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Gail Respher Emery

Digital Government

DHS makes pick for personnel system work

The Homeland Security Department's human resources management system, known as MAXHR, will be designed by Northrop Grumman Corp.The company's information technology unit in Herndon, Va., will perform the work under a blanket purchase agreement worth up to $175 million over three years, the company announced last week.

Digital Government

Defense wants ID tags on all supplies now

Defense Department contractors must now mark items delivered to DOD with unique identifiers such as bar codes or radio-frequency identification tags. Contractors must also specify the unit cost of all hardware items delivered under a contract.