Modernization
Labor starts A-76 competition for program analysts
The Labor Department is competing 51 program analyst positions in its Bureau of Labor Statistics' Office of Technology and Survey Processing under A-76.
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Max Peterson out at CDW-G
The vice president of federal sales has left the company, effective today.
Modernization
A flurry of HR LOB activity
The government’s efforts to consolidate human resources functions are moving into high gear. Over the next several weeks, the HR Line of Business interagency task force—led by the Office of Personnel Management—will issue additional requirements that agencies and private companies must meet to be considered HR shared-services providers.
Modernization
GAO criticizes DOD classification program
Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence has little involvement or oversight of how components are implementing classification program, GAO says.
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Performance bill hearing emphasizes training
Two separate Senate bills offer new proposals for training managers and withholding pay increases from employees who don't do their jobs well.
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CBP wins award from GSA
It won the first Travel and Relocation Innovation Award for its work to relocate 15,000 Border Patrol agents.
Digital Government
Survey: State, local IT execs favor price, service more than handshakes
Forty-six percent of respondents named reseller/value-added resellers as their primary source for IT purchases.
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Questions persist on finance LOB guidance
Even after a third hearing this year on the topic, Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.) still has several questions about the Office of Management and Budget’s Financial Management Line of Business consolidation initiative.
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Armstrong: EAGLE contracts will improve IT management
DHS' deputy CIO says EAGLE will help the department inject interoperability and standardization into its enterprise architecture.
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AT&T to manage Army network center in Kuwait
The Theater Network Operations and Security Center in Kuwait will serve as the Army’s link to the Global Information Grid.
Cybersecurity
Nicholson: Stolen laptop found
FBI analysts are trying to determine if the data was accessed, VA Secretary Jim Nicholson told a House commitee.
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Senators propose more visible role for FEMA
Under the proposal, the agency's administrator would have direct access to the president during emergencies and would gain authority to communicate directly with Congress.
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DHS Eagle contracts go to 25 companies
The Homeland Security Department has selected 25 companies for the big business part of the agency’s EAGLE indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
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DOD picks two for data link terminals
The contracts, worth $74.1 million, cover equipment for the U.S. and five other countries.
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Pizzella to leave GSA
Mary Joy Pizzella, the driving force behind improving the FirstGov.gov Web site and making the General Services Administration’s Office of Citizen Services more agency-friendly, is returning to the private sector.
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Platts: Financial management business line needs clear rules
Some members of Congress asked for better explanations of what a shared service center is and how OMB designates one.
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