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Army: Bolstering acquisition workforce could take 10 years
It will take three years to hire 1,400 employees and even more time to properly train them and get support from service leaders, Lt. Gen. Ross Thompson said.
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CHCO Council to gauge effectiveness of federal hiring, training
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council wants to hear from Presidential Management Fellows about their positive experiences at the agencies where they worked.
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Illinois, Microsoft team on fusion architecture
The project, managed by the Illinois State Police, incorporates the National Information Exchange Model, and includes the Global Justice XML standard.
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Letter: Agency use of Lean Six Sigma a political process
Consequently, agencies lose resources to the point that there are not enough to perform some functions.
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Arizona signs on for enhanced driver's licenses
The licenses, which will require a photo ID and an RFID chip containing an ID number, will comply with WHTI and Real ID requirements.
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Air Force pushes cyber warrior training
Cyber Command and the Air National Guard are among the organizations creating classes and defining roles.
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Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. revises IT processes
The agency hires the Ambit Group to help transform its business practices after an audit found deficiencies in 34 IT process areas.
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Waxman, Davis press Bloch about alleged file deletion
The lawmakers have asked Special Counsel Scott Bloch for a transcribed interview about allegations that he improperly deleted files from his office PC.
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No SBInet payment for Boeing until system is usable
Integration problems are holding up the completion of Project 28, the initial step in the border security system.
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OFPP: Stop giving incentive awards for average contractor work
Administrator Paul Denett said agencies sometimes pay contractors extra even when they fail to meet objectives.
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USAJobs links up with major search engines
Information about federal job openings is available through Internet search engines as a result of new Office of Personnel Management initiative.
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GSA issues laptops to kick off teleworking plan
Concerns about employees using unsecured personal computers to access agency networks led to the step, GSA's CIO said.
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IG to DHS: Spend more wisely
In a semiannual report to Congress, the IG said the department could have done a better job of spending $26 million.
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Letter: Higher-level politics impede COTRs
A director hindered the efforts of one contracting officer's technical representative.
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OMB gives agencies method to measure EA value
New practice guide will help architects show how enterprise architecture can help programs meet missions needs.
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DISA acquisition executive retires
Diann McCoy will finish her government career Jan. 3, 2008.
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Group to GSA: Be a 'trusted adviser,' 'thought leader'
A Northern Virginia Technology Council’s working group told officials to win back customer confidence by speeding processes and using cutting-edge technology.
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DHS' data mining sparks more controversy
Although the department ended one program, it is still conducting visual analytics research through another.
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