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DOD brainstorms new digital health record system
The Defense Department is preparing for the next-generation Electronic Health Record Way Ahead project with a study of alternatives that will be discussed this month.
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FedScoop, health IT conferences commence
A pair of conferences in Washington get under way and feature government executives speaking about innovation and other IT-related issues.
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Wennergren sees changing role for DOD CIO -- and department's IT progress
In an FCW exclusive interview, former DOD CIO Dave Wennergren reflects on the significant shifts in the way the department works -- and what will be required to sustain the ongoing changing tides.
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OPM not doing enough to protect privacy on background checks, GAO says
The Office of Personnel Management handles about 2 million background checks a year, but it needs to do more to ensure that privacy is protected, GAO says.
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Breaking the big taboo: How much do you make?
GovLoop members discuss the discomfort that comes with making the federal pay system transparent, writes Andrew Krzmarzick.
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OMB's hold on financial systems comes with a price
An OMB-mandated pause on financial system projects is likely to diminish momentum on modernization efforts, write Laurance Alvarado and John Cox, senior directors at Alvarez and Marsal.
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4 steps toward better collaboration in government
KPMG's Mark Forman identifies four changes federal agencies could make to take fuller advantage of the latest breed of collaboration software.
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Note to feds: Go forth and fail!
There's a fine line between being on top of a project and stifling workers' skills, FCW cartoonist and blogger John Klossner writes.
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Do program managers belong in program offices, or in IT shops?"
Should program managers--the professionals who are best-suited to provide a results-oriented, front-line perspective on the features of the system as it is developed and released--work with program offices, or in IT shops? Blogger Steve Kelman ponders the question.
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VA losing ground on GI benefits automation program, IG says
The Veterans Affairs Department is moving to automate the processing of veterans' education benefits, but the program is still vulnerable to performance and cost problems, according to the VA's inspector general.
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Social networks are most popular Gov 2.0 tool, survey says
Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are the most commonly used Gov 2.0 tools for government agencies, according to a new survey.
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Low participation in SSA video contest is latest in a lackluster series
News analysis: A public relations expert offers remedies for recent video contests sponsored by the Social Security Administration and other agencies that generated relatively few entries.
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Contractors behaving badly: Report exposes labor law violations by IT vendors
Government Accountability Office auditors find that half of the 50 largest assessments handed out by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division between fiscal 2005 and 2009 were charged to 20 federal contractors.
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Senate passes compromise telework bill
The Telework Improvements Act lays out the timeline for agencies to determine which of their employees are eligible to telework and to establish the policies to allow it.
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DOD considers distributing task, delivery orders electronically
Defense Department officials want to make the electronic distribution of task and delivery orders standard.
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Takai nomination for DOD CIO withdrawn
California CIO Teri Takai's nomination as defense CIO is dead at least for now; the job and its responsibilities are being shifted between Defense Department agencies.
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Army Corps of Engineers caught in web of political wrangling
The Army Corps of Engineers has tried numerous times to reorganize, but lawmakers don't want to risk potential job losses at home, according to corps officials.
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FBI agents cheated on computerized exam, IG says
The FBI's inspector general today alleged that agents and supervisors cheated on an operations exam delivered online.
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