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IGs, CIOs team on IT security
Collaboration — instead of antagonism — improves outcome for FISMA compliance.
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Letters to the editor
Cut Waxman some slack; Cybersecurity actions speak louder than words; Background checks have been required for years
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Budget holdups could keep air travelers playing name game
Top DHS official says that funding for Secure Flight is key to fixing no-fly list problems.
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Welles: Getting ready to retire?
Richard Fidler’s retirement story illustrates the possibilities in store after a career in IT.
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ODNI changes FISMA focus
The intelligence agency is taking the lead in making reporting secondary to monitoring.
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Council for Excellence in Government, Avue team on workforce improvements
The partnership is designed to bring workforce issues to the forefront through online programs.
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Panel finds contracting disarray
Army needs leadership and training to reduce contracting fraud and abuse
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Gregory Garcia: His first year as cybersecurity czar
Industry and government observers say Garcia has made important progress, but challenges remain
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House passes $460B defense spending bill
After less than 10 minutes of debate, the House approved the legislation, which includes a resolution to keep funding the government through Dec. 14.
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Homeland Security’s high-tech gamble
DHS’ low-profile “skunk works” seeks game-changing technologiesto thwart tomorrow’s terrorists
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Former Commerce official joins intellectual property firm
Robert Cresanti joins Ocean Tomo as managing director in charge of the company’s market indexes.
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White House to demand better program performance
Clay Johnson said an executive order will make program chiefs more accountable, and OMB will create performance assessment councils at every agency.
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Senate passes contracting oversight bill
The legislation calls for agencies to appoint an associate administrator for workforce programs and to set up internship programs for acquisition employees.
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GSA lashes back at DOD IG
GSA officials take issue with a report that states the Air Force wasted $607,000 by using GSA's assisted-acquisition services.
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Denett: IGs are 'aggravating,' and overstep boundaries
Inspectors general have taken over the role of program manager, the OFPP administrator says.
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NTEU endorses legislation to push telework
The National Treasury Employees Union is supporting a bill that would require agencies to establish written telework policies and name a full-time telework managing officer.
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Results-based focus key to telework, says GAO specialist
Telework in the government is lagging because agencies have never translated it into program goals, GAO's Bernice Steinhardt told a House hearing Tuesday.
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IRS expands CGI work on tax compliance
The company, working under a $10 million contract, will provide support and maintenance to the IRS’ Filing and Payment Compliance system implementation.
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Letter: Young people should consider private sector first
Agencies would benefit if young professionals get some experience in the private sector before entering public service, one reader writes.
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