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Lisagor: My crystal ball says...

If some of these predictions sound unlikely, it's not because my crystal ball exaggerates.

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Welles: The age of speed

Master the use of timesaving devices so you have more time for life’s important moments.

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Schwartz: Focusing on searchability

When it comes to online searches, people are concerned with what they aren't finding.

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Report: Don't give up on pay-for-performance system

Many feds are still skeptical about pay for performance, but the idea remains a promising alternative to the General Schedule pay system.

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EPA hopes to deliver better search results

The agency plans to ask industry experts for help in making information more accessible to the public.

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Air Force seeks command and control system for cyber ops

The system would be designed to automatically detect an attack on Air Force networks and generate alerts and recommended responses.

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House wants to fine-tune DHS research strategy

Proposed legislation would push the department's science and technology directorate to more clearly define the costs and requirements of near-term projects and to put more emphasis on long-term planning.

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GAO: FAA needs to hit acquisition performance goals

The ramifications of missing budget and schedule targets will become more severe as the agency makes the transition to its Next Generation Air Transportation system, according to a recent report.

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Letter: A little journalism 101 may be in order

A reader takes issue with a story that cites a GAO report without including the department's response.

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Gallagher moves to DHS to help implement HSPD-12

The former DOD official brings experience with secure identity card programs.

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GAO: Agencies need to improve COOP recordkeeping

Agencies aren't producing adequate documentation of continuity-of-operations exercises, the Government Accountability Office has found.

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GSA awards 3 companies places on HR LOB schedule

Vendors under Schedule 738.X will compete with five agency shared services providers.

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Senate wants Coast Guard to oversee Deepwater

The Senate passed a bill that would increase oversight of the $24 billion modernization initiative.

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TIGTA: IRS wasted money in early HSPD-12 efforts

The lead for Treasury's implementation of the initiative spent $3.5 million on unnecessary hardware, software and services, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

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Senate confirms four DHS nominees

The jobs include assistant secretary of ICE and assistant administrator of FEMA.

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Customer satisfaction with e-gov falls

One reason for the decline might be greater expectations for Web 2.0 applications, said Errol Hau, a senior director at ForeSee Results, which conducted the survey.

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Arbitrator orders ATF to let examiners telework

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives must extend telework to legal-instrument examiners under an arbitration panel ruling.

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FOIA reform bill now in Bush's hands

Congress unanimously approved legislation that would increase compliance requirements and establish a governmentwide ombudsman to handle problems.

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Congress weaves IT oversight into 2008 spending bill

The bill would require the Justice Department to report to lawmakers on Sentinel, the State Department to make its Web site more accessible and NOAA to adhere to new contracting protocols.