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DHS gets recommendations for transition
A new report from the National Academy of Public Administration makes recommendations for how the Homeland Security Department should prepare for its first transition to a new administration.
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New standards for background investigations
A new council and two new top positions will set governmentwide standards so agencies can use consistent methods to check employees' and contractors' backgrounds.
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OMB: Agencies met IPv6 deadline
he federal government's adoption of IPv6 will encourage contractors to provide products and services that comply with it, the Office of Management and Budget said.
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Letter: Cronyism in pay for performance
A reader calls the new Defense Department personnel pay system a scam.
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Letter: Kost knowledgeable on transitions, IT governance
A reader says chief information officers can learn a lot from John Kost about good IT governance and surviving transitions.
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Letter: No more changes to General Schedule system
A reader writes about keeping the GS system uniform governmentwide and says, "New alternatives to the GS system are attempts to get rid of unions."
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Letter: COOP and telework won't be issues until next disaster
A reader says continuity-of-operations planning and teleworking will not get agencies' attention until the next crisis arises.
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USPTO encouraged by peer patent review
A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official cites the initial success of a pilot program.
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GAO gets good reviews for quality
Two peer reviews have determined that the Government Accountability Office's internal quality measures are up to the task.
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NARA launches electronic records archives
The National Archives and Records Administration has completed the first step to develop its "Archives of the Future" system. It will be able to preserve, manage and provide sustained access to all types of electronic records.
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GSA watchers praise Williams nomination
But the new GSA chief would have little time to make a mark.
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Unions expect to negotiate new rules
Labor union official cited problems that include performance payouts and job reassignments.
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GAO: DHS should merge network monitors
The Government Accountability Office said the Homeland Security Department has not moved quickly enough to combine the two offices that monitor and secure DHS' networks and data, increasing the risk of disruptions. DHS disagreed.
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Satellite surveillance program dogged in approps bills
Privacy advocates who worry the program could be used to spy on Americans seek more details.
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Smart policies protect agencies
Good training teaches employees to spot, and not take, the bait from phishing scammers.
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Senate nixes emergency census funding
The Senate has eliminated $210 million in emergency supplemental funding that Commerce Department officials say they need to offset the 2010 census’ rising costs.
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