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5 lessons from Katrina
Nonprofit group makes management recommendations based on public-sector responses to Hurricane Katrina.
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Ideas for managing a multigenerational workforce
Experts say good managers are the key to attracting and keeping talented younger employees.
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Spending database bill moves to the House floor
House leaders late Friday said they had reached agreement with their Senate counterparts over legislation that would create a searchable Web site tracking all sorts of federal spending and will bring the bill to the House floor this week.<@SM>
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EA: Seeking a holistic approach to IT
Proponents see in enterprise architecture a discipline for bringing balance and harmony to IT expenditures.
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Enough of ‘ready, fire, aim’
Colorado legislators get involved in trying to prevent IT projects that misfire and waste millions.
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‘Ransom’ demand pays for free maps
USGS policies made biker think creatively about getting maps.
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Leslee Gault joins SI
As executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Gault will be responsible for all corporate marketing activities including strategic marketing planning.
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DHS loses another key official
Hastings’ departure renews concerns about morale, working conditions at the department.
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FedBizOpps upgrade award remains in limbo
Courts tells GSA to re-evaluate bids to run the procurement Web site.
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House to consider funding-database bill
House and Senate leaders agreed on specific language to iron out the differences in similar bills to track federal grants.
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The Packet Rat | A Swiftian plan for security
OMB’s push for agencies to adopt Lines of Business and shared-services centers is gathering additional steam, and it looks like the efforts to create a Security LOB are off the back burner once again.
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'Army of bloggers' helps Senate pass bill
It would create a Google-like search engine and database to track about $1 trillion in federal grants, contracts, earmarks and loans.
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GAO: DOD mismanaging contractors
The department's increasing reliance on industry and an overworked acquisitions staff are resulting in lost time and money, Comptroller General David Walker said.
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Janet Hale now at Deloitte & Touche
The former undersecretary for management at DHS is now the company's director of public-sector business transformation.
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Providence unveils mesh network
Providence is the first state capital to install a citywide mesh network that will let police, firefighters and other emergency employees file reports and access information from the field.
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Education awards Perot second contract in 2 weeks
Under terms of the $200 million contract, the department will outsource its postsecondary student financial aid data center operations.
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Internaut | Try real service to the citizen
Here are some ideas for how government agencies really could improve their service.
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SAIC taps William Decker for senior VP post
The 35-year veteran of the intelligence community and the military has been named senior vice president and chief engineer of SAIC’s Intelligence and Security Group.
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