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Will Defense Play Nice?
On Feb. 19, Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management Budget, and Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, sent a <a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-10.pdf>memo</a> to Defense Department Secretary Robert Gates; Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki; Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack; Commerce Secretary Gary Locke; Michael Astrue, commissioner of the Social Security Administration; and John Berry, director of the Office of Personnel Management, detailing the formation of a high-level task force to coordinate all federal health information technology.
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Portrait of Generation Next
A new <a href="http://pewsocialtrends.org/assets/pdf/millennials-confident-connected-open-to-change.pdf">report</a> by the Pew Research Center provides new insights into the views and personalities of the 18-to-29-year-old Millennial generation, particularly when it comes to technology.
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OPM to Launch Online Recruiting Portal
The Office of Personnel Management is building a new Web-based recruiting resource to assist managers, employees and human resources professionals in the planning and implementation of recruiting strategies and promote interagency sharing and learning through online forums.
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Change comes to FDA's reporting structure
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg elevates the Office of Women's Health so that it now reports directly to her, and creates an Office of Special Medical Programs for pediatric, combination and orphan drugs, as well as an Office of Foods.
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Data security basics still trip up federal agencies
With the focus on information-sharing, agencies must put more energy behind secure credentialing and other initiatives, Defense official says.
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White House announces plan for review of all government IT projects
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra says administration will crack down on programs that do not work and focus on the ones that perform.
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Software defects threaten 2010 census rollout
System errors and a short network testing period put pressure on decennial count, observers say.
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JBoss Government Webcast Featuring GSA Information Technology Manager
JBoss Government Webcast Featuring GSA Information Technology Manager
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Security expert: Obama order resembles controversial Bush-era data-mining tool
Memo issued in January to upgrade IT to integrate databases and correlate information after Christmas Day bombing attempt is similar to a 2002 DARPA project that attracted intense public opposition.
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What's in a Thumb Drive Kit?
The U.S. Strategic Command says that military units in Afghanistan soon will start receiving thumb drive kits that meet its ><a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100219_2666.php>new flash media policy</a> for Defense Department networks and computers.
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Transitioning Out of NSPS
If you're a federal IT employee working under the Defense Department's National Security Personnel System, you may be transitioning back to the General Schedule pay system much earlier than expected.
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VA Staffing Shortage
Several major IT projects at the Veterans Affairs Department are being hampered by a shortage of experienced federal IT project managers, <a href="http://fcw.com/articles/2010/02/23/va-has-shortage-of-it-program-managers-roger-baker-says.aspx"><em>Federal Computer Week</em></a> reports.
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