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DHS touts intell advances

Office of Intelligence and Analysis focuses on state and local information sharing.

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IRS seeks ideas to boost e-filing

The tax service sorts through proposals to expand e-filing, but it finds no easy answers.

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DHS procurement shortages hinder performance contracts

The House Homeland Security Committee's chairman said DHS’ lack of experienced procurement staff members is creating cost overruns and poor outcomes in performance-based contracts.

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Letter: Government needs qualified new feds and managers

A reader writes about government's lack of investment in new hires, and managers who "know too little about the acquisition process to adequately manage."

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Letter: Implement more than one recruitment solution

A reader says developing only one approach to recruiting new federal employees is wasteful.

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FlipSide: A few minutes with...Robert Carey

Robert Carey, the first government CIO blogger, talks about blogging.

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Could frequent industry days help DOD deliver systems?

Acquisition officials propose better and more frequent government/industry communication to solve program delays and cost overruns.

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Editorial: Rob Burton: A steady hand

Burton's consistency in good government procurement will be missed as he retires.

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Government enters the blogosphere

TSA and other pioneering agencies identify best practices for using blogs and other social-networking applications.

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IRS bullish about modernization

IRS' Richard Spires believes its massive IT overhaul will result in much better customer service.

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CFOs may boost agency transparency

Agencies may have to account for where and how money is spent, not just the balance sheet, officials say.

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Groups choose winning workforce idea

Sixteen people offered two-minute pitches for improving the federal workforce during a Public Service Recognition Week event today.

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5 blogs worth reading

A quick guide to 4 government blogs (and one other) that are becoming important voices in the community.

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Feds discover gold in blog posts

Interactive Web becomes a tool for agencies to highlight resources and engage the public.

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Training as portable as the Marines

Deployable Virtual Training Environment keeps Marines’ skills from getting rusty.

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Agencies improve PMA scorecards

Almost half of agencies rated green, the highest possible score, on their current status rankings.

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Soloway: Challenges are opportunities

GSA must seize the moment to rebuild relations with federal agency customers and Congress.

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Fox: Doan picked a good fight

By standing up to GSA’s inspector general, Doan showed she understood the proper role of IGs.

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Aronie: The Eagle and the Arrow

Doan waged bold battles during her tenure, but those battles ended up being distracting.