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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.

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States could get Real ID money

DHS sends plan to Hill to reinvigorate flow of grant funding to establish the program.

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DHS starts down new financial path

Agency to consolidate financial operations by expanding use of two existing systems

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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.