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Agencies sign pact to strengthen acquisition training
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the General Services Administration pledge to strengthen their cooperation and commitment to the Federal Acquisition Institute.
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CDC's Seligman wins Federal 100 President's Award
Longtime CIO suggests that all his agency peers deserve recognition for the 'tremendous difficulties' they face.
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DOD delays furloughs
Civilian DOD employees fearing furlough notices will have to wait a little longer as officials watch the progress of a funding bill.
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Richard Spires: The long-term change agent
Drawing on decades of private-sector experience managing complex IT systems, DHS CIO and Eagle Award winner Richard Spires has been a key leader in the department's ongoing effort to unify its IT operations.
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Congratulations to the 2013 Federal 100
Read all about this year's winners from government, industry and academia. We present the full list of winners, and profile each to highlight their unique accomplishments and contributions to federal IT in 2012.
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Challenges await the next OMB head
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, is expected to be easily confirmed. That may be the last easy thing about the job.
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Can sequestration polish GSA's image?
Tangherlini tells Congress that cost-cutting pressures are a golden opportunity "for GSA to demonstrate its worth."
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DOD releases furlough timeline
The furloughs do not apply to military personnel, but budget cuts are across the board.
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Sharing contractor performance data in eight easy steps
OFPP pushes agencies to embrace the Federal Award Performance and Integrity Information System and improve the quality of its data.
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Where are the cyber pros?
The federal government's need for a robust cyber workforce is a long-standing concern, but meeting the need remains a challenge.
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State Department's innovation advisor leaves agency
Alec Ross, who recently announced his plans to step down, has finished his tenure at State and is returning to the private sector.
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DOD says health records program will move forward
Echoing earlier assurance from VA's CIO, DOD says that the departments are still working together on an electronic health records program, although its shape has changed from the original vision.
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OMB debuts quarterly performance updates
Official praises agency accomplishments, warns budget cuts could impede future progress.
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New FAS commissioner plans fixes for cost avoidance problems
Thomas Sharpe, two months into his new role, pledges to address problems highlighted by inspector general.
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DOD rethinks medal for cyber warriors
A new honor for personnel who contribute to war efforts from remote locations, such as drone pilots or those who fight in cyberspace, is ranked too highly, critics say.
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John Klossner on the procurement workforce
FCW's resident cartoonist offers a take on the world of acquisition professionals.
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Watchdog group grades agencies' FOIA performance
Cost per processed request varies widely across agencies.
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Data center initiative to become part of PortfolioStat
The ongoing effort to find and shut down unneeded data centers has shown some early success, but its status is about to change.
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GSA misses cost avoidance goals
An IG report shows that several factors contributed to GSA's failure to achieve the savings that it could have attained.
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