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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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Senate accepts troop withdrawal provision; Bush vows veto
The president objects to deadlines for troop withdrawals in a war-funding bill, as well as to line items unrelated to defense spending.
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Doan: Details of controversial lunch meeting unclear
The GSA administrator testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about allegations that she looked for ways to help Republicans in the 2008 election on government time.
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DOD to set information-sharing strategy
The Defense Department has been focusing on making data accessible from anywhere, at any time, but now it is figuring out the best ways to share that information.
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Senators grill DHS on Real ID costs
Lawmakers are concerned that states cannot afford the costly upgrades that might be required to comply with the law mandating secure driver's licenses.
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Washington state to test drive border-friendly driver's license
DHS is working with the state government on a pilot program under which Real ID-based licenses could serve as proof of citizenship at border crossings.
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Rep. Waxman asks White House for information on 2002 contract
The House committee chairman questions how MZM, a technology consulting firm, received a $140,000 prime contract just two months after being placed on the GSA schedule.
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Best of the best: Wennergren, Duffey receive Eagle Awards
The Eagle Awards for government and industry leaders were presented at the Federal 100 awards gala on Monday night.
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Leadership lessons
In this year's Federal 100 issue, we highlight some of the secrets of success in the government information technology community.
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Government wants to make time off a mouse click away
The government is seeking information on programs that would let employees request and supervisors approve time off electronically.
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Welles: MCAT is not a test
It is a Management Competency Assessment Tool that OPM uses for managerial workforce planning.
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House panel to look into IRS' use of private tax collectors
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) says the IRS should not award any new contracts for private tax collectors this year.
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Timothy Wang: Leading by adapting
With his willingness to work long hours and his institutional memory, Wang helped OMB through a difficult time of high turnover among key portfolio managers.
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Army VHF-FM radios would lose $100.4M in Senate bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee also approved the Army’s full budget request of $509.2 million for high-frequency radios, however.
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