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Letter: Restricting network use could have unintended consequences
A reader says the current practice of having contractors log onto corporate Web sites to record daily timesheet data is the cheapest, easiest way to satisfy contractual obligations -- but it could be banned under DOD’s proposed restrictions
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Bush to order agencies to ignore some earmarks
The president promises to curtail spending tucked into committee reports and authorization bills.
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OMB to agencies: Use business standards in new financial software
In a new memo, OMB requires agencies to use governmentwide business standards when they upgrade their financial systems software and move to a shared-services provider.
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GAO to Customs: Improve cargo assessments
More and better performance measures are needed to determine if the Container Security Initiative is effective, GAO said.
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Letter: End the acquisition Cold War
In one reader's view, government’s business naiveté has led to Soviet-style inefficiency in contracting, and it will take some enlightened leadership to end it.
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Pennsylvania gets new CIO
Brenda Orth succeeds Kristen Miller, who state officials said resigned to return to the private sector.
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DOD considers prohibiting personal use of networks
All online traffic would have to be purely official business, Lt. Gen. Charles Croom said of the proposal, which aims to better secure networks.
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Letter: NSPS benefits some but hurts others
One reader says that when supervisors refuse to let employees take on additional responsibilities, those employees are unfairly penalized under NSPS
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Letter: The trouble with NSPS lies with the raters
A reader’s experience with NSPS highlights the problems of inexperienced reviewers and the incentive to save money
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Letter: NSPS fails to compensate employees fairly
A reader says DOD needs to admit its failure and return to the GS system
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Orth named Pennsylvania's CIO
Brenda Orth is also the deputy secretary of information technology at the state Administration Department.
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Info security consortium elects board members
The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium has added five members to the board of directors.
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Cira resigns as FEMA's CIO
After 14 months on the job, Tony Cira leaves to join Lockheed Martin.
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