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- On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as commander in chief.
Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military- Though the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty, he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been executed in nearly a half-century.
Report: 10 states face looming budget disasters- A study released Wednesday warns that nine states are barreling toward an economic disaster similar to California's ongoing fiscal crisis that has been marked by IOUs and budget-busting deficits.
Missing US soldier's body found in Afghan river- Military divers have found the body of a U.S. paratrooper who disappeared last week along with another soldier as the two tried to retrieve airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.
- Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem of world hunger.
Stench returns near Ohio property that held bodies- A stench around the home of a suspected serial killer returned stronger than ever Wednesday as police searched the house next door for more bodies and carried out bags of evidence.
Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt- Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago.
Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica- A newly discovered dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land, scientists in South Africa said Wednesday.
- "They call me the hardware store," says Requelme Abanto from his hospital bed in northern Peru. Doctors in the city of Cajamarca said they removed 1.5 pounds of metal from Abanto's stomach, including nails, coins, and rusted copper wire and scrap metal.
Ken Griffey Jr stays with Mariners for 2010- Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed Wednesday to another one-year contract that will keep the popular slugger in Seattle next year. Baseball's active home run leader, who turns 40 on Nov. 21, will basically get the same, incentive-laden deal with $2 million in base salary he signed to return to Seattle for the 2009 season.
CSC Wins Business Transformation Agency Delivery Order to Provide ERP Implementation Services
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Under the terms of the agreement, CSC will implement the Defense Agency Initiative (DAI), which will replace current defense agency accounting systems with an Oracle-based, commercial off-the-shelf solution. CSC will be responsible for delivering a standards-based solution that will be compliant with the Office of Federal Financial Management and enable users to manage constrained resources more effectively and efficiently.
"This award underscores the BTA's confidence in CSC's proven leadership in federal financial modernization," said James W. Sheaffer, president of CSC's North American Public Sector business unit. "The implementation of the DAI across multiple defense agencies will enable the BTA to collect and analyze financial data more accurately, resulting in more timely decisions critical to mission success."
The mission of the BTA is to guide the transformation of business operations throughout the Department and to deliver enterprise-level capabilities that meet warfighters' needs.
About CSC
Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global information technology (IT) services company. CSC's mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.
With approximately 87,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for
customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own
advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and
business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and
application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo,
Calif., CSC reported revenue of
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