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Another GSA official heads to private sector
Roger Waldron, GSA’s acting senior procurement executive, will join Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw as counsel.
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Agencies to report financial services metrics under LOB
Starting in June, agencies and shared-services providers will have to report how well their financial services perform.
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Editorial: First, heal thyself
Everybody knows that the budget process is broken, but almost no one on Capitol Hill talks about it.
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Congress to keep closer eye on Deepwater
The House and Senate are moving to tighten oversight over procurement and require competition for portions of the Coast Guard’s $24 billion modernization program.
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Bill would let taxpayers file online for free
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduced the Free Internet Filing Act, which would let individual taxpayers electronically file returns directly through the IRS’ Web site.
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CIOs struggle to attract young IT workforce
New hiring initiatives and flexible management are expected to help.
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GSA, OPM delay HR business line solicitation, awards
A large number of questions from vendors is forcing the agencies to push back the awards for the Human Resources Line of Business to August.
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Doan hearing focuses on improper politics
Waxman seeks information about whether GSA’s leader and others violated Hatch Act.
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Air Force to implement new FOIA system
The new system, based on a similar application used by the Army, will enable the Air Force to monitor progress on FOIA requests servicewide.
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GPO’s budget request may come down to priorities
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told William Turri, acting public printer, that GPO's request for $182 million more money next year may be hard to meet.
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USPTO to speed processes, lighten workload with e-system
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will add automation to its Electronic Filing System as part of its five-year plan.
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DHS undersecretary Foresman resigns
The undersecretary for preparedness will leave in the coming weeks, according to a statement from DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff.
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Senate bill would create telework management position
Sens. Ted Stevens and Mary Landrieu introduced a bill that would require agencies to name a telework-managing officer and make federal employees eligible to telework unless designated otherwise.
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OPM launches effort to improve employee training
The Office of Personnel Management has begun an effort to improve training and support for workforce programs using commercial partners.
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Grimes: DOD needs to shift information culture to right-to-know
As the Defense Department develops a new information architecture, the need to share information with authorized users who have a right to know it has become paramount, he told a House subcommittee.
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Waxman asks White House about e-mail, political briefings
In letters to Karl Rove and Fred Fielding, counsel to the Bush adminstration, Waxman asks for more specific information on the White House’s e-mail policies and the Jan. 26 presentation by Rove’s deputy, J. Scott Jennings.
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