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I love my job
FCW's survey of best agencies for information technology employees shows that many feds maintain a sense of idealism, even when faced with perennial workplace challenges.
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Web extra: Thinker, Sailor, Soldier, Scribe
James Webb brings disciplined leadership, respect for ranks to Navy post
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Senate confirms Brubaker as head of DOT research group
Paul Brubaker, who was an influential Senate staffer and former deputy CIO at DOD, returns to government after six years in industry.
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9/11 bill plugs holes
Legislation containing provisions to shore up homeland security weaknesses awaits the president’s signature.
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Pentagon tests IT portfolio approach
DOD hopes that bundling similar programs could lead to better project management.
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Welles: Getting away
Taking a vacation will improve your performance at work, and it can also be a test of your leadership.
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Voinovich: The workforce senator
George Voinovich has raised the profile of federal workforce issues and earned the respect of union leaders whose views often differ from his.
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Have contracting skills, will travel
House lawmakers want to send 600 GSA contracting employees to DOD.
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Executive decision ends impasse
Agreement reached on union election will let GAO get back to business.
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OMB says agency business cases improving
Latest Management Watch List report shows agencies removed 210 business cases from the watch list.
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Bush approves 9/11 bill
The legislation lets grants be awarded on a risk-based system, eases foreign travel through the Visa Waiver Program, and requires 100 percent screening of all aviation and maritime cargo within five years.
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OPM: Agencies need retirees back
The agency wants to change the law so retirees can return to work to train the next generation of feds.
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Senate committee approves bill to improve DHS management
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved a measure that would create a chief management officer at DHS.
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Working group to study e-democracy efforts
An international organization wants to know how online meetings can boost citizen participation in government.
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DOD creates new counterterrorism panel
The Combating Terrorism Coordination Council's task is to integrate some DOD initiatives that so far have operated independently of one another.
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OPM wants more HR LOB services
In request for information, the Office of Personnel Management asks vendors to provide details on employee hiring services.
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