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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.

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Suss hires two EDS veterans

Don Scott and George Sibley join the company's team.

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Harmony hires new VP of sales

William Sullivan will provide strategic and operational direction to the company's global sales operations and sales support teams, expand business partnerships, define sales channels, and set corporate objectives.

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Administration orders accountability for program performance

Agencies will select an agency performance improvement officer and approve annual and long-term goals toward improved program performance, according to the order.

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Letter: A database of 800,000 records is nothing

Why does the Bush administration need so much money for something that seems rather simple?

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Get a Life!: Don’t let the turkey get you down

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IG: IRS needs better plan for updating aging hardware

The agency has been working to maintain and replace old hardware, but it lacks funding and comprehensive information, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.

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Bush signs DOD spending bill, vetoes Labor, HHS, Education bill

The fiscal 2008 Defense bill would give the military more than $459 billion in discretionary spending.

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OMB again reminds agencies to comply with Section 508

The latest memo comes after a GSA survey found only 3 percent of procurements included the accessibility standards.

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New law cuts $3B for border security

Bush signed into law today an appropriations bill that did not include an amendment that would have funded unmanned aerial vehicles and ground sensors.

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Senate bill would increase IG oversight

But the Inspector General Reform Act would also give them more authority and ensure their funding is not reduced.

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Survey: Retirement wave not a major concern

Federal managers surveyed by Tandberg said other issues such as the war in Iraq are more pressing.

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ODNI gets new associate director, CFO

Janice Lambert has been CFO at IRS for nearly two years.

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Court orders White House to preserve e-mail backups

A complaint alleges that the Bush administration has illegally discarded about 5 million e-mail messages that it was required to keep under records laws.

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Survey focuses on green purchases

It asks if agencies buy with the environment in mind.