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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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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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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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