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Springer will leave OPM

Linda Springer, director of the Office of Personnel Management, has resigned to accept a position in the private sector.

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FCW Insider: Seeking books for the new FCW Book Club

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GAO: FBI needs to refine cost controls for Sentinel

The FBI has strengthened internal oversight of its automated case-management system, but a new GAO report says tighter controls are necessary.

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Senate committee approves Coast Guard spending bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a fiscal 2009 spending bill that would allow the Coast Guard to hire more acquisition employees to oversee the Integrated Deepwater System.

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Bill would require more privacy officers

A measure in the House of Representatives would beef up the Homeland Security Department's privacy efforts by requiring a full-time privacy officer in each of the department's components.

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STEM the competitiveness gap

How America can (and must) stay competitive on science education.

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PHR adoption: How’s it going?

Provider usage is one way to tell whether the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments’ personal health record systems are successful.

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Full medical jacket

The military’s personal health record projects — which aim for convenience, lower costs and better health outcomes — are shaking up deeply rooted business processes.

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Reader comment roundup: Mandatory public service with a catch and more ideas

Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.

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FCW Insider: Does it matter if McCain is Internet savvy?

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Get a Life!: Any suggestions?

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CSC has new HHS division lead

Computer Sciences Corp. promoted Joe Best to represent the North American Public Sector's Health and Human Services Department sector.

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Navy opens contract to small firms

A newly signed agreement between the Navy and the Small Business Administration gives small and disadvantaged businesses more opportunities under a contract.

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Agencies progress on human resources LOB

The Office of Management and Budget reports that agencies have made progress in moving to standard human resources systems and processes.

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Senate: DHS must sort workforce mix

In a blended workforce, Senate urges DHS to find proper balance of contractors and federal employees.

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Networx key to security initiative

Agencies are decreasing the number of Internet gateways to fewer than 100 governmentwide.

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Competitive sourcing gets a new name

The system that has public employees compete with contractors is tied to other ways of re-engineering agencies' operations and has been renamed "commercial services management."

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Letter: Challenges in business management and IT collaborations

A reader writes, "IT people are resistant to including the business aspects in what they see as their domain, ie. architecture."

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FDA tests electronic submissions from firms

The Food and Drug Administration will require the industry to file submissions in a standard format of extensible markup language next year.