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IG hits VA's use of life cycle management for IT
The Veterans Affairs Department has not been applying its life cycle management principles to all of its large IT investments, according to a new IG report.
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Senior execs got 3.7 percent raise in fiscal 2008, OPM finds
An OPM report looks at rating and pay data for 7,467 career, non-career, and limited-term members of the SES, excluding Office of Inspector General SES members.
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Secret to her success: Loudon trains to be a leader
Deborah Loudon embraced leadership opportunities and dedicated herself to learning from each one, whether they led to success of failure.
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Secret to her success: Keen earns her influence
Susan Keen moved up through the male-dominated Navy executive structure by becoming a "steward of the whole," not just an "owner of a part."
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A new day for GovLoop
GovLoop founder Steve Ressler made headlines last week by selling his popular social-networking site to GovDelivery.
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Secret to her success: Hayes-Ryan gains confidence through peers
Karyn Hayes-Ryan learned from her mentors how to demand respect and exude confidence -- and she shares those lessons with a group of peers she refers to as the "girl zone."
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Stimulus map quest: It’s a long road
Data without context is meaningless to anyone but a specialist. But context without data is not so good either. Such was the dilemma presented by the Obama administration’s revamp of the Recovery.gov Web site, which was unveiled last week.
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Women in government IT: Profiles in persistence
A new book shines a light on women who are blazing new trails in science and technology.
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Secret to her success: Cuny opens doors for others
Janice Cuny searches for ways to give people opportunities, whether she's attracting young people to information technology or ensuring that foster children are treated right.
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GSA and partners say: Put the 2.0 into Acquisition 101
The project's organizers want ideas on using collaboration and social media to make the federal acquisition process more transparent and participatory.
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All eyes are on DOD's social-media policies as review nears completion
As the Defense Department reviews the use of social media tools, experts warn against overly restrictive policies.
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What kind of OFPP leader would Gordon be? Look at his track record
Judging by his history, GAO's Daniel Gordon will bring to the OFPP post a wealth of legal and procurement experience, as well as a reputation for candor and evenhandedness.
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More flak about federal hiring
In response to a recent article about the federal hiring process, readers share more observations and horror stories.
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4 programs that collect innovative ideas from government employees
Some of the best ideas for improving government might come from within government, writes IBM's John Kamensky.
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6 core capabilities that acquisition workers need
Any plans to insource must include efforts to rebuild the acquisition workforce, writes Peter Tuttle.
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Retooled Recovery.gov site praised, panned
The upgraded version of the Recovery.gov Web site for tracking spending under the economic stimulus law impresses some visitors, but doesn't others.
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Progress still slow on electronic health record adoption
The use of electronic health records is being held back by a debate over patients' rights, industry officials said today.
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GAO lawyer to be Obama's pick for top procurement office
The White House has settled on the acting general counsel at the Government Accountability Office to run the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
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An embarrassment of Recovery Act riches
State and local agencies learn how difficult it is to spend billions of dollars a week in federal stimulus grants.
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