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Vets: Choose Your GI Bill Carefully
In many cases, the new GI bill, called the 2008 <a href=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h2642enr.txt.pdf>Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act</a>, offers a better deal than its predecessor, the <a href=http://www.mygibill.org/federalbenefits/montgomerygibill>Montgomery GI bill</a>. But not always.
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Travelocity for Command and Control
Three companies -- FGM Inc., Booz-Allen Hamilton and SAIC -- won <a href=http://www.defenselink.mil/utility/printitem.aspx?print=http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4062>contracts</a> on Wednesday to provide systems engineering support to the Defense Information Systems Agency for development of the Defense Department's new command and control system <a href=http://www.disa.mil/necc/overview.html>Net-Enabled Command Capability</a>.
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Hire Power
Wednesday <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43052&dcn=todays_most_popular">marked the deadline</a> for agencies to assign teams to work on the hiring reform efforts laid out in a June 11 memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget. These teams will be responsible for mapping their hiring processes and writing plain-language job descriptions for their 10 most prevalent positions by Sept. 30.
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Student Loan Repayments Take Effect
My former beat partner, Alyssa Rosenberg, <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?filepath=/dailyfed/0709/070209pb.htm">gives the details</a> on the new student loan forgiveness program in Thursday's Pay & Benefits Watch column.
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Gov 2.0 Takes Off
<em>San Jose Mercury News</em> <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_12737767?nclick_check=1">reports</a> on the explosion of Web 2.0 across the federal government as well as some of the obstacles that remain, including the cultures at some agencies, the absence of technical know-how, strict rules on privacy, security and access for the disabled.
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GSA recasts statements on the end of the GWAC era
GSA has been trying to tamp down concerns about a possible merger of two of its major programs, denying that a senior agency official had intended to give that impression in remarks he made at a conference last month. Despite the agency's efforts, however, some experts say blending the governmentwide acquisition contract program and the GSA schedules would be a good idea.
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Groups want to push back health IT deadlines
Health groups are urging the government to extend the proposed deadlines for adopting health IT under the economic stimulus law.
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Agency will study health IT workflow
A federal health agency will study how doctors change their workflows to adapt to health IT.
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DHS launches multifrequency-radio pilot program for first responders
Cost will be the biggest obstacle to widespread adoption, said director of emergency response group.
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Enhancements to DOE Web site make information-sharing easier
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