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         <title><![CDATA[Thompson: Better security needed for events]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The government must develop an effective national biosurveillance system and medical-intelligence program to counteract the risk of biological threats during mass gatherings, according to a new report.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[D.C. Council moves to block surveillance camera project]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Privacy advocates are applauding the recent decision by a key committee of the District of Columbia Council to eliminate nearly $900,000 in proposed funding for consolidating the operations of 5,200 city surveillance cameras.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lessons learned]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Boeing prepares for next SBInet segments along the border with Mexico.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_08/32785-1.html?topic=budget-policy-legislation&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Newsbriefs]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The General Services Administration is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that would place greater emphasis on governmentcontractors&#146; past performance when they bid on new awards.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Top 100: The challenge to stay on top]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Contractors face uncertainty with tight budgets, procurement woes and a lame-duck administration.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_08/32776-1.html?topic=budget-policy-legislation&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[A season of giving]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Presidential races and critical procurement issues push companies to increase political contributions.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers aim legislative volley at contractors]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A year ago, Sen. Hillary Clinton said she wanted to trim the federal contracting workforce by 500,000 employees. The huge growth in federal contracting, which has reached more than $440 billion a year, motivated her to speak out.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Contracting as an economic engine]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Just as in every campaign that has preceded it, the issue ofjobs has been at center stage throughout the 2008 presidentialcampaign. Candidates talk about creating jobs, buildingsustainable domestic industries and so forth. Ironically, onetopic that never comes up in those discussions is one of thenation&#146;s most significant sources of high-quality, well-compensatedemployment: government contracting.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[False claims can take a big bite out of a company]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Companies needlessly expose themselves to risk when they succumb to the temptation to substitute less-qualified people who lack the experience required for the labor category to which they were assigned.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_08/32735-1.html?topic=budget-policy-legislation&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Boeing readies next SBInet sections]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[DHS' SBInet border surveillance system is preparing to move into its next phase with two permanent segments in Arizona likely to be operating as early as December.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32786-1.html?topic=budget-policy-legislation&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[House bill targets DHS cybersecurity efforts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A bill introduced this week in the House of Representatives would require DHS to assess the robustness of contractors&#146; cybersecurity protection before hiring them.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32770-1.html?topic=budget-policy-legislation&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[House bill aims to improve airport biometrics]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security Department would be required to consult with industry executives on biometric identification for airport security under newly proposed legislation.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[OMB&#146;s Johnson cites progress on security clearances]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Clay Johnson, deputy director at OMB, cited a steady decline in the average time the clearance process takes in a speech today today.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Experts debate GSA price reduction clause]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[One important step to improving GSA's multiple award schedule contracts would be to reconsider use of the price reduction clause, said contracting experts who spoke before an advisory panel May 5. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Compiled Logic buys DTS]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Municipalities are increasingly outsourcing the management of police-initiated and private automobile towing and tracking. As one indication of the growing market, two providers of such services announced a merger this week.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[OMB: Congress to blame for decrease in competitive sourcing]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Contractors won 27 percent of the competitions with federal employees in 2007 compared with 13 percent in 2006. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Senators question DHS cybersecurity strategy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[DHS' cybersecurity initiative might be relying too much on contractors and might not be providing enough information to the public, according to two key senators.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[NATO creates cyberdefense team]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[NATO has set up a new Cyber Defense Management Authority that will coordinate the safeguarding of its own and member states&#146; computer infrastructures against cyberattack.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[OMB proposes security clearance system reform]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Office of Management and Budget has submitted a proposal to expedite hiring and security clearances for individuals and contractors to work for the government. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coast Guard plans data center to monitor vessels]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard will begin operating a new international data exchange center starting Jan. 1, 2009, to track the positions at sea of about 3,000 ships per day, according to a final rule published.]]></description>
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