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Intel CIO aims to cut years out of IT buying process
Operations at various intelligence agencies also must be centralized to improve information sharing, says Dale Meyerrose.
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GSA awards $2.5 billion contract for contact center services
Agencies can use USA Contact to set up emergency call-in centers to receive inquiries from the public during crises.
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Info czar calls for performance reviews to include sharing
The head of the Information Sharing Environment says all agencies should follow intell's lead to create a culture based not on "need to know," but rather "need to share."
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Letter: Government must protect patient information
The founder of Patient Privacy Rights says data security should go hand-in-hand with individuals’ legal control over their personal health information.
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Telework pace picks up at National Science Foundation
More employees and managers favor working remotely, agency survey says.
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GSA signs agreement to open advanced design software
International standards for so-called Building Information Modeling will cut design and construction costs, officials say.
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YouTube for the intell community
ODNI's new video application gives intelligence officers another way to share information.
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IT feds should distance projects from politics, panel members say
Former federal employees say IT programs can survive a new administration by emphasizing benefits rather than party affiliation.
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Government faces shortage of IT project managers, council reports
A shortage of information technology project managers remains one of the biggest challenges the federal government faces, according to a report released Thursday by the Chief Information Officers Council.
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Veterans Affairs closer to deploying comprehensive e-Benefits portal
The department expects to have a bare-bones site operating in the next few weeks with health and benefits information for vets.
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GAO: Military should consider breaking up FCS
The Army should shift to incremental development based on proven technologies to salvage program, a GAO report released this week says.
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Government Reform panel passes contractor database bill
A bill to set up a public database on federal contractor performance and misconduct won panel approval Thursday despite Republican concerns the measure could allow unfair attacks on contractors as well as end up barring large companies from receiving government contracts.
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Project management skills still in short supply, CIO Council finds
A two-year-old survey just made public shows agencies are not making much progress in training and recruiting project managers.
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