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The greatest immigrant generation
Steve Kelman honors his grandparents' generation while memorializing his mother.
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Analysis: Some long-term contracts put government at a disadvantage
Officials often dramatically extend or modify short-term, fixed-price contracts, risking cost overruns, delivery delays and diminished product quality even for simple products and services, scholars conclude.
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Technology concerns infuse Democratic platform
The Democratic party's platform stresses technology, as both challenge and solution.
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DOD seeks guidance to navigate constant change
Facing budget pressures and a world of shifting priorities, DOD is open to help from contractors as it analyzes and tracks strategies.
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Zients claims $4B savings through technology, management improvement
As agencies attempt to follow an executive order urging cost reductions, OMB chief says they've hit early successes with a variety of management and technology changes.
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New Deputy CIO sees enterprise architecture as SBA's path to modernization
Chase Garwood steps into the Small Business Administration's ongoing efforts to upgrade legacy systems.
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Are wartime innovation principles relevant after the war?
Joint explosives organization faces an uncertain post-Afghanistan future, but its CIO hopes that the culture it created will survive and continue to serve the government.
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What the GOP platform means to feds
The Republican party's platform details plans for the federal workforce, including changes to pay and a vision for a smaller government.
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The bright side of budget cuts
Fiscal pressures are forcing the military branches to collaborate and share, potentially leading to smarter, better IT projects, leaders say.
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SSA shelves panel's IT recommendations, drawing IG criticism
After convening a panel to help plan for its IT future, the agency said it lacked the resources to act on the advice.
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More VA spending goes under investigation
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee interest doesn't stop in Orlando.
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GSA's crackdown on spending saves millions
Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini promises more savings yet to come in his quest to curb waste.
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Is a paperless government by 2019 too much to ask?
To accomplish the goals laid out in the Obama administration's recent records management directive will take money, IT and employee training -- three things the government is short on these days.
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Pay freeze extension: Not the worst thing in the world, readers say
President Obama's plan to extend a federal pay freeze is bad news for feds; but would a Romney administration treat feds any better? Our readers have opinions.
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Hire for inclusion, not just diversity
'Inclusion recruiting' might seem like a fuzzy concept, but Sampriti Ganguli argues that it makes for a much more effective workplace than focusing on diversity alone.
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Federal officials push for greater info protection
A proposed rule would obligate contractors to provide protective measures for information provided by or generated for the government.
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5 strategies for taking telework to new heights
The latest technologies and refinements to managerial best practices offer new opportunities for improving and extending telework programs.
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DOD, other agencies now under the microscope on conference costs
A congressional committee makes GSA conference cost the benchmark for potential excessive spending.
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