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OPM slows retirement system work
Agency says contractor didn’t pay attention during discussions of system requirements.
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House OKs acquisition staffing fund
Measure would expand DOD initiative to help agencies hire and retain contracting experts.
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DHS restarts financial system competition
The Homeland Security Department has reopened the procurement process for its planned consolidation of its financial management system.
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OPM: Hewitt failed to deliver pieces of system
Office of Personnel Management officials say they suspended work by Hewitt Associates on the RetireEZ system after benefits-calculation functions failed user tests.
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Letter: NARA IG seeks to facilitate best results, not 'blast' agency
NARA's inspector general says, "Our primary goal is to support the talented and dedicated employees of the agency to help them best meet the needs of our many stakeholders."
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Career federal IT exec Suda to retire
Robert Suda, most recently at the Transportation Department, was also associate chief information officer at the Agriculture Department and an assistant commissioner at the General Service Administration’s Federal Technology Service.
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FlipSide: A few minutes with...Vern Bettencourt
Bettencourt, the Army’s deputy chief information officer, will retire June 4, and he has some ideas about what the focus of CIOs will be.
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DOD blazes HSPD-12 trail
Civilian agencies can benefit from lessons learned by DOD about merging physical and IT security.
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Inside GSA’s telework program
William Kelly outlines a three-part strategy for hitting GSA’s 50 percent teleworking goal.
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DHS financial systems project concerns IG
The department's inspector general said DHS should consider options for consolidating its components' financial systems before moving forward.
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Feds protected from retaliation
The Supreme Court has ruled to protect federal employees against retaliation for filing age discrimination complaints.
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Letter: No notice on certain 'hiring flexiblities' is problematic
A reader explains why the National Treasury Union makes a good point about OPM's hiring practices.
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Editorial: DHS 2.0
As a new president will soon enter office, it is a good time to assess the effectiveness of the Homeland Security Department's reorganization.
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Are small-biz counts too good to be true?
Committee rebukes DHS for over-counting to meet small-business contracting goals.
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Kelman: Senior leadership teams
Does your organization need a senior leadership team? Maybe not, a new book suggests.
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More details required for FOIA reports
The Justice Department's revised guidance for agencies'FOIA reports incorporates legislative mandates and a 2005 executive order that required increased reporting on FOIA activities.
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More taxpayers use e-filing
The increase in e-filing was strong among last-minute filers, a group that has traditionally filed paper returns.
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