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Letters: The problem with NSPS
The National Security Personnel System continues to inspire fear, loathing and letters to the editor.
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DOD rallies around Lean Six Sigma
The methodology has become the Defense Department's "tool of choice" for business transformation.
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DHS pushes back schedule for deploying virtual fence
The department has given SBInet more time to complete its first phase.
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Survey shows CIOs losing seat at the table
ITAA's 18th annual CIO Survey finds more chief information officers are not reporting to the agency's head.
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Transportation security officers get more whistleblower protection
They can appeal whistleblower retaliation complaints to the Merit Systems Protection Board under a new agreement.
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Letter: Stop stripping Americans of their privacy
A reader says we should enforce the laws already in place instead of finding new ways to take away Americans’ civil liberties.
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Report: NARA doubted White House e-mail archives in 2004
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a detailed account of the archive system, but Republicans questioned that report's veracity.
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DHS seeks new workforce formula
The department's chief procurement officer says he will change the formula officials use to determine the appropriate number of acquisition workers.
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Census to update online database
The Census Bureau awarded a contract to IBM Global Business Services Federal to replace American FactFinder, its Web portal for population data.
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TSA deputy CIO moving to U.S. Courts
Joe Peters becomes the fourth senior technology executive to leave DHS in the past month.
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VA fills out security staff with CISO
Jaren Doherty was the chief information security officer at HHS and NIH.
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DHS allows industry liaison to keep his business ties
The Science and Technology Directorate allows its first chief commercialization officer to maintain some of his ties to industry, and although Thomas Cellucci has recused himself from potential conflicts of interest, some observers worry about appearances.
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Panel: Management agenda in feds' hands
When the Bush administration leaves office, career federal employees will be crucial for maintaining agencies' progress toward better program management, experts say.
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Northrop Grumman names new acquisition policy director
Mitchell Waldman was previously national security adviser to former Sen. Trent Lott.
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Demand for hybrid driver's licenses high in Washington
The state has issued more than 2,000 new hybrid drivers license-passport cards in the past month, and 13,000 more people have signed up for them.
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DHS awards three contracts for HSPD-12 services
BearingPoint, EDS and XTec will provide secure identification card implementation and issuance support under the $180 million procurement.
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