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80 Million Strong -- and Young
Members of a new advocacy group -- the 80 Million Strong for Young American Jobs Coalition -- which represents the collective voices of millions of young Americans, will convene in Washington this week to participate in a summit where they will develop solutions and federal legislation aimed at putting young people to work and getting the economy back on track.
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No Shortage of Jobs
<em>The Washington Post</em> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071202016.html?hpid=sec-tech">reports</a> that as the federal government is expected to spend 3.5 percent more on technology services over the next five years, the demand for technology expertise continues to grow. This is largely the result of new government contracts and an increased reliance on technology in nearly every sector of the economy.
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Details of Recovery.gov redesign contract revealed
Transparency groups and project management specialists were concerned by the lack of information on the deal, which could be worth up to $18 million.
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An IRS Approach for VA Claims?
That appears to be the thinking of the folks on the House Appropriations Committee, who think the Veterans Affairs Department could model its disability and pension claims process on electronic tax filing systems.
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Social Recruiting
<em>Federal Computer Week</em> <a href="http://fcw.com/portals/workforce.aspx">reports</a> on how Web 2.0 technologies can help the federal government reach out to a large pool of viable job candidates to help offset the pending wave of retirements.
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Channel of Choice
<em>Federal Computer Week</em> <a href="http://fcw.com/blogs/insider/2009/06/feds-use-facebook-to-announce-comings-and-goings.aspx">reports</a> that Facebook has become the channel of choice for many executives in announcing career moves, especially as many news outlets have cut back on their "people" coverage.
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Air Force taps three for $600M air, space intell competition
Three contractors will compete for $600 million in software support and information analysis tasks to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center over five years, the Air Force announced July 8.
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Government withholds details on contract to redesign Recovery.gov
Observers say the government should be more forthcoming about the award process and how taxpayers' money will be spent.
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Agencies' Web applications fail to provide meaningful services
Report recommends making line-of-business executives accountable for users adopting services and costs of online tools.
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Panel approves record $3.3 billion IT budget for VA, with stipulations
Committee restricts more than $1 billion in development funds until CIO Roger Baker completes his review to identify programs that deserve funding in fiscal 2010.
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