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• Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan 07/03/08 The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early November.
• Federal identity programs boost biometrics market 07/03/08 The estimated value of potential contracts to implement federal identity-solutions programs has more than doubled since 2006.
• Government contradicts itself over its own ID theft advice 07/02/08 The FTC advises Americans to protect their Social Security numbers, but the information appears on cards and documents used to obtain government benefits and services.

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  The Army Corps of Engineers is using reconstruction contracts as an opportunity to help bolster women's role in the Iraqi economy.
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• White House grants Army request for more brass 07/02/08 Adding five new generals to help oversee contracting will generate $1.2 million per year in personnel costs.
• Pentagon's top watchdog leaving post July 13 07/02/08 Claude Kicklighter will become director of the George Mason University School of Law's Critical Infrastructure Protection Program.
• Homeland Security awards data center contract to CSC 07/02/08
• Senate panel slashes foreign visitor ID system 07/02/08
• Pentagon will buy satellites to do more spying 07/01/08
• Pentagon fights EPA on hazardous waste cleanups 07/01/08
• From Nextgov.com: NIST issues guidelines to test agencies' network security 07/01/08
• Bush administration streamlines security clearance process 07/01/08
• $5.8 million for scientist in anthrax lawsuit 06/30/08
• Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill 06/30/08
• From Nextgov.com: Coast Guard shows off first high-tech cutter 06/30/08
• Wartime contracting commission members named 06/30/08

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