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FCW Insider: Nov. 2

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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GSA, Pentagon Re-award DEOS Cloud Contract

The latest award comes with a significantly lower projected ceiling than previously cited.

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FCW Insider: Oct. 30

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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White House mulls CXO role at agencies

The White House is considering whether to formalize the customer experience officer role, but also thinking about the position's impact on IT.

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DOD’s New Data Strategy Puts Decision-Makers in the Center, CDO Says

Dave Spirk, the Defense Department’s chief data officer, said the new strategy is a break from the past data landscape, which focused on networks and transports for moving data. 

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House Democrats Urge OPM to Halt Implementation of Order Politicizing Civil Service

House Oversight and Reform Committee leaders want to investigate the development and analysis of the effort to strip wide swaths of the federal workforce of civil service protections.

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FCW Insider: Oct. 29

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Administration Adds 16 Months to Transition from DUNS to Unique ID

The General Services Administration will extend Dun & Bradstreet’s services while agencies get more time to patch and test systems. 

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A tribute to micro-innovations

Steve Kelman thinks more organizations should take a lesson from the Peak Academy's commitment to incremental change.

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Federal Agencies Improve Customer Experience Scores But Still Lag Behind Private Sector

The coronavirus pandemic had little impact on agencies' scores, according to Forrester’s 2020 U.S. Federal Customer Experience Index.

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Union Sues and Democrats Introduce Bill to Block Trump Order Politicizing Civil Service

As opponents of the president’s effort to convert chunks of the federal workforce into at-will employees kick off their efforts to stop the initiative, the administration has signaled that agencies can push forward ahead of schedule.

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FCW Insider: Oct. 28

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Remote Work Has Two-Thirds of Americans Considering Moving from Cities to the Country

But one in three says bad internet connections would be a deal breaker.

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FCW Insider: Oct. 27

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Senators Urge Investigation After CBP Admits to Warrantless Cell Phone Surveillance

Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, told senators it uses a commercial database to conduct warrantless tracking of people inside the United States.

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Agencies to Have Wide Latitude In Deciding Which Jobs to Strip of Civil Service Protections

OPM issued initial instructions Friday for implementing a Trump executive order that allows federal policy-making positions to be converted from career jobs to at-will appointments.