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Federal Web sites see another modest rise in user satisfaction
Government still trails the private sector, which has more resources to devote to online innovations.
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Aide: Pelosi sees health IT integral to broader overhaul
Senior policy adviser says to expect 'a good Democratic HIT bill' early next year.
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Campaign advisers say CIO job should be a career position
Representatives of Barack Obama and John McCain also pledge to use technology to make government more transparent.
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Letter: Agencies pay price for outsourcing IT support
Contract staff, unlike federal employees, have no incentive to improve their skill levels, a reader writes.
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Next special counsel faces an uphill battle
Successor to Scott Bloch will need to restore trust, both within OSC and across the federal workforce.
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DHS launches effort to find illegal immigrants in jails
Program will allow local law enforcement agencies to automatically compare fingerprints of their prisoners against FBI criminal databases and DHS immigration databases.
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Letter: Micromanagement doesn't begin to describe it
A reader shares his thoughts -- and a few horror stories -- about lousy managers.
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Letter: Judge performance by output
A reader suggests that fellow federal employees should focus on their output, rather than their opportunity for creativity.
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Coast Guard search and rescue network joins Facebook
Officials hope the Web 2.0 tool will improve communications among the program's users.
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Pointers: Recommended reading 10-27-08
Advice for the next president and more interesting news on the Web.
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Army intranet tops 1 billion log-ins
Defense Department is building on service's success to launch Web portal for entire department.
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OMB backtracks on granting CIOs more authority
A final version of a memo gives agency heads, not chief information officers, primary responsibility for IT management.
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IRS gets favorable progress report on information security
Auditors note there still is room for improvement in systems configuration and procedures to block unauthorized users.
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Proposed rule could hurt IT imports, groups say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working on a final version of a rule that would require importers and carriers to file additional information electronically about IT shipments before they arrive in the country.
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