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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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