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A call for action, not studies
Former OFPP Administrator Dee Lee argues that a well-trained workforce is the most important ingredient for acquisition success.
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Klossner: “We’ve suffered an employee separation of the lower cubicle”
FCW cartoonist John Klossner suggests new phrases for employers and employees alike to use when talking about their parting of ways.
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Dave McClure to lead GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Communications
McClure said he wants to foster "a more citizen-centered government that is transparent, participatory, and collaborative."
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Get a Life!: Town hall meetings disturb August slumbers
The health care situation has not changed much since blogger Judy Welles worked on the issue at HHS 30 years ago -- but the debate is more heated.
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DISA releases open-source administration app
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released its Open Source Corporate Management System with hopes that other agencies and industry may reuse and further develop the software suite.
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HHS walks a tightrope on health information exchange, advisory group says
HHS is walking a tightrope in trying to craft the right balance for health information exchanges, according to a federal advisory group's report.
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To cover the Kundra résumé issue or not to cover, that is the question
There has been a great deal of buzz about the new media, especially from this administration. As a result, we have a whole new class of journalists -- the bloggers who believe if they publish and it is incorrect, some one will correct it -- the Wikipedia approach to news.
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University of Maryland confirms Kundra's credentials after questions raised
University of Maryland officials affirm Kundra earned degrees there, after a tech blogger challenges the federal CIO's bio.
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VA tries new 'corporate' acquisition
The Veterans Affairs Department is struggling with a 26 percent vacancy rate in its acquisition staff, Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould said today as he outlined a new "corporate" approach to the buying process.
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Rising Stars a reminder of an earlier day
Trail Bosses and Rising Stars, though drawing from different generations, have much in common.
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DISA director emphasizes contractor workforce importance
Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, reiterated the importance of the contract workforce to DISA at an industry presentation Aug. 7, especially, he said, as the agency faces moving its staff to Fort Meade next year.
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Dangerous liaisons: When agencies and contractors get too close
Are ethical breaches a common occurrence in government-industry partnerships? Some readers say that is definitely the case.
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Doctors need reasons to join health exchanges: HHS official
A senior HHS official says doctors need to get a positive return on investment from health data exchange.
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Insourcing and the politics of government job security
One big difference between the government and contractor workforces, as one reader sees it, is that when agencies cut jobs, they typically reassign personnel to new positions, but when contractors cut jobs, they cut staff.
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New acquisition rules to target phony technology products
Regulators are in the early stages of developing new rules to make sure agencies aren’t buying phony IT products.
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Insourcing fad misses the point (and misleads agencies)
Agencies that rush to bring contractor work back into the fold could be making a big mistake, according to several readers.
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Michael Robertson becomes GSA's chief acquisition officer
Michael Robertson, who has worked closely with President Barack Obama since his 2004 Senate campaign, has become chief acquisition officer at GSA.
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States urged to start now on health exchanges
The State Alliance for e-Health released guidance for helping state governments plan for health information exchanges.
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Rising Star Jeremy Hiers
Hiers worked with government and contractor employees to develop a five-year road map for improving the performance of enterprise IT systems in the Transportation Information Systems program. He voluntarily traveled to a combat zone to further his experience with using TIS products.
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