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OPM pitches IT job family
The Office of Personnel Management last week proposed a new job family for federal information technology occupations that would make it easier to recruit and retain IT workers.
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DOD reining in software buys
The Defense Department has approved a draft version of a policy that would direct the DOD information technology community to first consider using existing Pentagon programs for all commercial software purchases before orchestrating major acquisitions.
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What's up with Seat?
When the General Services Administration awarded the first desktop outsourcing contract two years ago this month, many agencies met the deal with skepticism and even downright disdain.
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Four thumbs up
The five agencies that have awarded task orders from the General Services Administration's Seat Management contract run the gamut in terms of size and environment.
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Army fights skills gap online
The Army is hoping to keep its highly skilled troops already sought by the betterpaying private sector in uniform by making them even more highly skilled.
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Tracking agency performance via the Web
For several years, agencies have struggled with how to use performance measures to improve the way they manage and budget their programs, including the ones driven by information technology systems.
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Portrait of a displaced Navy intranet worker
When the Navy awards its longawaited N/MCI contract in September, it will substantially alter the government careers of nearly 2,000 IT workers
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Restructuring the NSA
Recommendations to NSA director Michael Hayden to improve NSA management:
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Funding to help farm agency go digital
The Agriculture Department has received an extra $38 million to help modernize systems at the Farm Service Agency to accommodate ebusiness
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House targets spy center in Cuba
In political fallout from the Elian Gonzalez saga, the House passed a bill that calls for Russia to shut down a massive listening post in Cuba
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IT, security funding advances in DOD bill
The House passed a defense appropriations bill for 2001 that includes more than $250 million for IT programs
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Virginia offers do-it-yourself site
With its customizable Web page, Virginia allows people to choose the information they most want to see when they visit the state's site
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GAO: DOD's e-commerce strategy at risk
The lack of a road map for ecommerce is placing DOD's vision of using ecommerce to transform the way it does business at risk, a GAO report says
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Fort Collins, Colo., mayor chats up citizens
Moderated online chats give people in town another outlet to reach their city officials
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Employees suggest changes via Web
Iowa's state Web site includes a feature in which state employees can suggest ways the state can improve service
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Lack of embassy e-mail 'laughable'
A Florida congressman argues that risks to American interests were too great not to wire the State Department's overseas missions
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NSA finds one of its own in industry
The National Security Agency director last week nominated William Black Jr., a retired NSA employee who started a new career in the hightech industry, to become the agency's next deputy director
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Small, simple computers for cops on the go
'PocketCop' designed to withstand the wear and tear of street beats
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