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FAA's guide to dropping off the high-risk list
FAA explains how it eliminated its chronic management deficincies.
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Bill would require DOD to study IT
A House measure would require studies on how technology for network-centric operations is acquired.
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Official: Army contracting workforce needs more people
Estimates differ on how many additional personnel the Army needs in its acquisition workforce.
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How agency performance management systems are moving forward
With the Obama administration’s emphasis on performance and transparency, an effective performance management system, made up of goals, measures, processes and computer applications, will become even more important.
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DOD readers debate value of NSPS
Readers debate the problems and potential of DOD's pay-for-performance system.
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Recommended reading
Fed workforce resists change; Pinching pennies in IT; A U.K. guide to better Web metrics; and LinkedIn privacy revisited.
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Akaka offers federal training bill
Agencies’ performance depends on supervisors' leadership and management skills, senator said.
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Kelman: Agencies have an opportunity to attract young, energetic employees
Agencies worried about losing seasoned employees to retirement should take advantage of opportunities created by a combination of scarce private-sector jobs and the new president's appeal.
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Welles: Agencies will recover too
Federal employees can expect more work and visibility as the economic recovery efforts move ahead.
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Get a Life: Work life re-emerging?
Because of the stress of the economy and the needs of the nation, work life is re-emerging in importance in business and in government, writes blogger Judy Welles.
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DeSeve to help oversee stimulus money
The Obama administration has added another official to check how agencies are spending and tracking stimulus money.
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Diebold admits voting system flaws
The company formerly known as Diebold Election Systems admits that it's possible to delete votes from its machines without detection.
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Federal 100 winner: Karen Pica
Pica led the creation of a continuous learning management module to allow agencies to track employees' certifications.
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Federal 100 winner: Col. Debra Rose
Rose oversaw the creation of a secure wireless network that the South Carolina National Guard can use during emergencies.
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Online news updates and headlines
Vivek Kundra has returned to work as the federal chief information officer.
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Federal 100 winner: Brock Lending
Lending, Compusearch Software Systems chief technology officer, was a clear voice for the procurement community as officials on the Integrated Acquisition Environment Roundtable developed the Financial Systems Integration Office’s Acquisition System Requirements.
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Living NOAA's Second Life
Hackathorn is in charge of NOAA's Virtual World program and has found creative uses for the technology.
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As easy as pushing a button
Ray Boyd's mandate to get emerging technology to DOD faster led to the creation of Techipedia, a successful example of the government's use of Web 2.0 tools.
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Federal 100 winner: Kenneth Allen
ACT/IAC Executive Director Kenneth Allen has worked tirelessly to expand the organization and the programs it offers the government IT community, creating new standards of excellence.
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