areas of interest.

Tags: pay and benefits , management , Christine Griffin , Sen. Daniel Akaka , Sen. George Voinovich , John Berry , OPM , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , hiring process , diversity , Veteran preferences , pay-for-performance

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Lieberman calls for more staff at OMB

The Senator writes to Appropriations Committee members asking for money to increase the number of employees for the e-government and procurement offices at OMB. Lieberman also wants to combine the White House's requests for e-government and IT pilot projects.

Tags: management , technology , Joseph Lieberman , Dick Durbin , Susan Collins , OMB , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , OFPP , 2011 budget , E-Government Fund , acquisition workforce

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Acquisition expert Wilkinson to leave Senate committee

Molly Wilkinson, a 22-year federal employee, will take her first job in the private sector as head of government affairs for Regions Bank. She worked as the Republican general counsel for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for the last two years.

Tags: people , Molly Wilkinson , Susan Collins , Jason Miller , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co

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OFPP trying to stem the use of cost-plus contracting

Cost-type contracts nearly double over the last eight years.

Tags: contracting , OFPP , DoD , DoE , NASA , HHS , DHS , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , Cost-type contracting

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