People

Survey: Most HR officials favor ditching GS pay system

A majority of federal chief human capital officers want to scrap the General Schedule pay system and move to performance-based pay systems, a survey by the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton found.

People

DHS releases Real ID implementation plan

The plan includes a staffing configuration for the Real ID Program Office and goals to focus on in the next year.

People

GSA set to issue HSPD-12 cards

The agency plans to have 22 enrollment stations operating by Aug. 24.

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Make Sure the Right Hand Knows ...

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Krumbholz Named Director of Network Services

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Another Crack on RFID

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Digital Government

There is no Internet in the Census

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Digital Government

Utah, Wisconsin tops in mobility investment

The study, conducted by CDW Government, covers such mobility categories as notebook PCs, nonwireless handheld devices and wireless communications devices.

People

VA Secretary Nicholson to leave

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Digital Government

SARA panel chairwoman should study up on A-76

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People

House approves measure to rehire retired passport workers

The bill would let the State Department rehire retired Foreign Service workers to help handle a severe backlog of passport applications.

People

Lawmakers want online census for 2010

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) promised to force the Census Bureau to at least test using the Internet for the decennial count.

People

Agriculture CFO to double as CIO

Charles Christopherson Jr., USDA's chief financial officer since November 2005, has led several joint initiatives between the two offices.

People

Official: DOD HR system on track for late 2008

DOD officials decided to move forward with the system based on Business Transformation Agency Director David Fisher's assessment of it.

People

Lawmakers: Poor policies enable contractor performance to go unchecked

Companies that performed poorly were still able to win subsequent contracts because of poor oversight, lawmakers said.

Cybersecurity

GSA seeks help in tracking sensitive info

The General Services Administration details 19 major objectives for vendors to meet in a request for information.

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VA Chief Leaves Questionable IT Record

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Calling on Industry for Census Help

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National Intelligence Serious About IT

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