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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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