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Poor planning led to IRS killing personal online tax accounts project
Agency executives determined that they needed a long-term strategy to improve services to taxpayers, according to an inspector general report.
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Huh? Air Force Blocks Pentagon Channel
The Air Force -- and let's make it really clear, we're talking here about the U.S. Air Force headquartered in the Pentagon -- has blocked computer access to the <a href=http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/>Pentagon Channel</a>, the Defense Department's 24/7 news channel designed to provide personnel with "more timely access to military information and news."
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Federal Pay Raise Update
Many lawmakers and federal employee groups are angered by the 2 percent figure, especially since many have pushed for pay parity between civilians and military service members, who are slated to receive a 3.4 percent raise if appropriators follow the guidelines in the 2010 Defense authorization act, or a 2.9 percent increase if Congress follows Obama's budget proposal. The president has cited a national emergency since Sept. 11, 2001, as well as the sluggish economy and high unemployment as his basis for the lower-than-average 2 percent figure.
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Want a $2,000 Raise?
Nextgov reporter Gautham Nagesh on Thursday <a href="http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2009/09/kaine_touts_telework_day_resul.php">wrote</a> about a new <a href="http://www.teleworkexchange.com/teleworkdayreport/Telework_Day_2009_FINAL.pdf">report</a> from the state of Virginia that highlights lessons and statistics gathered from the state's participation in National Telework Day on Aug. 3. I wanted to highlight a couple of other findings from the report that pertain to the potential benefits of teleworking to the federal workforce:
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Patient safety data formats get update
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has updated the data formats for its program for providers to electronically submit data on patient safety.
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5 clues that your IT project isn't going to get the green light
FCW cartoonist John Klossner offers readers a humorous look at how IT projects might get the boot.
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White House reverses its ban on access to visitor logs
But some open government groups call for real-time disclosure, saying the executive office's decision to post the records online after 90 to 120 days is too long to wait.
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Cyber Command eyeing new DISA headquarters for its base
Sources and internal Navy brief indicate the new command could displace the agency at Fort Meade, complicating an effort to convince DISA employees to move.
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Government outlines plan for contractor performance database
Contracting officials would be required to check the new Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System before signing high-value deals.
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