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DHS names first deputy undersecretary for management
Elaine Duke, formerly DHS' chief procurement officer, will take on the job.
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OPM expands functions of labor agreement database
Users can now search the site using key words and create reports from available information.
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Agencies fall short on HSPD-12 deadline
OMB cites significant progress in setting the foundation for standard ID cards
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SBA drafts policy on authorizing access to employee e-mail
The agency's CIO told senior managers to halt e-mail retrievals without prior approval from the CIO's office.
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Terrorist watch list problems continue to rankle lawmakers
Four years after its inception, the watch list database still contains numerous errors, is not fully consolidated and is not supported by a clear strategy for screening people.
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SBInet stumbles on its first steps
Software integration problems have held up the first segment of the multibillion-dollar program.
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Treasury's comptroller plans system to track bank reports
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency wants the system to make the most of electronically capturing data for application processing, support a flexible workflow, maintain critical records, and monitor and report on corporate applications and notices.
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Military needs offensive cyber operations
Rogue nations and corporate entities have been conducting cyber operations for decades, and it's about time that the U.S. military steps up, a reader writes.
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FCW time machine: 2003 | Then…and now
What happened to a proposal to create two career tracks for officials in the Senior Executive Service?
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Feds seek the art of negotiation
Policy-makers now have data to use in addressing acquisition workforce gaps
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Sorting the personal from the public
Cleaning up personal data inadvertently posted on government sites is no easy task
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Program managers are also security managers
Federal program managers are reminded to protect data
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Jefferts’ pursuit is precision
Physicist at NIST leads a team that manages to keep the rest of us on atomic time
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Editorial: Waxman at a crossroads
Waxman now faces an important decision: Does he want to have an impact, or is he comfortable sitting outside throwing stones?
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The competition question
Procurement changes recommended by Marcia Madsen’s panel seek to open the government market and increase competition
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Bush to nominate new Air Force assistant secretary
John Gibson is deputy undersecretary of Defense for management reform.
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