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DoD, DHS Tech Projects Pegged For Overhauls By White House

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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Four information-technology (IT) projects in the Pentagon and three in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are being reexamined as part of a White House effort to improve 26 high-priority, yet troubled, government computing efforts. The Department of Defense efforts include the Air Force's Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) logistics program as well as personnel systems for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) disclosed yesterday the 26 vital…

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