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NASA opens photo-sharing site
NASA is inviting the public to add information and other comments on its historic photo collection on Flickr Commons.
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GSA seeks to upgrade its electronic travel service
The General Services Administration wants pioneering approaches to improve its E-Government Travel System, as the agency upgrades its travel management services.
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MUMPS to be retained for VA VistA system -- for now
Ending months of discussion, the top IT official at the Veterans Affairs Department came down in favor of retaining the MUMPS computer language for VA's electronic health record system.
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Agency innovation contests hampered by questions about legality, fairness
The Obama administration has been promoting agencies using prizes and contests to spur innovation, but those competitions are raising concerns about fairness and intellectual property rights, according to a new report.
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Pentagon beefs up info sharing after Fort Hood review
Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered the military to adopt tighter security measures and improve methods that unit commanders use to share medical information about potentially violent individuals under their command.
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Pentagon project seeks to streamline human-resource process
Defense Department officials are testing a new project on hiring and managing employees to change the process-oriented structure of personnel management.
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Federal HR skills may not be sufficient to tackle reforms
A new report indicates that top human capital officials believe many federal human resource professionals might not have the skills necessary for improving the way the government hires, motivates and keeps employees.
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Air Force must do better job of tracking risky agreements: IG
Air Force contracting personnel often failed to complete all necessary steps to protect the service before letting a contractor begin a project even though negotiations were still under way, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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White House targets 26 high-risk IT programs for fixes
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said the goal of a high-priority IT project list is not to kill the projects, but to turn them around as quickly as possible.
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Lawmaker seeks hearing over proposed Joint Forces Command closing
Congressional pressure continues to build over Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plan to close the U.S. Joint Forces Command, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., which employs about 6,000.
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Kathleen Druitt: A program manager at heart
Druitt was the driving force behind setting up the Recovery.gov and FederalReporting.gov Web sites.
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California starts statewide telehealth network
The California Telehealth Network will link 800 facilities statewide.
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The best of the federal blogosphere
Climate change: The big picture; A ground-level view of Afghanistan; TSA: Why liquids are a threat; How much bandwidth do you need?
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How to fast-track IT modernization projects
General Services Administration Chief Information Officer Casey Coleman shares some best practices from her agency's recent success with upgrading its IT systems.
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White House preparing agency IT project hit list
The White House plans to publish a list of high-risk IT projects in need of rescue as part of the Obama administration's effort to rein in $20 billion of annual IT infrastructure spending.
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How not to recruit potential employees and influence people
Cartoonist John Klossner says federal recruiters might not want prospective employees to check out the reader comments at FCW.com
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Top state-level IT projects to be honored
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has announced 33 state-level information technology projects as finalists for that organization's annual awards.
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Innovative NIH online purchasing system honored
National Institutes of Health's Purchasing Online Tracking System generates $1 million in savings a year by eliminating double data entry and reducing staffing and resource costs.
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White House issues second-quarter report card for agency open-gov plans
Despite a second chance at revisions, 11 federal agencies are still falling short on their open-government plans, according to White House Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra.
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