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Letter: The trouble with NSPS lies with the raters

A reader’s experience with NSPS highlights the problems of inexperienced reviewers and the incentive to save money

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Letter: NSPS fails to compensate employees fairly

A reader says DOD needs to admit its failure and return to the GS system

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Orth named Pennsylvania's CIO

Brenda Orth is also the deputy secretary of information technology at the state Administration Department.

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Info security consortium elects board members

The International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium has added five members to the board of directors.

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Cira resigns as FEMA's CIO

After 14 months on the job, Tony Cira leaves to join Lockheed Martin.

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Estimate of improper payments mounts with more scrutiny

Agencies reported a total estimate for improper payments of $55 billion in fiscal 2007 compared with $41 billion the year.

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FCW Insider: Welcome to the first CIO blogger... maybe

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SIIA: Software, information industry benefit economy

Association leaders said a lack of comprehensive immigration reform is creating workforce problems for the software industry and the U.S. economy.

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Letter: More information, statistics needed about civilian performance awards

A reader writes: I'm a little curious as to the source of this article on the NSPS performance awards.

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Letter: Economics, budget issues important in government affairs

Regarding the comment piece, Wagner: The cost analysis muddle, a reader writes: I have learned that most people in government, including IGs, Congressmen and ESPECIALLY their staffs, have no clue about operations costs and the way the productive world actually operates.

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Air Force bases fight to claim Cyber Command

The center, which will focus on the country's cybersecurity, would bring in jobs and potentially millions of dollars in economic impact.

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TWIC card needs double since initial estimates

DHS and Lockheed Martin tout progress in enrollment, but a House subcommittee chairman promises continued oversight and presses DHS on a timeline for deployment.

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Bush names Reed as special assistant

Richard Reed will be assistant to the president for homeland security and senior director for continuity policy.

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The Lectern: A British government IT system that works

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Koefoot, Uhrin join CIT

The Center for Innovative Technology has named Eric Koefoot to its GAP Tech Fund Investment advisory board and John Uhrin to its GAP BioLife investment committee.

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DOD civilian workers to get performance paychecks tomorrow

Employees with the highest job performance rating will see 10 percent average raises in their paychecks.

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State orders passport printers from L-1

The government expects to begin using the printers this summer at mega-processing centers in Arkansas and Arizona.

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Memo: USDA prepared for CIO, CFO vacancies

CIO/CFO Charles Christopherson Jr. said the agency has plans to replace several employees who recently resigned or retired.

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Letter: Appreciation for baby boomer experience welcome

Baby boomers' wealth of experience, past success in a chosen career and a desire to continue service can improve government.

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Letter: New HR system won’t solve USPS workforce woes

A reader says the Postal Service does not do enough to support its hardworking, loyal employees.