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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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VA signs up for OPM’s USA Staffing application
The software is configured to automate recruitment, assessment referral and notification processes.
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SBA looks beyond small businesses to modernize systems
An agency official said SBA is willing to listen to any vendor that can offer a solution for modernizing and managing its loan management and accounting systems.
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Lord: Cyberwarfare means new rules of engagement
The incoming commander of the provisional Air Force Cyber Command said the United States needs new plans to deal with swift cyberattacks.
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CFOs, IGs share best practices for financial reports
The key to doing them right and effectively is to start early, the CFO Council and the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency said.
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Letter: Pay for performance bad from taxpayers' perspective
Although pay for performance is good for workers, the government must define who judges performance and what performance is.
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Meet Mr. Procurement Policy
Robert Burton sets directions for OFPP and steers governmentwide acquisition
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