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Some telework security guidelines

Telework.gov offers links to various tools, relevant guidance and legislation related to telework.

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Tipton named executive director at (ISC)2

W. Hord Tipton replaces Eddie Zeitler at the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium.

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DHS' blended workforce worries senators

A report by the Senate Appropriations Committee urges the Homeland Security Department to find a better balance between public- and private-sector employees.

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Kelman: Knowledge management 2.0

The Customs and Border Protection agency's new Web site is a good approach to enabling employees to collaborate.

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Editorial: A call to service

It is time that we make public service an integral part of citizenship.

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FCW's The Week

Find links to articles in the July 14, 2008, issue and related items.

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FCW Insider: Williams to get his hearing

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E-records preservation bill passes House

The measure, which the Bush administration opposes, would create mandatory minimum requirements for electronic records management systems used by federal agencies.

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Lockheed continues tech advances for Army Battle Command System

The company will continue working on technology that provides a virtual view of the battlefield.

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Mike Krieger becomes Army's new deputy CIO

Mike Krieger replaces former Army deputy CIO/G-6 Vernon Bettencourt Jr.

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Lawmaker: Improve emergency systems

The chairman of a House subcommittee says the next administration should make improving emergency communications a top priority for the Homeland Security Department.

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Battlefield medics use medical reference databases

Two resources on now available on CD for users of Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care systems.

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GAO: Treasury should push e-benefits

At the same time, the Agriculture Department relies completely on electronic payments for its Food Stamp Program and has reduced costs and mistakes, the Government Accountability Office finds.

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Interior faulted on small-business contracts

Interior Department officials entered incorrect data and failed to check data in federal registries before awarding small-business contracts to big firms, the department's inspector general finds.

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FCW Insider: July 9 Wagner update

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LeftHand Networks chooses new vice president of North American Sales

Robert Shea is company's new vice president of North American Sales.

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New deputy public printer named at GPO

Paul Erickson appointed as deputy public printer of the Government Printing Office.

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E-records reform bill faces resistance

The White House opposes a bill that would expand NARA's authority to oversee federal and presidential recordkeeping practices.

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EPA wants controls on sole-source contracts

Auditors for the Environmental Protection Agency found acquisition officers there failed to get appropriate approval and conduct market research on several contracts that were awarded noncompetitively.