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Study finds shortcomings in government management
A new study has revealed a disconnect between Americans' perception of how the government manages its programs and how federal managers rate their programs.
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GAO: DOD needs CMO to guide business transformation
The department's idea of having a part-time chief management officer is not enough to get the job done, Comptroller General David Walker told senators.
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DOD unveils new employee phone monitoring policy
The new rules, which update a 1981 policy, also spell out for the first time the ground rules for network attacks by DOD officials to test how secure the military’s defenses are.
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Letter: Agency employment biased toward high-level employees
Lower-level positions are often contracted out, making it hard to compare industry pay and public-sector pay.
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Letter: Consolidation of competing military offices should be welcomed
It would improve efficiency, reduce redundancy and rapidly bring university research and industrial products to the commanders and soldiers on the battlefield.
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Letter: VA must stop being efficient with ineffective processes
Efficient data extraction, ensured data quality and an effective change management strategy are department's most significant challenges, a reader says.
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Budget hurdles threaten 2010 census
The Census Bureau has already had to cut 11 dress rehearsals, and Senate appropriators want to withhold $10 million in 2008 if it doesn't report on steps it is taking to offer an online option.
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Letter: GSA praises Power Player
Martha Dorris manages the programs that simplify citizens' access to official government information and services, an agency official says.
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Commerce's CIO to leave
Barry West's last day will be Jan. 1, 2008. He is the third high-ranking official to leave the agency in the past three months.
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Letter: E-mail separation anxiety? Toss messages in a folder
Then purge the oldest items in the folder every three to four weeks, a reader suggests.
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Letter: CBP has no plans to change card technology
It also has no plans to accept TWIC cards as a secure Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative-compliant document for entry through a port of entry, a reader writes.
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NAS panel: Army needs unified net-centric center
The center could also be a primary support for all other military services and joint operations, according to the panel's report.
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ODNI earns kudos for 500-day plan
The document lays out guidelines and metrics for meeting information-sharing goals.
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Homeland security plan draws fire
Critics describe the Bush administration's updated strategy as vague and 'squishy.'
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Groups press White House on e-mail
The recent litigation highlights issues agencies face in electronic records management.
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