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Brubaker's new focus is research

DOT's funding decisions will help shape the future civilian transportation infrastructure

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Coburn's NO e-gov vote

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IT central to challenges facing Justice

The department's IG gives IT its own spot on its annual top 10 list of management challenges and notes it plays a role in other areas of concern.

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IT Infrastructure LOB issues first metrics

Agencies should submit a five-year implementation plan by March 2008 for all measures under the line of business.

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Report: Legal eagles can aid cross-government collaboration

A study commissioned by NASCIO encourages government officials to establish clear governance models before beginning work on projects that cut across agency or government boundaries.

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McDonough: Ideas too good to sit on

An international conference on government provided ideas for changing the status quo

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Flying during Thanksgiving? The government is here to help

FAA will offer real-time updates on flight delays, and FAA and DOD have opened military airspace to commercial travel.

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Letter: CHCOs should communicate more with workers

Sharing internally hinges on the desire and ability to communicate up, down and sideways and the ability to recognize talent in all its forms.

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GSA's Mitchell to retire

Mary Mitchell has been a leader in e-government and financial management.

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Better information sharing on the horizon

Lawmakers' meeting with the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group provides initial details on how to improve threat assessment information.

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Lawmaker wants small biz to get more DHS work

The House Homeland Security Committee’s chairman says small firms can react quicker to change than large contractors can.

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GSA's 'financial house in order,' Doan says

The agency's commercial schedules program showed growth of 2.2 percent, a high for GSA.

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IG: Problems linger from rush to create TSA

DHS' inspector general also blamed TSA's lack of an integrated infrastructure on the CIO's lack of authority to do so.

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Records maintenance rule loses paper vs. digital distinction

Beginning Dec. 17, agencies will not submit separate plans for doing upkeep on digital files.

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House Democrats rebuke State's IG

They say he mismanaged an investigation into laptop computers thought to have posed a security risk.

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2008 workforce plans focus on telework, recruitment

The Chief Human Capital Officers Council will work more closely next year with OPM on its goals.

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The real e-gov: The national toilet registery

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Senate committee recommends Young for confirmation

John Young Jr. would become undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.

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Letter: Program coordination must exist at enterprise level

As many project managers will attest, you can seldom implement any solution without having dependencies on other strategic initiatives within an organization.

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Senate committee passes IG, telework, e-gov bills

The White House and Senate in close negotiations on the legislation, especially the Inspector General Reform Act.