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On Independence Day, who was free from techno tyranny?
On the approach of the July Fourth weekend, we asked readers to declare their independence from the oppression workplace tools. See what devices, gadgets and apps they chose to take a holiday from.
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Contract association names new board of directors
The National Contract Management Association named its 2010-2011 board of directors.
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Never say 'Never' on DOD data center outsourcing
William Brougham, the Defense Information Systems Agency’s vice director for network services, said the chances of the Pentagon outsourcing data centers are slim, but he stopped short of ruling it out all together.
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Windows 8 details may have been leaked
Slides purporting to show Windows 8 features, release date, have emerged on the Web.
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Customs directorate automates its acquisition cycle
The Customs and Border Protection Procurement Directorate has developed a Web-based knowledge management system that automates the acquisition cycle and expands the exchange of information among its geographically dispersed workforce.
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Don't Oversell Telework?
While establishing telework programs at federal agencies will no doubt help recruit the next generation of federal employees, it's also important that agencies do not "oversell" the benefit to federal applicants, two agency representatives said Thursday.
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600,000 Teleworking by 2014?
The federal government should set a goal of having at least 600,000 federal employees teleworking by 2014, according to a new report by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton.
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Meaningful Use Vexes CIOs
Eight of 10 hospitals' chief information officers are concerned or very concerned about their ability to meet meaningful use standards for electronic health records on the timetable set by the federal government.
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House appropriators rescind broadband funding
Lawmakers want to take back the money to help make up for emergency wartime spending.
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Medicare anti-fraud program helps vets and cash-strapped states
Database allows states to identify Medicare beneficiaries also eligible for VA benefits.
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TSA will miss cargo screening deadline
Official says the United States should recognize international programs that meet its standards.
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Soundbytes: Cookies, Potatoes and Underwear
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
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Senate nixes data transparency provision in financial overhaul
The House amendment requires regulators to use a standard electronic format for collecting and publishing business information from the financial industry.
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FCC announces new chief technologist
Sicker previously served as chief of the commission's Network Technology Division.
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