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Letter: Outsourcing security is a bad idea
A reader argues that it makes more sense for civil service employees to handle security rather than spending their time training and overseeing contractors.
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Army's technology needs translate into busy procurement year
The Army PEO-EIS plans five RFPs in 2008 for an assortment of needs including radio frequency identification devices.
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GAO: Forest Service falls down on competitive-sourcing job
Also, the USDA agency couldn't provide statistics to support its claim that it saved more than $38 million between 2004 and 2006.
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Army to lift ban on public access to online library
The Federation of American Scientists had filed a FOIA request asking the Army to release all unclassified information housed at the Reimer Digital Library.
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TSA's CISO to join Unisys
After more than five years at the agency, Patricia Titus will step down next month.
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Letter: Degree required for acquisition workers
Regarding "In search of contracting officers": "...eliminate the requirement of a college degree... ." Did he really utter those words?
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DOD to test system to improve intergovernmental transactions
Officials say internal pilot in 2007 was successful, and now they want to expand it to civilian agencies.
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Agencies trying to strike a balance between security, information sharing
EPA moving to collaboration tools as way to promote data access for its employees and customers.
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Case closed after DHS drops labor relations plan
After DHS promised to drop its plans to revamp some labor regulations, a federal district court closed a case between the department and unions that opposed the plans.
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Government accountants: Taxpayers distrust federal financial reporting
Some taxpayers say accurate government financial information is important, can influence votes.
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Letter: USPTO has 'hoteling' program, not a flexible telework program
Many other patent professionals would prefer to keep their agency office space and have the flexibility to telework for two days per week, as the article showed one USPTO manager doing -- but the agency refuses to allow thousands of rank and file employees to do so.
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Letter: Finding truth in exit interview unlikely
Procurement is a small world, and it doesn't take long for news to travel. So why would someone commit "career suicide" and tell why they're really leaving.
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Letter: Step increases provide little financial boost in NSPS system
To me, these articles/blogs are very informative. But those of us who are in the lower [General Schedule] grades, who have reached step 10 receive nothing, other than the locality pay at the beginning of the year.
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Letter: DNA authentication is best
A member of the intelligence community advocates relying on DNA scans — stored in a stand-alone system — because other authentication methods are vulnerable to tampering.
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