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GSA gets new congressional affairs leader
The agency is promoting Brian Mabry to associate administrator of the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.
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DHS center to focus on security studies, tech concepts
The federally-funded research and development center will help the department develop new approaches to the most complex homeland security issues.
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Government-themed Twitter site launched
A new Web site, created by BearingPoint, provides links to blogs and the sites of government leaders and experts.
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Transition Watch: Obama team gives Change.gov a Web 2.0 twist
Obama’s transition team continues to push the limits of interactive government by expanding community-based postings to its Change.gov Web site, according to Computerworld.
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DHS secretary choice has mixed record on Real ID
Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed legislation to ban the program in Arizona, but supported the driver's license aspect of Real ID.
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FCW Insider: What Obama can learn from Shaq about Twitter
The Municipalist blogger ("Where government and Web 2.0 collide") has an entertaining post about the potential of Twitter as a presidential platform.
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Get a Life!: Inaugural holiday?
Closure of federal offices could be a test of continuity-of-operations plans.
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DHS consolidates recruiting systems
The department will use an e-Recruitment program to consolidate more 50 separate systems used to recruit and hire employees.
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Coalition urges national broadband strategy
Organizations want policies that would include providing more access to the Internet, government support for enhancing broadband use.
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Also in the News: Canadians drop border data sharing with U.S.
Canada has dropped plans to let the U.S. create a database for personal information about Canadians crossing the border, according to the Canadian TV news station CKWS.
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Mid-size contractors feel edged out by small and large companies
More data on midtier companies and a stronger lobby could raise groups' visibility, say government observers.
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Groups urge Obama to adopt national broadband strategy
Coalition issues plan calling from affordable rates, computer training, faster speeds and wider deployment in underserved rural areas.
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Agency to assess value of electronic health networks
Researchers will canvass Colorado providers to find out if they've found an online information exchange useful.
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Acquisition leaders concerned about eroding workforce
Agencies should provide better training and useful oversight to improve the procurement process, according to a survey of acquisition experts.
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GAO: Mixed progress on SES diversity
The percentage of female and minority senior executives increased overall but declined at one-third of major agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management.
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