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NASA IG: Manage official e-mail messages better

Incomplete guidance and lack of training have led to poor records management, a report states.

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Letter: Reader pinpoints contractors' position in management

Even when management is well-intentioned, it can't seem to get out of its own way, and becomes its own worst enemy.

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OMB to Congress: Information access improving

The fifth annual e-government report details progress on several data-sharing initiatives.

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Government in the movies

We are going to conduct a March Madness-style bracket competition to find the best movie with a government theme.

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Bill proposes new employee verification system

The system, which would be based on databases operated in each state, would offer an option of including biometric data.

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DHS: SBInet system not being mothballed

Homeland Security Department officials say they accepted the prototype for Project 28 because the basic design will work in some, though not all, terrains.

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Cyber Storm II stirring

DHS is preparing to lead federal agencies, states, foreign governments and industry in a weeklong cybersecurity exercise next month.

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NRC CIO looks to modernize agency

At the top of Darren Ash's list is updating videoconferencing systems and improving broadband access at remote sites.

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IBM protests FBI fingerprint system award

The Government Accountability Office has until June 4 to make a decision.

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Fountain: FISMA's fifth birthday

This is a good time to assess what has worked and what more needs to be done for security.

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Kelman: Keeping an eye on the prize

By offering prizes, you can get more research bang for the buck, but will agencies take a risk?

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IG: DOD fails to keep contractor performance records

The inspector general found that the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System didn't include ratings on all active system contracts and many entries were late.

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Clearances: Faster, but not better

Lawmakers worry about the quality of security clearances as agencies speed their processing.

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Circuit

More turnover at USDA; Evans’ GPS woes; It’s not the A list; Facebook: More than a dating service

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4 studies in collaboration — Case 4: MAX Federal Community

Budget managers do their number crunching in a collegial online workplace.

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4 studies in collaboration — Case 3: Puget Sound Information Challenge

Good ideas come to government agencies that ask people to contribute them.

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Springer touts OPM's strategic plan for next two years

The Office of Personnel Management's strategic and operational plan for 2008 to 2010 includes new goals on retirement, security and the workforce.

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4 studies in collaboration — Case 2: TSA’s IdeaFactory

Frontline employees give unfettered suggestions to the headquarters office.

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4 studies in collaboration — Case 1: Intellipedia

Intelligence analysts establish trust in an online community of their own making.

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The collaboration gurus

The Collaboration Project, led by the National Academy of Public Administration, looks to be a center of excellence focused on the Web 2.0 world and how these tools can help government.