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White House, Congress clash over Labor-HHS bill
Bush is threatening to veto the spending bill, but he would sign the VA spending bill if Congress sends it to him separately, he said.
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NTEU endorses legislation to push telework
The National Treasury Employees Union is supporting a bill that would require agencies to establish written telework policies and name a full-time telework managing officer.
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Results-based focus key to telework, says GAO specialist
Telework in the government is lagging because agencies have never translated it into program goals, GAO's Bernice Steinhardt told a House hearing Tuesday.
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Congress lines up another continuing resolution
The language, included a defense appropriations conference report, will fund government operations at fiscal 2007 levels through Dec. 14.
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IRS expands CGI work on tax compliance
The company, working under a $10 million contract, will provide support and maintenance to the IRS’ Filing and Payment Compliance system implementation.
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Letter: Young people should consider private sector first
Agencies would benefit if young professionals get some experience in the private sector before entering public service, one reader writes.
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SBA plans to keep pressure on agencies
The agency believes it has the leverage it needs to push agencies to meet their small-business contracting goals.
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White House officials ask for $154 million in new cybersecurity spending
The request is a part of a $436 million package to increase Homeland Security and Justice departments fiscal 2008 budgets.
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Handhelds, laptops increase IT security worries, survey finds
As worker mobility increases, so do security concerns for IT staff members, according to a study by the Computing Technology Industry Association.
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Mass. puts IT staffing firm to work
Atlantic Associates has begun providing business analysts, project managers and other technology specialists through the commonwealth's staff augmentation program.
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IG: IRS sees some payoff from taxpayer database
The IRS used the Customer Account Data Engine to accurately post data to 11 million taxpayer accounts but was not able to handle another 22 million returns as originally planned, according to an IG report.
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Nearly every agency's e-gov progress score drops on PMA
Agencies failed to develop and implement breach notification policy as required by OMB in May.
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FBI to bolster employee Internet access
The FBI plans to buy BlackBerry smart phones and desktop computers for employees who, until now, have been limited to using the agency's classified network at their desks.
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