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Letter: State Department Web site still dry
The new Dipnote blog has not made a difference in openness or entertainment, a reader says.
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Talking across the fence
IT industry groups have complex relationships with the federal agencies and lawmakers they often collaborate with
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Tickets to travel
How border states, with the blessing of the Homeland SecurityDepartment, are setting their own card standards for identifying travelers at border crossings
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Risher | The IT pay conundrum
Setting the stage for pay-for-performance for information technology specialists
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DOD relents and names a CMO
Many agree that a chief management officer is needed but some question the particulars
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DHS under more scrutiny after attacks
Agencies told to hold contractors accountable for cybersecurity when they write contracts
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Buzz of the Week | Embracing Web 2.0
The State Department's entry into the blogosphere last week intrigued us. It was unusual, especially for a government agency whose history dates to 1789.
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A few minutes with... Kevin Carroll
Kevin Carroll retired last week as the Army’s program executive officer for enterprise information systems after eight years at the helm of the service’s top information technology shop. In an interview with Federal Computer Week, Carroll reflected on his time in the Army.
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OMB mandates the use of foreign-trade system
New requirement is related to the regulation of imported goods under the Safe Ports Act of 2006.
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OPM: Calling all SES hopefuls
Agency seeks to expand feds’ enrollment in executive leadership training program
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SEC case proves merit pay is hard
Arbitrator identifies subjective practices in SEC’s merit compensation system
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NARA security classification chief steps down
J. William Leonard has been responsible for overseeing the policies of the governmentwide security classification system and the National Industrial Security Program since 2002.
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Private-sector info-sharing network in works
The Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association, led by former DHS Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson, is working on a network for use in emergencies.
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McManus to leave government work
The Commerce Department's deputy chief information officer and chief technology officer has held the position for less than a year.
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McManus to leave government work
The Commerce Department's deputy chief information officer and chief technology officer has held the position for less than a year.
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DISA setting up new network monitoring center
The Information Sharing Operations Center will gather data about the status of various services feeding data to the military networks for a variety of applications.
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DISA sees managed services as the future
Agency CIO John Garing wants to expand DISA's use of this approach to software.
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