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Current laws miss key points in protecting data
GAO says advancing technology has rendered many privacy rules inadequate and outdated, creating new risks.
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Congressman: GSA officials absent from hearing 'have ducked'
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee expects to have GSA testifying about its spending choices, but the invited officials are not saying no.
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Agency customer service efforts could come under increased scrutiny
The Government Customer Service Improvement Act would require agency officials to let OMB help them develop specific standards for customer services.
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Agencies weak on estimating IT costs, GAO finds
Ineffective policies on gathering cost information boost the chances of overspending, missed deadlines and performance problems, GAO finds.
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EPA, GAO spar on IT cost estimates
GAO concludes that EPA estimates for an IT project lacked supporting documentation, but the environmental agency is objecting to the audit's findings.
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Focus group: Agencies ill-equipped to handle workforce reorganization
Research finds support for smart restructuring, but doubts about the ability to execute or achieve long-term gains.
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Of bureaucracy and Betty Crocker
How instructions for making brownies are like rules for agency managers.
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Census introduces API to make information more accessible
New tool, part of Obama's digital government strategy, allows developers to create custom apps and reach new users.
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GAO can't solve the 'who's cheaper' debate
So who makes more, feds or private-sector workers? What's the better deal, contracting work or using federal employees? GAO says it doesn't know either. Why are these questions so challenging?
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Why simple language is a complex challenge
Even with a law to inspire it, getting agencies to write in plain language is tough, says Annetta Cheek of the Center for Plain Language.
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GSA spends $270k for music, food and picture frames at awards ceremony
GSA's event spending has once again put the agency in Congressional crosshairs -- this time over a $270,000 award ceremony, complete with a violinist and 4,000 elaborate picture frames. This time, however, the agency's leadership may be ahead of the lawmakers.
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NASA scores high on innovation
Feds are gung-ho about innovation, but managers are still on the fence.
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Assessing Networx at midlife: Are we there yet?
The transition to the Networx contract, which GSA awarded in 2007, has turned out to be an arduous process marked by slow progress and uncertainty. Will the government finish before the next contract is awarded?
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GSA's 5 steps to directing customer traffic
GSA officials are building a more flexible Multiple Award Schedules program by directing suppliers to those schedules customers use most often.
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Working for results can be tough ROWE to hoe
The results-oriented work environment brings its own pressures, even to a freelance cartoonist.
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House trims, then passes, DOD spending bill
As lawmakers passed the defense appropriations bill in the late hours of July 19, they put new scrutiny on the department's spending and cut the actual amount appropriated.
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