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Pa. county to provide certified electronic records

Lancaster officials will use authentication technology to validate documents distributed electronically.

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GAO: OMB can improve score card process

GAO suggests establishing a process to more methodically document the basis for important decisions and judgments made in determining scores.

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Hobbs confirms retirement rumors

Treasury's CIO set a standard for federal workforce management.

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Kelman: A really bad idea

It makes no sense to change the burden of proof for whether a fed has acted in good faith.

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Walker proposes oversight priorities for 110th Congress

Country cannot afford to stick to business as usual, Comptroller General David Walker warns.

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Defense Travel System stalls on the runway

Low usage rates irritate lawmakers, who say they might pull DTS funding.

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IG report has good news for small firms

Industry expects little negative effect from IG’s review of GSA purchases.

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GAO reports progress on info classification at Justice, FBI

The new GAO report, however, recommends that Justice institute a more complete staffing strategy to handle its classified information and new internal controls.

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Intercepts

The Marines’ Cyber Wallah; Looking for a few good network systems; Spawar’s test pilot; Congress just can’t help itself; Cybersecurity and Christmas trees; Encore I task order update.

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GSA mandates building information modeling

Technology has potential for facilities management.

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GAO: DOD needs chief management officer

DOD needs an official who has authority, experience and tenure to drive change and be accountable for results, according to a new GAO report.

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Editorial: Transforming transformation

It will be fascinating to see how the theory of transformation evolves in the post-Rumsfeld era.

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Wennergren practices positive thinking

Navy’s CIO will soon bring his sunny leadership style to the Pentagon.

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SEWP may not be the right recipe for DOD, IG finds

Studying a sample of SEWP orders in fiscal 2005, the IG found rule violations in almost all of them.

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DOD plans major overhaul of service buys

In response to a GAO report, DOD officials say they plan to take a more strategic approach to services, aligning them more closely with the department's mission.

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Vermont portal deal won by NIC

The state of Vermont has awarded NIC Inc. a six-year contract to build and manage its e-government portal.

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OPM lauds five agencies for management excellence

Linda Springer, director of the Office of Personnel Management, presented the 2006 Presidential Award for Management Excellence this week.

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Panel: Changes demand trust, accountability, inclusion

Successful internal transformation comes when an agency’s different sectors are helping shape it, agency officials said.

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Senate threatens to cut DTS funding

Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) plans to introduce legislation to kill the travel portion of the system, while preserving its back-end accounting functions.

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GAO to IRS: Mandate e-filing for tax preparers

Paid tax preparers should have to file tax returns electronically to help the IRS reap more savings, a report states.