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Virtual double take
Our cover story on virtual training applications like Second Life may cause some readers to scratch their heads and say, “Wha…?”
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Telework gets a ‘giddyap’ from OPM
The new director of personnel management wants more employees working from home, for their benefit and for the benefit of others.
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A reader's guide to virtual world technology
Here are some links to articles and resources for feds looking to learn more about Second Life and other virtual world technology.
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DOD needs better workforce data
The Defense Department has, at best, a blurry picture of its government acquisition workforce’s skills, a hindrance to assessing its needs.
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GSA schedules might get state, local business
Two new House bills would open the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedules contracts to state and local governments.
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Avatar to aid DIA recruiting
DIA recruiters will use an upcoming public event to showcase technology that simulates security interviews.
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SBInet spending plan not complete, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department has met only three of the 12 conditions set by Congress for its Secure Border Initiative spending plan, according to the GAO.
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The hidden force in acquisition
Changing contracting priorities are elevating the position of the contracting officer’s technical representative.
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Official: Some flu money would go to states
The president's request for $1.5 billion to deal with the swine flu outbreak includes money to help states respond to the disease, an HHS official said.
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GAO: OMB needs better oversight tools
The Office of Management and Budget needs to better track troubled IT projects after it puts them on a watch list, a new report says.
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Web 2.0 tools promote greater public involvement
Citizen-to-citizen networks allow people to use Web 2.0 capabilities to accomplish goals, self-organize and self-police.
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Kelman: Rethinking fixed-price contracting
It makes sense to convert some work to fixed-price contracts, but agencies will need more acquisition staff.
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Government needs wide net to recruit talent
Undergraduate and graduate business schools could help the federal government fill its need for contracting professionals.
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Official: SSA needs four ingredients for IT center's success
Replacing a massive data center, the Social Security Administration needs good coordination and careful management to keep the project on schedule and within its budget, GAO official says.
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OPM prods agencies to speed telework
The Obama administration lays out a plan to increase the number of federal employees that regularly telecommute.
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Health IT group wants incentives for EHRs
A health IT organization wants the Obama administration to take an incremental approach in implementing the economic stimulus law concerning electronic health records.
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New swine flu money could go for monitoring
The administration's request for $1.5 billion to deal with swine flu could fund disease monitoring and tracking.
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Officials: DOD acquisition workforce will grow
Defense Department officials are expanding the contracting workforce to better handle the money DOD is spending.
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Get a Life!: The perfect storm
Swine flu adds to a perfect storm of challenges for the new administration and federal workers, writes blogger Judy Welles.
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