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Former Office of Personnel Management employees plead guilty to stealing

Two accounting technicians stole more than $27,500, according to OPM.

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House axes stability ops center

Lawmakers want to cut project’s funding, surprising some.

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Are they A-76 winners or second-class feds?

Public/private jobs competitions are unpopular with lawmakers, fraught with anxiety for employees and increasingly not worth the trouble for companies invited to compete.

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GAO site gets a facelift

Its new home page features a tabbed approach and aims to improve site usability.

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Security clearance process needs new ideas

Agency working group issues RFI for industry to offer alternatives to current procedures.

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TSA could lose FAR exemption

Lawmakers want TSA to follow the same procurement rules that everyone else does.

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Does DHS need a chief manager?

Lawmakers would like a CMO to provide long-term management continuity at DHS.

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Getting the message out

Everyone talks about best practices, but like messages in a bottle, best practices are difficult to find. Should agencies be trying harder?

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Digital standards come first

Before agencies digitize their records, LOC group must develop standards.

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Congress touts telework

New legislation has program advocates optimistic about telework's momentum.

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Buzz of the Week

OMB’s Burk will leave legacy of change.

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E-authentication grows up

GSA bets agencies will be willing to pay a fee for e-authentication services.

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Information assurance still a tough sell at DOD, ex-official says

Linton Wells says it's difficult to measure a return on investment in that area.

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SmartBuy deals for e-records management in works

GSA released a request for quotes to more than 1,300 vendors to submit a bid to join the enterprisewide software license contract.

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Virtual sergeant does recruiting

Army creates an intelligent search tool to assist overworked service recruiters.

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Feds’ citizenship checks expanded

Agencies caught in the immigration debate; DHS system to check worker data.

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Congress takes aim at US-VISIT

DHS must fix security holes; funding may be cut.

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DOD works communication issues for transformation

Communications among people, not technology, is the key to the successful transformation of Defense Department’s business systems.

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Army extends work on deployment database

Under a sole-source contract, DeticaDFI will maintain and update a database that helps Army officials track and analyze information about all deployments since September 2001.

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DOD works communication issues for transformation

The Business Transformation Agency looks to Enterprise Services Group to focus on priorities.