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House passes agency performance bill

The House approved a bill to improve the tracking of federal agency performance late Tuesday after some procedural maneuvers.

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CIOs: The more things change…

Give OMB credit for trying to strengthen the CIO's role, but more dramatic steps are needed, writes Alan Balutis.

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Exchanging IT Workers

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Agencies innovate with augmented reality apps

Augmented reality applications are gaining in popularity and starting to be noticed in government-focused applications.

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Social media records prove tough to preserve

Agencies are stuck with a patchwork of guidance and inadequate technologies for managing and preserving their social media records, a new report says.

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Take a parting shot in 2010…

As we finish up 2010—and our first year of this blog—we’ve gotten a good measure of what the members of federal workforce think about a pretty broad range of issues.

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Agency funding rules could challenge Obama's IT reform plan

When Federal CIO Vivek Kundra unveiled the White House IT management reform plan earlier this month, he said one of its toughest elements would be aligning the budget process with the technology cycle.

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DHS to speed traveler identity verification

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative has yet to fully impose new document requirements.

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Missing GPO laptops contained no sensitive data, agency says

Statement addresses IG concerns that secret intelligence and passport information might have been compromised.

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Paper Social Security checks will become obsolete in May

Treasury announces final rules for electronic delivery expected to reduce theft and save $1 billion over 10 years.

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The New PMF.gov

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Blogging on the road: Sabbath in Jerusalem

Blogger Steve Kelman observes some of the interesting Sabbath customs in Jerusalem.