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Feds stay competitive
Recent public/private sector competitions show insider knowledge is a real advantage.
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Kelman: Focus on the mission
To be a great federal leader, you have to be obsessed with your agency’s mission.
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DOD programs face day of reckoning
Services must convince Congress that they can fix troubled military programs.
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Army Corps of Engineers reshapes IT management
With the A-76 competition finally settled, the Corps will take central control of its information technology infrastructure under two directorates.
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TWIC contract protester wins subcontract
Integrated Biometric Technology ended its two-and-a-half month protest of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential contract.
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Harvard to study government response to crises
Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government has launched an initiative aimed at overcoming the incapacity of governments to react quickly to catastrophic events.
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Lawmakers assail DHS on responsiveness
At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, members called for Homeland Security officials to do a better job in responding to oversight requests.
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OFPP: Big programs require more training
Managers overseeing large programs must now meet training and experience requirements.
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USPS works to improve mail processing
The agency has awarded Serco a $51 million contract to provide technical, project management and information technology services for future equipment.
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Census approaches field test with fingers crossed
The use of automated data-collection devices is a major aspect of a redesigned census that officials say could provide more accurate results.
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IG faults Doan's handling of sole-source deal
In awarding the $20,000 public affairs contract, the GSA administrator may have violated federal ethics and procurement regulations, according to an inspector general report.
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Orange County to revisit outsourcing numbers
An initial assessment compared county and contractor labor costs, based on salary and benefits, but it did not directly compare specific job classifications, a county auditor says.
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Havekost to leave HHS and head for Austria
Charles Havekost, a well-known figure in the federal information technology community, led Grants.gov, among other projects.
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Orange County reports limited outsourcing savings
On the plus side, the county listed flexibility in maintaining staffing levels. On the downside, county officials cited a loss of direct control of IT staff members.
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Army CIO to issue 500-day plan
The latest plan will seek to “institutionalize LandWarNet throughout the Army,” said Army deputy CIO Vern Bettencourt.
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The move toward blogging
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a leader in using social media, such as blogs, to reach a portion of the population that is abandoning traditional media.
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