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Letter: What about AWOL politicians?
One reader asks how long it's been since Congress passed a budget on time.
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Letter: Coburn's math doesn't add up
One reader questions Sen. Coburn's calculations and concludes that feds' absences represent a tiny fraction of the hours they work.
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Letter: Coburn's report barely scratches the surface
A reader says federal employees need meaningful measures of workforce productivity.
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Letter: Senator's report is full of sound and fury
A reader says Sen. Tom Coburn should compare feds' productivity to the amount of time elected officials spend on activities that don't serve the public.
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Percentage of intell contractors stays level
A recent survey revealed that contractors represented more than a quarter of the people working in areas funded by the National Intelligence Program in fiscal 2007.
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Changes urged for DOD's acquisition
Focusing on achievable projects that address joint needs is a key to fixing the process, official says.
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USA.gov ranked as best federal site
The national USA.gov portal received the highest score in a study of 61 federal Web sites released today by the Brookings Institution.
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Postal Service turns to YouTube to promote delivery products
A video series marks the first time USPS has used nontraditional media for advertising.
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CBP to test new features in trade system
Customs and Border Protection is looking for volunteers to test Secure Data Portal reporting and other new features.
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DHS seeks template for responding to emergency calls
The Texas A&M Research Foundation will review all 2-1-1 calls for assistance made in Texas after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Letter: Baseless attacks on feds undermine public confidence
The National Treasury Employees Union's president takes issue with an FCW story about federal employees' commitment to their jobs.
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SBInet faces construction delays
Budget concerns and the need to test the multibillion-dollar border-surveillance system in the laboratory could stall new building for months.
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GSA names technology executive
The agency's technology strategy chief will create policies for adopting common architectures and technologies. the General Services Administration says.
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Police call for panel on homeland security
Police chiefs urge the next president to convene a national commission on criminal justice and security in 100 days of taking office.
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Study: U.S. not the leader in e-government
South Korea and Taiwan rank ahead of the United States according to a new survey from the Brookings Institution.
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Williams gets Bush’s backing
Bush sidesteps Sen. Charles Grassley's opposition to Jim Williams by naming him acting administrator of the General Services Administration.
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Army adopts knowledge management principles
The Army wants to use 12 knowledge management principles to increase information sharing throughout the service.
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DHS orders stop to SBInet
The Homeland Security Department needs Interior Department's blessing to construct towers along the border with Mexico.
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LandWarNet conference roundup
Army CIO envisions souped-up handheld; AKO to add social-networking features
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