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Obama creates health reform office
White House health reform office would provide leadership to form policies and priorities for federal efforts to improve access and quality of health care.
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GSA's Johnson to join Deep Water Point
John Johnson, who is retiring from GSA May 2, joins four other partners at consulting firm Deep Water Point, which advises companies seeking business in the federal market.
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Get a Life!: Work life balance has no gender
A new study that finds balancing work and family has no gender, and work life is likely to be a priority of the new OPM director, writes blogger Judy Welles.
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FCW Insider: In defense of security certifications
One reader offers a dissenting view on the value of requiring security professionals to achieve industry-standard certification.
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Chilton: Cybersecurity is each user's responsibility
Some of the military's vulnerability to cyberattacks is because users don't take security seriously, general says.
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House chairmen want to stop performance pay
Senior Democrats urge OMB to review how to improve federal performance management following the freeze of DOD’s pay-for-performance system.
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Kolodner to retire from federal government
The national coordinator of health IT plans to retire once his successor, Dr. David Blumenthal, is ready to take over the office, Government Health IT reports.
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Martha Johnson may bring old era back to GSA
Current and former General Services Administration employees are excited about the new leadership Johnson would bring to the agency.
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FCW Insider: What's the point of security certs?
In response to a recent story, we have heard from a number of readers who see little value in requiring cybersecurity workers to have security-related industry certifications.
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Agencies should not fear being early adopters
The early adopters among us can be a pain in the neck sometimes, if only because what is so obvious to them remains so alien to us.
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GAO appoints HIT committee members
The Government Accountability Office has named 13 members to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, an advisory body established by the economic stimulus law.
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Navy keeps EDS on hand for extended NMCI transition
The Navy, realizing the move to the Next Generation Enterprise Network program will take longer than originally expected, has awarded EDS a contract to maintain Internet services through NCMI.
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Baker to focus on results as VA's CIO
The former Commerce Department chief information officer also was a technology adviser on Obama's transition team.
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Alliant awarded
The decision to give the Alliant contract to essentially every company that bid isn’t sitting well with some company leaders.
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Senate confirms Berry as OPM chief
The former head of the National Zoo said he wants to make the federal government a model employer.
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States wrestle with stimulus funding
States are trying to figure out how to manage the huge influx of stimulus funds.
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GAO names Health IT panel members
The HHS secretary and congressional leadership would name seven more members to a panel that will advise on policy for a nationwide health IT infrastructure.
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DOD gets new official for business integration
Elizabeth McGrath previously served as the assistant deputy undersecretary for business integration at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense.
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Virtual town hall fails to live up to potential, expert says
Obama's recent online forum did not demonstrate how social networking adds to public processes.
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