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The 13 behaviors for cultivating trust
These behaviors stem from character, competence, or a combination of the two.
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The 4 cores of credibility
The key to building trust in organizations is alignment — linking an organization’s design around those cores and behaviors.
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Organizational success: A matter of trust
Leaders will reap dividends if they align their organizations with core principles and behaviors that increase trust.
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Transition Watch: Obama's team to check Facebook pages
The president-elect's team is researching job candidates more carefully than past administrations, even asking for links to Facebook pages, according to the New York Times.
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Transition Watch: Obama names first agency review teams
The people who will lead President-elect Obama’s review teams for the Departments of Treasury, State and Defense, according to the Wall Street Journal
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Pilot program expands fingerprint databases
An agency is providing network links to jails in six counties so those facilities can better check fingerprints of criminal suspects against national law enforcement and immigrant databases.
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Visa Waiver Program authorizations go online
Starting in January, everyone traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program must get authorization by using a government Web site before traveling
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Letter: Many will gladly accept a position with SES
A reader writes that members of the Senior Executive Services who don't like it can leave.
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Recruiters make IT connection
DOD and other agencies showcase online chops to attract tech-savvy young people to their ranks.
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Letter: CIO better solution than CTO
A reader agrees with the founder of Monash Research that President-elect Barack Obama's should appoint a "true CIO" to handle issues such as procurement.
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Security specialists in demand
Increasing network threats drive the need for professional experience and certifications.
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Transition Watch: Ranking the federal CTO candidates
The competition for the job as the government’s chief technology officer in the Obama administration is heating up.
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McDonough: How to make the jump to industry
Some tips on how to find a satisfying and financially rewarding job in the private sector.
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Agency urges anti-cloning feature for passport cards
The Homeland Security Department recommends adding a unique identifier number to the U.S. Passport Card it produces with the State Department.
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Kelman: Management trumps oversight
Contracting oversight should not be mistaken for good management.
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Editorial: A new day for CIOs
The Obama administration has indicated that chief information officers should be career employees.
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GAO: DHS should resolve issues with satellite program
A review of the Homeland Security Department's certification of its program to provide access to classified satellite imagery for domestic purposes has found legal and policy issues that remain.
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