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DISA revisits Encore II contract
The agency will take another look at vendor proposals for a place on the $12.2 billion contract.
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2008 Watch List: Completing the picture
Bush administration officials vow to advance the President’s Management Agenda while there is still time
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Editorial: Let the real debate begin
The presidential candidates have given government management issues only glancing attention.
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ODNI issues new metadata standards
Three memos detail common procedures for tagging information for the intelligence community.
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Late AMT patch delays IRS tax processing
The agency must reprogram its systems to accommodate the last-minute alternative minimum tax changes.
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Registration to ease international travel
Provisions in the fiscal 2008 spending bill call for expanding Registered Traveler.
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IT crucial to USPS’ updated business strategy
But the president of the American Postal Workers Union worries that cutting labor costs is too central to the plan.
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Acquisition official: DOD, industry must communicate
To improve the process of awarding contracts, full engagement is crucial, Shay Assad wrote in a new memo.
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The FCW Punch Line Contest: Who’s laughing now?
Find out who the winner and runners-up were for the "You know you have been a fed too long when..." contest.
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Senate confirms new Census director
Stephen Murdock has said he supports moving the census to an online format.
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Rule will make passport cards scannable from several feet away
Border guards will be able to access the card's unique identifying number, but no personally identifiable information.
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Management briefs
Rand: Feds should not drop pay-for-performance efforts; GAO gives FAA good marks for hitting acquisition targets; DOD’s Gallagher moves to DHS to assist with HSPD-12
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HSPD-12 credentials still few and far between
OMB's latest report shows less than 1 percent of employees have compliant identification cards.
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Labor plans FM LOB competition
The department wants to modernize its financial management functions, and reduce disparate and overlapping systems and data.
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Letter: Core competency reconsidered
Information technology management must be treated as an essential function at the Defense Department and other agencies.
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Veto of DOD authorization bill delays new procurement rules
Bush's decision not to sign the legislation -- mainly because of a section on Iraq -- surprises lawmakers.
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NARA's deputy archivist steps down
Adrienne Thomas, who has been assistant archivist for administration and chief financial officer since 1994, will replace Lewis Bellardo.
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