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SEC would require XBRL for financial reporting
If adopted, large companies would have to report financial statements using interactive data next year and all other public companies in three years.
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OMB plans domain name security measures
The agency plans to to require agencies to implement security measures designed to protect information from the federal government’s domain name servers from unauthorized access.
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SSA to launch online retirement estimator
The calculator would determine the amount of payments for people at specific points and let them submit what-if scenarios.
People
GSA to re-evaluate Alliant bids
The General Services Administration said it's redoing its past performance evaluations for the 62 companies that bid on the $50-billion information technology contract.
Digital Government
Report: "Onboarding" helps retain employees
The Partership for Public Service and Booz Hamilton Allen conclude in a new study that successful "onboarding" can increase employee retention by 25 percent.
Digital Government
Networx transition still slow
Officials say fair opportunity requirements and other factors are slowing progress in moving services to new network contracts.
Digital Government
DHS joins the virtual world
New classroom platform will provide real-time communications and will be integrated with a National Guard system that provides training for first responders.
Digital Government
House Armed Services agrees to boost submarine funds
Committee resists Republican efforts to fully fund the Army's Future Combat Systems.
Digital Government
FEMA under fire for slow progress on new alert system
House committee members introduce legislation that would establish standards and requirements for the agency to meet.
Modernization
Air Force looking to build cyber weapons
Requests industry to help it hide in enemy’s networks and take down systems, but some believe the service isn’t ready to deal with cyber warfare.
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Senior execs still want performance pay
The Office of Personnel Management's 2008 survey of the Senior Executive Service members reports that the overwhelming majority of those executives say their pay should be based on performance.
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DHS, HHS earn kudos for transparency
A university study finds the two large agencies have made their goals more outcome-oriented and transparent.
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DHS seeks IT procurement management system
The Homeland Security Department is asking industry for information as it seeks to create an automated system to manage task orders from its major information technology procurement programs.
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