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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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Letter: NSPS benefits some but hurts others
One reader says that when supervisors refuse to let employees take on additional responsibilities, those employees are unfairly penalized under NSPS
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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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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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