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IRS prepares for processing overhaul
With Bush expected to sign a new tax patch into law, the agency faces up to 10 weeks of reprogramming and testing systems.
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Congress passes spending bill
It includes $70 billion for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and would require OMB and other agencies to justify why they intend to participate in e-government initiatives.
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GSA picks its telework chief
The agency looks to William Kelly, its director of HR Services, for help in meeting its goal of having 50 percent of its workers telecommuting by 2010.
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Census nominee supports Internet questionnaires
Stephen Murdock, Bush's nominee to head the bureau, said the agency must look into Web-based surveys while keeping privacy protection in mind.
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Suda to head DOT's Volpe Center
Robert Suda will be the innovation center's acting director, effective Jan. 14.
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Senate adds Iraq war funding to spending bill
The amendment is crucial to getting the omnibus bill passed before the continuing resolution expires Dec. 21.
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Fire breaks out in Old Executive Office Building
People were evacuated because of the blaze, which started on the second floor of the building near the vice president's ceremonial office.
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Letter: How much is pay a factor in outsourcing high-level workers?
Most of the federal jobs that end up competed out via A-76 are technical, administrative and support jobs, not high-end professional positions.
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Bureaucracy hurts homeland security, Bush aide says
Joel Bagnal, deputy assistant to the president for homeland security, is calling for a consolidation of the congressional review process for homeland security initiatives.
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USPS consolidates HR systems
The agency has replaced 70 systems with one that employees can access online at any time.
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House boosts funding for key homeland security projects
The $34.9 billion DHS would get includes $2.7 billion for emergency spending for border security and $475 million for US-VISIT.
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GSA, DOD sign SmartBuy deal for records management software
Point One will provide licenses, maintenance and training under the enterprise program.
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House passes $516B omnibus spending bill
In its current form, the bill would give $3 million to the E-Government Fund and $267 million to the Internal Revenue Service’s Business Systems Modernization effort.
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DHS' chief human capital officer resigns
Marta Brito Perez will leave the department Jan. 6, 2008, a little more than a year after being apointed to the job.
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Ballard to leave Perot Systems; Carrick to succeed him
The president of the company's Government Services division plans to pursue new opportunities.
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OPM is gaga over Google helping attract new hires
The partnership will provide Google users with information previously available only through a keyword search on the USAJobs Web site.
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IAC elects new Shared Interest Group leaders
The Industry Advisory Council announces the 2008 winners.
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GAO: Federal government lags on financial accounting
GAO blames unreliable agency information and problems with financial systems for the government's poor report.
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Broad approach best in emergencies, Chertoff says
Officials should be ready to deal with a crisis regardless of the cause and have a plan to work together, DHS' secretary said.
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