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House votes to kill restrictions on DHS grants
The House has passed a measure that would remove restrictions on how state and local authorities can spend DHS grants to sustain their intelligence fusion centers.
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IRS called lax on payroll tax cheaters
The Internal Revenue Service has relied on voluntary compliance by businesses that avoid paying payroll taxes even with evidence of criminal activity, the Government Accountability Office said in a recent report.
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Committee approves Williams nomination
A Senate panel was satisfied by Jim Williams' answers to questions about a contract with Sun Microsystems, but Sen. Charles Grassley plans to put a hold on the nomination.
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FCW Insider: Where OMB's Shea is heading
The FCW Insider also provides identifies the acting chief information officer at Education Department.
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A new management agenda
Paul Light's book discusses the agenda for reform and other challenges in government.
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Burns: The not so invisible hand
Government Web site managers play an important role in ensuring the right content reaches the right people.
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GAO: DOD's modernization needs improvement
Some Defense Department high-risk projects that use information technology may fall behind schedule, exceed their budgets and not deliver the results promised, the Government Accountability Office reports.
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ACLU: fusion centers need more oversight
Congress needs to increase oversight and develop standards for how information is shared though state and local intelligence fusion centers, the civil liberties group says.
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Waxman calls for Scott Bloch's resignation
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee joins the calls for the head of the White House Office of Special Counsel to step down.
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Grassley plans hold on Williams nomination
The Iowa senator is opposed to Jim Williams being confirmed to head the General Services Administration because of a controversial contract dispute.
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Agencies doing well with telecom transition
The Government Accountability Office reports that some agencies have been following sound transition practices as they move from the FTS 2001 contract to the new Networx vehicle
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FDA, Military Health System tighten data sharing pact
Information-sharing relationship includes review of new drugs and track food-borne illnesses.
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Reader comment roundup
Reader comment roundup: Fixing government, Lower salaries, Military health care and more.
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Letter: Next president should use Internet in government, but how?
After reading an FCW editorial, one reader wants to how the next president could use the many Internet tools.
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