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Transparency begins at home, fed says

One fed suggests that the Obama administration should ensure that government operations are more transparent to government employees.

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Get a Life: Not very family-friendly

Feds are a bit more satisfied where they work, but the private sector ranks higher. Agencies are not family friendly, writes blogger Judy Welles.

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Chopra becomes federal CTO

The Senate has confirmed Aneesh Chopra as federal chief technology officer.

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Feds to give states $250M for education data

States will get the $250 million for student data systems under the economic stimulus law.

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White House starts transparency Web site

The White House today started operating its Open Government Initiative Web site.

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FCW Insider: Build-it-yourself open government

How should the Obama administration craft its strategy for a transparent government? With a transparent process, of course.

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Agencies rate low on family-friendly cultures

In a new survey, federal employees said their agencies don't offer much access to telework, alternative work schedules or similar benefits.

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Senate committee OKs CTO nominee

Aneesh Chopra is one step closer to becoming the first federal chief technology officer after winning unanimous support from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

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FCW Contest: Rewrite your job description as a Tweet

Many people in the federal IT community have job titles that exceed the 140 character-limit of Twitter and job descriptions that are incomprehensible to the outside world. Which makes this contest twice the fun.

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DISA looks for new talent

DISA is looking for new employees, including some with IT expertise.

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SSA data center to go green

The Social Security Administration intends to incorporate green IT solutions in its new $800 million data center.

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Senate confirms Baker as Veterans Affairs CIO

Roger Baker wins Senate confirmation as the new VA chief information officer.

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GSA outlines role for green buildings office

In a new plan, GSA describes the role of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings under the economic stimulus law.

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5 keys to making social media work in government

The path to success in social networking often takes unexpected routes, experts say.

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Get a Life: Flu remedy: Telework

A survey finds more feds know there are COOP plans but few get guidance for H1N1 flu. At most prepared agencies, more employees telework, writes blogger Judy Welles.

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5 ways social media will change how feds work

From the Government Leadership Summit: Government and industry experts say social networking technology soon will reshape the daily operations of agencies and individual employees.

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CMS to spend $905M on IT systems support

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will develop IT systems to monitor incentive payments to doctors and hospitals.

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Lee joins Professional Services Council

Deidre Lee held some of the top federal acquisition roles during a 32-year government career.

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Obama budget has $148B for research

President Obama wants to spend $555 million more on federal science research and development in 2010, according to his top science adviser.

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FCW Insider: Lessons from the Obama campaign

Barry Libert, author of “Barack, Inc.” says government and businesses can learn a good lesson from candidate Barack Obama -- or a hard lesson from candidate Hillary Clinton.