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Personnel issues top concern for DOD financial execs

Human capital issues were the dominant concern for Defense Department financial executives in a new study by the American Society of Military Comptrollers and Grant Thornton LLP.

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JFCOM gets new experimentation chief

Rear Adm. Dan Davenport to lead the command’s joint innovation and experimentation directorate.

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Controversial passport card system put out for bid

Border state officials remain concerned about the potentially harmful effects of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative on cross-border commerce.

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OMB details approach for HR Line of Business migrations

The new guidance takes into account public/private competition rules.

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GAO sustains Encore II protest

A DISA spokesman said the agency plans to fully implement the recommendations in the report, which has been placed under a protective order.

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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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Ryan becomes Mercury's VP for its federal business unit

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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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Buzz of the Week

Doan’s BlackBerry talks

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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.