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Bush nominates SBA chief to head HUD
President Bush nominates Steve Preston as new HUD secretary.
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Buzz of the Week: Papal traffic a mixed blessing
Officials at the Transportation Department turned an inconvenience into a continuity-of-operations opportunity.
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IRS ‘good but not great,’ panel says
Advisory board praises the IRS’ progress on modernization but cites new concerns.
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FlipSide: A few minutes with... Larry Roberts
Roberts, former chief scientist at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was one of the early developers of the Internet.
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OPM proposes to add EA to specialty positions
A draft update to the IT management 2210 job series would add enterprise architecture to the list of specialty areas.
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Rep. Tom Davis: The exit interview
Few lawmakers have been more passionate about the working of government. After 14 years, he takes a look back — and talks about his next steps.
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Welles: Lessons from ‘CEO of Me’
What’s your flexstyle? Integrating your work life and home life might not be the answer for you.
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Census blamed for scope creep
Bureau could have avoided abandoning paperless survey, contract experts say.
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DOD troubles reshape GovWorks
DOD restriction forced acquisition agency to evaluate how it operates, follows rules.
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Web 2.0: Texas city tests e-democracy
Fort Worth looks to spur citizen engagement using workgroup collaboration software.
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OPM revises costs for RetireEZ
Agency excludes $69.6 million from life cycle costs of federal retirement systems modernization.
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Managing a blended workforce
Views differ on what the government can do to handle its outsourcing challenges.
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Fusion center requirements coming
The Justice Department will release baseline standards in May for state and local intelligence fusion centers.
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Doan seeks advice on schedule program
GSA has assembled experts from government and industry to recommend changes to the agency's policies on schedule contracts.
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CTO: make a business case for Web 2.0
DOT Chief Technology Officer Tim Schmidt said government supporters of Web 2.0 must emphasize collaboration and low cost.
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OMB trims risk lists for IT programs
The Office of Management and Budget has released revised lists of programs the agency considers at risk; they show some reductions.
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Letter: E-mail rules already exist
A reader asks why a congressional committee is needed to investigate the application of existing laws and regulations about retaining electronic records.
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Letter: Older feds are frustrated, too
A reader who wants to use wiki technology for an agency project says, ‘It is not only the younger generation that wants the latest greatest tech.’
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