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Unions commend NSPS changes but say it still needs work
The Defense authorization law for 2008 makes major adjustments to DOD's National Security Personnel System.
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A Davis retrospective: 12 years of making news
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), who announced today that he would not seek another term, has been focused on information technology issues since his very first term in 1996, as seen in this career retrospective.
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Agencies head back to college to recruit acquisition workers
OMB and OPM have started the Federal Acquisition Intern Coalition to educate college students about government jobs.
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ODNI releases standards for suspicious-activity reporting
They place fusion centers at the center of how information moves among local, state and federal law enforcement officials.
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Davis to leave House
The Virginia Republican and longtime champion of technology and procurement issues said he would not run for an eighth term.
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Condon joins Booz Allen Hamilton
Mary Ellen Condon formerly was vice president and director of strategic services at SRA International.
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GSA to grade agencies on 508 compliance
The IT Accessibility and Workforce division will sample solicitations and let agencies know how well they are meeting the requirements.
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Justice CISO Heretick to retire
Dennis Heretick, who has 40 years of federal government work, plans to work as a consultant for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s chief information officer.
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Letter: Restricting network use could have unintended consequences
A reader says the current practice of having contractors log onto corporate Web sites to record daily timesheet data is the cheapest, easiest way to satisfy contractual obligations -- but it could be banned under DOD’s proposed restrictions
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Bush to order agencies to ignore some earmarks
The president promises to curtail spending tucked into committee reports and authorization bills.
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OMB to agencies: Use business standards in new financial software
In a new memo, OMB requires agencies to use governmentwide business standards when they upgrade their financial systems software and move to a shared-services provider.
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GAO to Customs: Improve cargo assessments
More and better performance measures are needed to determine if the Container Security Initiative is effective, GAO said.
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Letter: End the acquisition Cold War
In one reader's view, government’s business naiveté has led to Soviet-style inefficiency in contracting, and it will take some enlightened leadership to end it.
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Pennsylvania gets new CIO
Brenda Orth succeeds Kristen Miller, who state officials said resigned to return to the private sector.
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DOD considers prohibiting personal use of networks
All online traffic would have to be purely official business, Lt. Gen. Charles Croom said of the proposal, which aims to better secure networks.
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