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VA signs up for OPM’s USA Staffing application
The software is configured to automate recruitment, assessment referral and notification processes.
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SBA looks beyond small businesses to modernize systems
An agency official said SBA is willing to listen to any vendor that can offer a solution for modernizing and managing its loan management and accounting systems.
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Lord: Cyberwarfare means new rules of engagement
The incoming commander of the provisional Air Force Cyber Command said the United States needs new plans to deal with swift cyberattacks.
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CFOs, IGs share best practices for financial reports
The key to doing them right and effectively is to start early, the CFO Council and the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency said.
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Letter: Pay for performance bad from taxpayers' perspective
Although pay for performance is good for workers, the government must define who judges performance and what performance is.
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VA revisits data consolidation plan
The Veterans Affairs Department must answer new questions about its data center consolidation strategy after its electronic health records system was unusable for nine hours at 17 VA medical facilities Aug. 31, and backup procedures failed.
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Web 2.0 applications disrupt previous security measures
As government agencies use more applications based on Webservices, new vulnerabilities in those programs threaten to circumvent traditional cybersecurity.
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Maj. Gen. Lord is a groundbreaker
As cyberattacks escalate, Lord has a new role as the Air Force’s chief cyberwarrior
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States get SmartBuy discounts
SafeBoot extends USDA’s discount prices for encryption to state, local governments
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IG warns against year-end spending frenzy at IRS
At IRS, hurried spending leads to wasteful errors
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Meet Mr. Procurement Policy
Robert Burton sets directions for OFPP and steers governmentwide acquisition
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Mary Lacey brokers pay changes
Program executive leads DOD through a difficult personnel system transformation
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Michigan IT shop faces cuts
Legislature averted a government shutdown, but the state’s IT staffing remains uncertain
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Patent examiners struggle with backlog
GAO finds high turnover rate and quotas impede the patent review process
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Circuit
Rossotti, Lee and Setian honoredCharles Rossotti, co-founder of American Management Systems and former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, has been chosen as the Hall of Fame recipient for the 2007 Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. Rossotti, senior adviser to the Carlyle Group, is receiving the award for his work in building a successful business and for helping lay the foundation for the contracting industry as a whole. The Public Sector Partner of the Year award went…
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