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Wagner: A society of immortals
Too often, it is easy to forget that workplaces are made up of people — and the golden rule still matters
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Army hires LGS to help with network upgrades
The company will conduct the upgrades at military facilities in Germany.
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VA taps EDS for personal identity verification cards
Under the $11.6 million contract, the company will assist VA in issuing cards in a format accepted throughout the federal government.
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GTSI names president, COO
Scott Friedlander joined the company in 2001 after 19 years at Xerox.
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Letter: Johnson has been asleep at the wheel
OMB's Clay Johnson is the only one who oversees IGs, but he has not been doing his job.
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IG: DOD fails on competition
The department made awards with improper competition and didn't justify why it went outside DOD for acquisition services, a new report states.
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DHS infrastructure protection chief cites progress
Bob Stephan cited the department's partnerships with state and local authorities as crucial to future success.
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Clinton: Alaska Native firm may have gotten unfair bonus
Chenega Technology Services improperly won a DHS contract, and the senator wants the IG to investigate the award further.
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OFPP issues policy requiring training for support workers
It also standardizes the skills contracting officer technical representatives must have.
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Letter: Editorial trivializes disagreement between IG, contracting officers
If Lurita Doan goes soft now, more contracting officers will leave government service and more companies will leave the GSA schedules.
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Letter: OPM's suspension of telework unfair
The agency says it will reinstate telework after employees have been trained on a modernized retirement system, but one reader expects delays.
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IRS Oversight Board fears tax processing delays
If Congress delays action on the alternative minimum tax, IRS may have to reprogram its systems, postponing return and refund processing.
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Boutelle takes spot at Cisco
He joins the company as vice president of its Global Government Solutions Group.
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DIA at work on new data-sharing system
The agency hires McDonald Bradley to design and build the Force Protection Assessment system.
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Boutelle joins Cisco
The former Army CIO is the company's new vice president of its Global Government Solutions Group.
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Thompson joins Harmony Information Systems' board
The former HHS secretary is the fifth member of the board to accept the appointment.
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How secure are security clearances?
Recent guilty plea of former FBI, CIA employee calls the process into question
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Bush codifies program improvement
New executive order institutionalizes PART and sets up formal accountability processes
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DOD program manager: Know Army needs before bidding
Gary Winkler, program executive officer for DOD's Enterprise Information Systems, is working to reduce the number of contract protests.
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