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Congress, GAO take aim at DOD-VA health records program
The decision to change course on joint medical records after spending $1 billion raises concerns on Capitol Hill.
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'Baddest' innovation fellow goes to GitHub
Ben Balter has taken a position at the open software collaboration platform, maintaining a focus on government.
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Encryption failures at VA put vets' data at risk
An IG review sparked by a whistleblower report finds officials approved the insecure transmissions.
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Ridge, Schmidt form consulting firm
Former DHS secretary and former White House cybersecurity advisor team up offer strategy, policy development and architecture design.
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Coburn continues to question agency job listings
Forgoing some new hires could reduce pressure to furlough current employees, senator argues.
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Naba Barkakati: On your side
The chief technologist at GAO wants to dispel the notion that an audit is something to fear.
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Snowquester: an accurate description after all?
GSA's Dan Tangherlini takes a jab at the Beltway's latest winter panic.
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Honoring the 1 percent
April event will recognize career federal executives who have earned the Senior Executives Association's civil service award.
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DOD servicemember website receives top 2013 Excellence award
ACT/IAC's awards program honors exemplary uses of technology in the government.
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Tangherlini: Feds should take a lesson from their connected kids
The way today's children do their homework can provide some ideas for government innovation, GSA chief says.
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Increasing social media accessibility
Like service dogs, which assist the visually impaired in the physical world, technology exists to make websites more useful to people with disabilities. A new federal initiative seeks to accelerate and expand its use.
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The value of tombstone thinking
It is easy to zero in on the activities that matter when you consider your accomplishments in terms of an epitaph, writes Bob Woods.
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Delegate lays blame for sequester
Washington D.C.'s non-voting member of Congress offers encouragement to federal employees, pledges support.
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GSA ponders offering new contract to cut conference costs
Conferences have been under scrutiny for some time, and the crush of sequestration's forced budget cuts only intensifies the pressure.
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State's innovation advisor stepping down
Alec Ross announces his plan to leave the department on Twitter and Facebook, promises more details soon.
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Walmart Foundation exec to take reins at OMB
Obama expected to nominate Sylvia Matthews Burwell as budget director
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100,000 feds pledge Telework Week
Starting March 4, the highways around Washington, D.C., may be less congested as federal employees take part in a week of telework intended to promote the practice.
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VA departures open door to speculation
At least three people are rumored as likely to replace departing VA CIO Roger Baker. CTO Peter Levin, also stepping down, leaves another leadership role to be filled.
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Making the best of sequestration
Managers need the ability to deal with poor-performing employees in order to survive sequestration with less harm to their organizations, Steve Kelman writes.
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