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Bill seeks to speed some disability payments
A Senate measure would require using information technology to help modernize the VA's disability claims process for some seriously injured veterans.
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Agencies raise their grades on OMB score card
Three agencies earn the highest scores, and others show improvement, according to the current report on agencies' progress.
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Report: Law limiting subcontracts could inhibit disaster response
DHS' inspector general wrote in an Aug. 4 report that legislation that restricts subcontracting by prime contractors could inhibit disaster response.
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Welles: The dark age of distraction
Are we increasingly lost in the 24/7 world? A new book suggests ways to battle against the age of distraction.
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Editorial: Join the FCW book club
There are a ton of business books out there, and to be honest, many of them are mediocre.
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Conflicts of interest: Unresolved questions
Rules for conflicts of interest would be helpful, but how much should they cover?
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Conflicts of interest at impasse
Industry and government take different stands on who is responsible for pointing out conflicts of interest.
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Do’s and don’ts of Web video
Be a small-screen movie maker at your agency with a few tips.
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Gearing up for the shoot
An agency's guide for creating quality Web videos in our Web 2.0 world.
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Feds set sights on small screen
Experts say diving into Web video isn’t as expensive or difficult as might be expected.
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Life in the tech age
An Internet marketing consultant provides tips and comments on technology in today’s world…including Bluetooth earpieces.
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Who is watching your online image?
Social-networking expert Andy Beal advises agencies on how to manage their reputations in a Web 2.0 world.
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Bill would put more eyes on purchase cards
A Senate committee approves a bill that would add oversight by inspectors general on the growing method of government buying through purchase cards.
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Reader comment roundup
Readers share their takes on government's behavior in GSA Jim Williams' nomination.
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NARA offers guidance on e-mail archiving
The National Archives and Records Administration has given agencies guidance on using e-mail message archiving applications to keep track of records.
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Letter: Scrutiny in the name of a nomination
"Too many good people have had their reputations seriously and irreparably damaged just because they were willing to serve," one reader writes.
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Letter: Delays in government valid, not sign of mediocrity
A reader writes, "Contrary to Dorobek's conclusion, a lazy, mediocre government may have sped these nominations through."
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Letter: Nice employee vs. Competent employee
The reader notes that mediocrity in government develops as doing favors for one another produces a "buddy" system to help get promotions.
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