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Letter: FBI should share its wiki
A reader writes that the FBI wiki, Bureaupedia, should reach a broader audience beyond its agency to be effective.
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Letter: Requirements documents should be clear
A reader writes that the acquisition workforce should take classes for writing work statements.
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TSA approves test for TWIC readers
The Transportation Security Administration has approved testing of biometric readers as part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.
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Letter: Applauding GAO recommendations for R&D centers
A reader agrees with recent recommendations by the Government Accountability Office that agencies should share best practices for managing federally funded research and development centers.
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Court lets e-mail case against administration proceed
A federal judge has denied the Bush administration's motion to dismiss claims from two private groups that allege the executive offices of the White House failed to archive millions of e-mail messages.
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IG: Sensitive information at airport at risk
The Homeland Security Department has weaknesses in computer systems at the Los Angeles airport, report says
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Also in the News: Obama to take White House communications online
Armed with 10 million e-mail addresses collected during the presidential campaign, Obama aides plan to reach out directly to their supporters via the World Wide Web.
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Justice IG recommends threat-tracking system improvements
The Justice Department's inspector general recommends ways to improve the FBI's electronic terrorism-threat and suspicious-incident tracking system.
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In the news: Should Obama's CTO be a CIO?
A technology analyst, writing for Network World's Web site, argues that what the Obama administration really needs is a governmentwide CIO, not just CTO.
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Improvements in R&D center management recommended
The Government Accountability Office recommends that agencies establish a forum for sharing best practices on managing federally funded research and development centers.
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Obama moves to appoint transition team
The president-elect has named his initial appointees, and his transition team has moved into its transition offices.
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Speculation grows about Obama's CTO
Soon after the election, speculation started about who President-elect Obama might name as the nation’s first chief technology officer.
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Letter: Demise of Coast Guard acquisition authority exaggerated
The Coast Guard responds to article about its acquisition decision authority.
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Defense Science Board warns of cyber problems
Limited progress has been made on cybersecurity for national defense, the Defense Science Board said.
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Letter: A proper approach to changing federal workforce
A reader writes to suggest his approach to changing the federal workforce under President-elect Obama.
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Letter: Micromanagers too arrogant to learn better
A reader agrees with the article on micromanagement and shares their own experience with micromanagers.
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USCIS' IT modernization moves ahead
Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded IBM a contract worth as much as $491.1 million to improve the agency's immigration application and adjudication processes.
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