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Mark Drapeau's Movember mustache move
Mark Drapeau isn't one of the men growing a mustache for Movember, but he came up with his own solution.
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Hasbrouck takes over DISA field office command
DISA gets a new leader in a special ops field office while DOD promotes a new director of space and intelligence.
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Government leaders get nudge toward exec ranks
ACT/IAC's 16th Partners Program has produced 32 graduates.
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Fed 100 nominations open
Do you know someone in federal IT who accomplished something momentous in 2012? Nominations are open for the Federal 100 award.
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The agency chief management officer: An old idea with new momentum
An agency chief management officer would 'professionalize the management of agency functions' according to one authority, and the idea is gaining support. Dwight Ink, who worked in the federal government for decades, pressed for the creation of such a role without success.
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Quest continues for new Army contract system
The Army is searching for the right replacement for an outdated procurement management system that DOD is trying to phase out.
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CAOs: Juggling as a job skill
Why are CAOs not more effective? Maybe because so much of their job has little to do with the title.
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Agencies place high on list of appealing tech employers
Seventeen federal agencies made a list of the top 100 technology employers.
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GSA to monitor response to award management system
GSA's leader says the reactions of agencies to his efforts to fix the troubled System for Award Management will be his metric for sucess.
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Advising the next president on federal IT
Veterans of federal IT policymaking and management have some suggestions for the winner of November's election.
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Bowman: Leading DOD across the enterprise finish line
The Joint Staff CIO says teamwork is the key to overcoming cultural barriers and transforming DOD into a networked, agile organization.
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ELC to feature mobility, big data
Top federal officials headline the sessions at the annual Executive Leadership Conference, which starts Sunday in Colonial Williamsburg.
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A 21st-century approach to democratizing data
The Internet has become a ubiquitous kiosk for posting information. The government’s role in collecting and disseminating data should change accordingly, argue Christopher Lyons and Mark Forman.
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A toxic work environment threatens acquisition personnel gains
Agencies have made progress in hiring talented acquisition professionals, but unreasonable scrutiny from all sides is encouraging risk avoidance and stifling innovation, according to the Procurement Round Table.
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Accountability vs. performance
There's a big difference between complying with directives and actually improving performance, observes Steve Kelman.
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Obama remark gives sequestration hope
A remark in the Oct. 22 presidential debate has led to speculation about the prospect of averting budget cuts set to hit in January.
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BYOD resistance explained
The adoption of 'bring-your-own-device' policies is slow in some agencies. At a recent event, experts explained some of the reasons and concerns.
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