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Bush threatens veto of DHS appropriations bill

The administration says the legislation exceeds the president's fiscal 2008 budget request by $2.2 billion.

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GPO explores producing electronic IDs

The agency seeks a commercial operating system it could use to run its e-credentialing.

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House committee approves $459.6B for Defense

The Appropriations Committee's bill would cut $406 million from DOD's Future Combat Systems request and would tighten oversight of contractors.

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Diplomats take a shine to Wikipedia-like app

Diplopedia, launched last September, features more than 1,400 articles, with 255 agency employees registered as editors.

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Baxter joins telecom firm as VP for federal sales

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Nummy joins Grant Thornton

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DOJ's case management system enters design phase

The department plans to deploy the Litigation Case Management System by October 2008.

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GSA's HSPD-12 rolls continue to rise

Officials expect to issue more than 550,000 cards by October 2008.

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Editorial: A full story

The mainstream media buries influential procurement issues under controversy-driven hoopla.

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Circuit

An out-of-this-world internship; USDA’s CFO also gets CIO hat.

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DHS, DOD solving first responder ID card interoperability problem

The Summer Breeze exercise in Washington metropolitan area runs multiple scenarios for emergency services personnel.

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Welles: Sticky floors

Behaviors that make you linger in a job can inhibit the growth of your career.

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DHS delivers US-VISIT plan

Program’s director says an exit system will be in place by December 2008.

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Many feds decide to stick around

Acquisition study finds employees eligible to retire are not leaving the workforce.

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OSC’s Bloch plays defense

Office of Special Counsel leader answers criticism about his management style.

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Spending database takes shape

Much work remains to be done to create mandatory database by the 2008 deadline.

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A 21st-century head count

The Census Bureau prepares to conduct a decennial census like no other it has performed in its 220-year history.

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DOD takes aim at jihadist Web sites

The number of such sites is now estimated to be in the thousands.

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Army urges service growth

Recruiting enough people to field more combat teams could prove difficult.

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Taxpayer advocate: IRS may shortcut taxpayer rights to reduce tax gap

The IRS Automated Collection System is a better investment than private debt collection initiatives now under consideration, according to a report by the National Taxpayer Advocate.