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Critics: White House playing 'Big Brother' in health care debate
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Hathaway's departure renews worries about cyber czar vacancy
Federal Computer Week
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Another Stolen Laptop
Laptops containing personnel information from departments like <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080301_1011.php>Veterans Affairs</a> and <a href=http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=34906>Education</a> keep going on unauthorized walks. Now it's the National Guard Bureau's turn, which alerted soldiers on Wednesday of a stolen laptop.
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Moving Up
The Merit Systems Protection Board recently <a href="http://www.mspb.gov/netsearch/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=431808&version=432870&application=ACROBAT">conducted a survey</a> of career federal employees asking them what they believe are the top 10 career accelerators. In its July 2009 Issues of Merit newsletter, MSPB highlighted the results from its 2007 career advancement survey, which indicated that federal employees believe it's both "who you know" and "what you know" that moves you up the federal career ladder.
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Why Social Media Matters
Young Government Leaders has a great <a href="http://www.fedmanager.com/current_e-report.php#1280">article</a> in this week's Fedmanager newsletter recapping a July 22 luncheon on why social media and innovation matter to the next generation of government leaders. The bottom line, YGL writes, is that while young federal workers may come across as a bit too casual, their authenticity enables them to establish trust quickly and work effectively in teams.
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The seven deadly sins of insourcing: A request for comments
What are the pitfalls of insourcing and how might they be avoided? We will publish a selection of the best comments in an upcoming issue of Federal Computer Week.
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Head of Joint Chiefs bucks social media ban in a Tweet
Adm. Mike Mullen says the right balance between security and transparency needs to be found because Defense cannot ignore social networking tools.
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OMB asks agencies to focus on science and technology in 2011
New guidance seen as a way to support the White House policy to increase funding in research and reverse the Bush administration's cuts in spending on science.
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