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Looking past November to chart GSA’s future
Changes in the contracting landscape over the years suggest a series of questions the General Services Administration’s leaders should be addressing, writes consultant Frank McDonough.
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USDA associate CIO moves to private sector
David Shearer will leave later this month to take a position with (ISC)2.
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USDA offers buyouts to CIO employees
The Agriculture Department is trying to reduce its headcount as its budget tightens.
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DARPA seeks the next great challenges
"Grand challenges" are ambitious goals, legendary events such as landing on the moon. DARPA is looking for some help in determining what the 21st century's grand challenges will be.
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Productivity and the placebo effect
Ongoing studies show that a positive mind-set can have a measurable impact on performance, which offers some tantalizing insights for federal managers, writes columnist Steve Kelman.
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VA leaders defend chief of staff
Veterans Affairs leaders rebuff congressional calls for the removal of John Gingrich over his responsibility for spending abuses.
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GAO confirms Medicare system vastly improved
A system the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services uses to provide data to users about their eligibility has shown marked progress in processing speed and reliability after upgrades, audit finds.
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Military services falter on single-bid contract guidance
An audit finds that DOD agencies often award contracts to the only bidder without trying to expand competition, despite DOD's own guidance.
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NIST fellow wins Nobel Prize for physics
David J. Wineland, a physicist, won the honor for work in quantum systems.
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Smart decision-making for poets
Federal managers can simplify a complex decision-making process -- and ensure success -- by anticipating and addressing concerns in four basic areas.
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David Bethel, formerly of GSA, vies to be the next John Grisham
Former GSA official J. David Bethel is watching sales of his political-thriller novel and working on new tales.
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NIST fellow wins Nobel
David J. Wineland was surprised by a phone call informing him he had won the Nobel Prize for physics.
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Abuse prevention for government charge cards becomes law
The president signed a bill that will put more controls on the use of government charge cards.
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GSA agrees to speed up system patches
GSA failed to comply with its own patching guidelines in three of the four systems examined, IG finds.
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More setbacks for DOD financial management reform?
Unauthorized changes, data inconsistencies could put audit-ready goal at risk.
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Managers knock information management efforts
A survey finds that many agencies are still dependent on paper records despite years of efforts to move management practices into the digital world.
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Taking the social-media pulse of Chinese students
Steve Kelman quizzes visiting Chinese students on their use of social media in the repressive Chinese regime.
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