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OPM cites progress with strategy to add flexibility to federal hiring
Agency counts on innovative strategy to attract employees to public service.
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Gen. Steven Boutelle: Leading by teaching
In recent years, the Army CIO has changed, transcending the role of CIO to become a business leader, policy leader and thought leader.
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Gregory Giddens: Leading under scrutiny
Giddens, put in charge of SBInet six months before the award, had to contend with investigations by various congressional committees, GAO and the DHS IG.
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Davis: First do no harm
Provisions in the legislation would create new layers of unnecessary government authority.
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Creators of PART predict a lasting legacy
Program assessment tool might not survive, but the culture it created most likely will.
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State group taps JobCentral
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies tapped the commercial system to replace a federal job bank that is being phased out this summer.
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DISA's Quagliotti to retire April 13
Maj. Gen. Marilyn Quagliotti, DISA's deputy director, will be succeeded by Rear Adm. Elizabeth Hight.
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Rubens Medina: Leading with a vision
Looking to create a digital library of international law, Medina found the need to teach and preach, recommending the creation of legal reference services that transcend political change.
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Michael Butler: Leading from experience
When GSA needed help with the technical aspects of HSPD-12, the agency recruited Michael Butler from the Defense Department, where secure credentialing was nothing new.
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Congress passes 9/11 bills
Lawmakers push for an exit system and other IT-based security measures.
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Joseph Hagin: Leading by setting expectations
Asked to oversee an upgrade of White House communications, Hagin remained personally engaged in the project despite his busy role as a key adviser to President Bush.
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DHS to be flexible in allocation of $1B to states
The money is designated for interoperable public safety communications.
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DOD, Intell teams go to work on certification, accreditation
Dale Meyerrose also says that the intelligence community and the Pentagon plan to eliminate more than 700 cross-domain information-sharing systems.
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Acquisition office emerges from DNI reorg
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell is establishing a deputy director for acquisition in a bid to speed technology development and foster more reliable systems.
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Feds' green computing initiative takes hold
TSA is in the final stages of replacing older computers with environmentally friendly ones to comply with a presidential order.
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GAO, DHS disagree on need for privacy study
DHS officials say an emerging data-mining program does not require such a privacy assessment because the software itself contains no personal data.
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