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Bush wants a security clearance reform plan by April 30
The memo's language reflects concerns that longstanding security clearance practices are preventing employees and contractors from beginning work.
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SBInet hits software snag
DHS says it needs to perform additional tests on the initial 28-mile segment of the SBInet border surveillance system.
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VA budget would boost health IT, claims processing
A significant amount of the IT money would go toward implementing an enhanced version of VA's electronic clinical health record system.
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SBA requests funding to improve loan-processing system
The agency wants to improve oversight of $85 billion in loans.
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OMB puts more investments on management watch list
The number of technology projects that need improvement grew by 47 percent in the fiscal 2009 budget request.
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DOD budget request focuses on personnel, not IT
Some technology programs receive boosts, including network-centric services.
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Budget takes aim at Justice earmarks
Bush's request would consolidate state and local law enforcement assistance grants and boost funding for counterterrorism activities.
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Ex-DHS chief of staff to head new tech center
Bruce Lawlor will be responsible for developing educational, research and outreach programs for the Center for Technology, Security, and Policy at Virginia Tech.
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Letter: Bosses don’t like ‘bad news’
One reader says he’s hesitant to trust political appointees’ reports to OPM about the success of NSPS.
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DOD adjusts to new pay rules
The federal government's effort to move to a pay-for-performance model is still a work in progress.
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A void in the community
Rep. Davis’ decision not to run again strikes a blow to House’s acquisition and IT chops.
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Exodus depletes USDA CIO's office
3 high-level executives leave in a short time amid claims of a hostile environment.
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Border security, immigration would get budget boost in '09
But the Bush administration proposes cutting funding of some state and local grants, a move Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) opposes.
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White House not telling what programs will be cut
President Bush announced last week that 151 programs would be reduced or cut, but administration officials say the list will not be public for another week.
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Letter: Ferriss’ ideas ring true
A reader who started a company to provide support to busy professionals finds much to agree with in Judy Welles’ review of “The 4-Hour Work Week.”
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Letter: NSPS is a betrayal of government employees
One reader says NSPS is nothing more than an attempt to “diminish wages, steal retirements, hoodwink faithful employees and steal from civil service employees.”
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IG to investigate traffic data program, contract
Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Anthony Weiner requested the audit of the Transportation Technology Innovation and Demonstration Program.
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GAO raises red flags on retirement systems modernization
Initial tests of a major software component have identified numerous problems that may not be easily fixed in time to meet OPM’s deadline.
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