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Also in the news: A pay cut for Ca. state workers?
Gov. Schwarzenegger plans to avert a budget crisis by temporarily reducing the pay of many state employees to the federal minimum wage, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Williams to follow Meagher at Interior
The former USDA deputy CIO will take the same post at Interior, with a stint in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence coming between those posts.
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Spending bill targets passport data security
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee threaten to withhold money from the State Department in fiscal 2009 if recommendations to improve passport data security are not followed.
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Execs rewarded under pay for performance
Alternative pay systems can be effective for the federal workforce, OPM official says.
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Louisiana gets a new CIO
Louisiana names Edward Driesse to serve as its new chief information officer.
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Letter: Internet gateways need more security
A reader suggests a collaborative effort to enhance Internet security among government, contractors and subcontractors.
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Letter: Proving the voting preference difficult
A reader writes that electronic voting machines "do not leave any evidence of how the vote was actually cast."
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Letter: The real issue: Voter-verified paper records
One reader explains what jurisdictions will be using as voting machines.
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Reader comment roundup
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
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OMB's high-risk list drops slightly
As the Bush administration moves toward its close, the Office of Management and Budget begins planning to pass management tools on to the next president.
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Military Health System seeks options for AHLTA
MHS is reviewing recommendations on the feasibility of developing a joint DOD/VA electronic medical record system, among other possibilities.
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NARA joins World Digital Library project
The National Archives and Records Administration will contribute digital versions of historically and culturally significant documents to an online international library expected to come online early next year.
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GAO: States need more fed help preparing for pandemics
States remain weak in the areas of critical infrastructure, food safety reporting, and facilitating a medical care surge, the GAO found.
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Hawley: Secure Flight set to take off
The Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight program should be online in some form by January, the agency's administrator said today.
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Denett: Agencies can compete more contracts
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy asks the acquisition council to create a group to boost competition for contracts.
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GAO says pre-award audits protect prices
Pricing tools can keep tabs on how much contractors' charge the government compared with other customers, the Government Accountability Office reports.
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