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Yosef Lehrman: Keeping tabs on law enforcement's critical networks
2010 Rising Star award winner Yosef Lehrman designed and implemented a system — ahead of schedule and under budget — that monitors the performance of more than 300 servers that support New York law enforcement operations.
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Hoa Pham: Finessing Web 2.0 technology for educational outreach
2010 Rising Star award winner Hoa Pham upgraded the Library of Congress' infrastructure, which has benefited the agency's outreach efforts in the education community.
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State seeks mentors for Apps4 Africa contest
The State Department is looking for IT professionals to mentor African developers in the Apps4 Africa innovation competition.
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Fake companies still win SBA approval
GAO tests SBA's set-aside program with fake companies that used the Alamo's address as their headquarters and still won certification.
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Senate committee approves acquisition institute bill
The legislation would reorganize the Federal Acquisition Institute as it trains civilian agencies' contracting staff members.
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OMB wants to know how agencies manage risky IT projects
Agencies now will have to prove to the Office of Management and Budget they can effectively manage their high-risk IT projects, according to federal CIO Vivek Kundra.
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Obama orders agencies to increase hiring of disabled into federal workforce
Reviving a Clinton-era hiring goal, President Obama on July 26 signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to increase employment of people with disabilities by adding 100,000 disabled employees over the next five years.
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Survey tells two tales about feds' social media use
While federal use of social media is popular, some federal workers are not using the tools or do not know anything about them, according to a new survey by Market Connections.
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Leadership qualities are most important in federal manager hiring: report
Agencies hire too many front-line managers based on their technical skills but should instead focus on promoting those with good leaderships skills who can motivate the employees they supervise, according to the federal Merit System Protection Board.
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House shaves funding for Veterans Affairs IT projects
House appropriators plan to decrease funds for the Veterans Affairs Department’s information technology projects because of sluggish spending and project delays.
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An excerpt from the Telework Improvements Act of 2010
The following language is excerpted from H.R. 1722, sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and passed by the House on July 14, 2010.
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Telework proponents still face management resistance
Federal managers who oppose allowing their employees to telework have another opportunity to dig in their heels, retrench and batten down the hatches.
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Watchdogs keep an eye on federal pay, bonuses
The Heritage Foundation and other groups wonder why the federal government puts up with so many highly educated employees.
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The best from the federal blogosphere
5 lessons from military bloggers; an open government-style approach to rule planning; more oil spill data on tap; rescuing migratory birds.
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Recommended reading
Innovation is overrated; better security through encryption; executives are the weakest link.
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Keeping tabs on the oil spill
Two GovLoop members provide a steady flow of information about efforts to contain the oil spill, writes Andrew Krzmarzick.
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Teachable moments from NASA's social media project
NASA debuted its "Spacebook" internal social media system to allow more collaboration a year ago; now it is yielding lessons about how to use Web 2.0 technologies.
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End of payroll deductions for paper U.S. Savings Bonds approaching
Deadlines are drawing near for federal employees and military service members who currently buy paper U.S. Savings Bonds through payroll deductions to transition to the new electronic system.
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HHS employees, industry partners jump-start innovations
Todd Park is the go-to guy for open government at the Health and Human Services Department, where he's also involved with health reform and health information exchange.
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