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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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Showing everybody the money
OMB launches a federal spending Web site ahead of schedule to the surprise of skeptics
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Online maps track candidates' money
The Federal Election Commission launched a new map application that tracks congressional candidates' donations and spending for the 2008 House and Senate elections.
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DHS hires General Dynamics to support cybersecurity work
The $48.2 million contract will be for situational awareness and technical assistance under the agency's Einstein program.
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NMCI follow-on plan nearly complete
The Navy is still deciding whether to keep some functions of the replacement network in-house.
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Former OMB chief architect joins MEGA
Richard Burk adds to his consulting work a position on the company's advisory board.
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Senate confirms VA secretary nominee
James Peake replaces James Nicholson, who resigned in September.
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Letter: Article mischaracterizes Bechtel's post-Katrina work
FEMA praised Bechtel employees' work in the affected areas of Mississippi, and DHS' IG expressed concern about FEMA's oversight, not about the company.
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