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DHS Plans To Further Boost Program Oversight In 2010, Duke Says

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Friday, June 5th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to bolster its oversight of acquisition programs in FY '10 by reviewing more programs at the headquarters level and prompting more independent analysis of programs, the department's chief management officer told a House panel yesterday. The new DHS Acquisition Review Board will review 17 programs in FY '09 and hopefully 40 next year, Elaine Duke, under secretary for Management at DHS, told the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Investigations…

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