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OMB: Agencies cut payment errors
Once agencies have measured and reported program errors, they are able to implement corrective actions to reduce those errors in subsequent years.
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Rep. Davis suggests his replacement as Congress' contracting lead
The congressman, who will not seek re-election after he finishes his term, recommends Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) for the job.
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Letter: Determining official business use of Internet will create more red tape
One of my concerns is: I'm able to obtain information from the Internet that's relevant to the support I provide today and the support I will likely be providing in the future. Web sites like this one keep us all informed of today's and tomorrow's needs.
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Are White House e-mails gone for good?
Major differences between COOP and e-mail archiving systems are center stage.
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DHS to promote Charbo
Scott Charbo, the department's CIO, will become deputy undersecretary for the National Planning and Programs Directorate, multiple sources confirmed.
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DHS 2009 budget request seeks $12B for border security, immigration
President Bush will be asking for a $775 million for the department's Secure Border Initiative.
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IG: DHS suffers from poor management
Integrating IT systems at DHS remains one of the greatest challenges, IG Richard Skinner wrote.
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Army CIO talks transformation
Organizational strategy would restructure functions to improve warfighter support.
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EPA, SSA get all greens on score card
On the latest President's Management Agenda score card, 82 percent of all grades are yellow or green.
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New TSA blog takes off
Officials launched the Evolution of Security blog to increase understanding and calm tempers.
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OMB: Give CFOs more responsibility
Chief financial officers are ready to go beyond data collection, said Danny Werfel, acting controller at the Office of Management and Budget.
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Letter: Restricting network use is a disservice to our troops
A reader says DOD has the tools to protect sensitive data without sacrificing the sanity of deployed troops by taking away their access to the outside world.
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Letter: Maybe DOD should ban Internet Explorer instead
A reader wonders how much of DOD’s security problem could be solved by using the Firefox browser rather than potentially blocking access to other agencies’ sites.
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Letter: Bans don’t work
A reader argues that rather than creating an environment that discourages legitimate work, DOD should educate employees on the importance of adhering to a security policy and punish those who violate it.
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Letter: How do you define non-official?
A reader says DOD’s proposed policy to ban personal use of networks would have to include a very clear -- and very detailed -- explanation of non-official traffic.
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Letter: Network restrictions would stifle innovation
A reader argues that government employees need access to online information to do their jobs.
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Letter: User education better than net restrictions
At a time when most corporations are realizing that the line between work and life is increasingly blurry, DOD seems to be considering a step back in time, writes one reader. Read the letter and post a comment.
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Letter: Not all Web traffic is a threat
A reader points out that many service members use Web-based e-mail to stay in touch with loved ones.
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