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GAO and union reach accord

GAO, IFPTE agree to union-representation election for agency analysts.

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DOD, DNI move toward Web-based info sharing

The organizations' CIOs signed an agreement to create an environment through which Pentagon and intelligence officials can access secure services.

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Report: DOD underestimated personnel system cost

DOD estimated it would cost $158 million to implement its National Security Personnel System, but GAO found that the figure doesn't include the full costs of deploying NSPS.

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Davis to OSC: Hand over e-mails from Bloch's personal account

Davis also asked the chairman of America Online to preserve all e-mail messages from Bloch's account.

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GSA set to issue HSPD-12 cards

The agency plans to have 22 enrollment stations operating by Aug. 24.

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DHS releases Real ID implementation plan

The plan includes a staffing configuration for the Real ID Program Office and goals to focus on in the next year.

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Survey: Most HR officials favor ditching GS pay system

A majority of federal chief human capital officers want to scrap the General Schedule pay system and move to performance-based pay systems, a survey by the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton found.

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GAO, union agree on representation election

GAO analysts will vote in a union-representation election as a result of an agreement between the agency and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.

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CIO, CTO at printing office pull job switch

CIO Reynold Schweickhardt and CTO Michael Wash will continue to work on their current projects in their new roles.

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GSA names Krumbholz director of network services

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Lawmakers: Poor policies enable contractor performance to go unchecked

Companies that performed poorly were still able to win subsequent contracts because of poor oversight, lawmakers said.

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Official: DOD HR system on track for late 2008

DOD officials decided to move forward with the system based on Business Transformation Agency Director David Fisher's assessment of it.

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Agriculture CFO to double as CIO

Charles Christopherson Jr., USDA's chief financial officer since November 2005, has led several joint initiatives between the two offices.

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Lawmakers want online census for 2010

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) promised to force the Census Bureau to at least test using the Internet for the decennial count.

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House approves measure to rehire retired passport workers

The bill would let the State Department rehire retired Foreign Service workers to help handle a severe backlog of passport applications.

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VA Secretary Nicholson to leave

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9-11 Commission recommendations bill off to conference

House Democratic lawmakers hope for quick agreement with Senate, although potential sticking points include first-responder interoperability and cargo screening deadlines.

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GAO: Senior-level turnover at DHS double that of other agencies

The report follows findings the House Homeland Security Committee released last week stating that 24 percent of the department's executive resource positions are unfilled.