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CIOs recommend creative hiring
A panel of CIOs recommended hiring raw talent, investing heavily in training and offering flexible hours, telecommuting and job sharing
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A wealth of workforce data on the Web
OPM has launched a new query and analytical tool that allows anyone to access valuable federal workforce data via the Web
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Internet voting put to the test
On Election Day, voters in Arizona, California and at military bases may decide the future of Internet voting
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Site cracks down on stolen goods
New Florida Web page designed to help locate stolen property as well as wanted and missing persons
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Navair pioneering NMCI, smart cards
The Naval Air Systems Command, the first organization to implement NMCI, also will be among the first to implement the Pentagon's newly introduced smart card
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IRS: Free e-filing from fees
The IRS wants to make efiling a reality for every taxpayer but wonders who'll pick up the tab
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Defense IT clears hurdle
House Armed Services Committee conferees addressed phasing in the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet and coordinating U.S. information security policy
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CIO changes jobs to enact SSA vision
John Dyer, has stepped down as the Social Security Administration's chief information officer to become senior adviser to the SSA commissioner
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No need to fear FAIR Act?
Agencies have declared 195,000 federal jobs to be 'not inherently governmental,' but there is little likelihood that many will be outsourced soon
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Search may be over for fingerprint tool
Law enforcement agencies may soon get a longsoughtafter investigation tool a national fingerprint search system thanks to a drive toward standardization
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Committee advances cybercrime bill
A bill that allocates more federal money to agencies that investigate cybercrimes has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee
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Cincinnati breaking into 'new economy'
Cincinnati is trying to promote greater high-tech growth and more digital government
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EDS wins Navy intranet deal
The Navy has awarded Electronic Data Systems a $7 billion contract to build the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet
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Marine base switches routers
To ward off major messaging bottlenecks, a premier Marine Corps base is switching from software to hardwarebased routers
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DOD acquisition reform chief departing
Stan Soloway, the man who has headed DOD's acquisition reform initiatives for the past two years, is leaving government to lead a trade association
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Florida ports seeing STARS
Cities are using imaging systems to be able to detect if cars are being smuggled overseas in cargo containers
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Technology-based training gets a lift
The White House approves recommendations designed to accelerate the use of technology in federal training programs and create a bettertrained federal workforce
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CIO Council preps for transition team
The CIO Council is gearing up to present ideas to the incoming administration on the benefits of and barriers to government IT
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