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NASA launching to outer space via cyberspace
The agency has turned to the virtual world Second Life to spark an exchange of ideas about future NASA projects.
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Doan, Bloch trade barbs over leaked report
Special Counsel Scott Bloch denies leaking the report and accuses GSA Administrator Lurita Doan of contriving the whole thing.
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FAS names new deputy commissioner
Barney Brasseux is currently FAS assistant commissioner for the Office of Travel, Motor Vehicles and Card Services.
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IG: Contract data late, incorrect
Data entered manually rather than downloaded to the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation is to blame, GSA's inspector general says.
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NASA juggles a mixed workforce
Contractor-heavy NASA seeks ways to improve workforce management.
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FEMA embarks on IT upgrades
New strategy will enable the agency to use DHS administrative systems.
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Waxman reforms ride on DOD bill
The tried-and-true strategy may not work without Senate and president’s support.
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OSC: Doan violated Hatch Act
Doan decries leak of special counsel report and asks to have the findings withdrawn.
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Sade: Be mentors
Senior GSA official urges agencies to transfer acquisition skills to younger workers.
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DHS vows to fix information network
Feds are collaborating with state and local first responders to improve data sharing.
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DOD's high-risk culture
Salespeople who promise leaps in technology are more appealing to DOD's leaders than modest peddlers who offer incremental improvements.
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Congress watches its own watchdog
Lawmakers probe employee complaints about GAO’s new personnel system.
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Wagner: Lead with the mission
How to transcend the IT stuff and get to the point, which is enabling agency programs to succeed.
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OMB to agencies: Use more performance-based contracts
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy says the contracts should make up 45 percent of agencies' awards through fiscal 2011.
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Discrepancies get Doan another invitation to Capitol Hill
The House oversight committee wants to discuss her "unsubstantiated allegations" of poor performance and bias against employees who criticized her actions.
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Senators call for management reforms at DOD
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $648.8 billion authorization bill for fiscal 2008 that sets the stage for a showdown with the House about FCS funding.
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Doan's attorney fires back for leaked report
In a letter to Special Counsel Bloch, her attorney expresses "utter outrage" that the report was leaked and asks him to assign the investigation to another body.
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