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Michigan IT shop faces cuts
Legislature averted a government shutdown, but the state’s IT staffing remains uncertain
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Patent examiners struggle with backlog
GAO finds high turnover rate and quotas impede the patent review process
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What makes a Power Player?
FCW's second annual Power Players special report recognizes the most prominent deciders in the government IT community.
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Privacy, security depend on program managers, experts say
Executives responsible for their organizations' compliance with security and privacy rules push them down to program managers to follow through in daily operations.
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Letter: How much do long-time feds earn?
They are maintaining systems that will take years to replace.
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Group files motion to preserve e-mail backup tapes
CREW says the Bush administration has illegally discarded 5 million e-mail messages, and it seeks a temporary restraining order to ensure the backups are kept.
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In new 500-day plan, ODNI previews the future
The intelligence community sets out nine core and 33 enabling initiatives complete with milestones and metrics.
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Experts tout virtual work environments
Knowledge management experts at the Program Management Summit 2007 agreed that virtual offices are the wave of the future for effective collaboration.
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Robbins Gioia promotes O'Brien
Marie O-Brien will be president of the company's newly combined defense and intelligence divisions.
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FBI turns to small businesses for IT support
The agency is looking for contractors to design and support automated IT systems on its mainframes and computers.
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Air Force to get "cyber sidearms"
The tool could come in a number of forms, but the goal is to help service members quickly detect and alert others to cyberattacks.
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Wall takes charge of business development for Lockheed unit
Mary Wall was previously area sales director for federal civilian sales at Unisys.
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Morrison and Foerster expands Government Contracts practice
The company has hired Keric Chin, an Air Force retiree, as of counsel.
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Incoming CIO: Data crucial to Army's situational awareness
Jeffrey Sorenson said the service must make information more accessible to reduce uncertainty in decision-making.
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Letter: Government work unattractive to engineering grads
They can get better jobs, pay and benefits by working in the private sector.
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Be adaptable, SSA's CIO tells program managers
Thomas Hughes said predicting trends and focusing on agencies' missions should be their main goals.
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Mike Butler wants to card you
Leader of GSA’s smart card program will use his vision to guide the HSPD-12 effort
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Power Players | 1 - Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)
Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Power Players | 2 - Karen Evans
Administrator of e-government and information technology at the Office of Management and Budget.
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