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Critics fault AIIM guidelines
Citizen groups concerned about lack of mention of public access, FOIA
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Intercepts
Oh my gosh, DISA left Microsoft off NCES; A really long wait for an Encore; DATS coming in September; Disappearing history; Standard Procurement System testing emergency?; Oops, I goofed; Dover base in pursuit of trivia.
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Discrimination complaints decline
Reprisal and age discrimination were the most frequent reasons employees filed complaints with the EEOC in fiscal 2005.
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Lisagor: Counting your neighbor’s wealth
Happiness happens when you stop craving recognition and start giving it to others.
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Northrop Grumman promotes IT exec
Edward Swallow, former director of strategic capture for the IT sector, is named vice president of strategic capture and campaigns.
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Black Box opens in federal market
Infrastructure firm uses acquisitions to gain government foothold.
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Welles: The dynamics of technology
A Soros technology executive achieved results by connecting organizational behavior and IT.
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Online extra | Delay in e-gov funding puts some projects in a bind
Four of five federal agencies received approval from the House and Senate Appropriations committees to transfer funds to the managing partners of E-Government projects on June 30—the last day of the third quarter of the federal fiscal year. This was three months earlier than approval was granted last year, but it still put agencies in a bind.
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DHS disputes GAO card audit
GAO accuses DHS of using weak controls on purchase cards, but agency says the criticism is overstated.
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Senate committee proposes cuts to DOD budget
The Defense Subcommittee reduced President Bush's request by $9 billion.
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DHS names new privacy officer
Hugo Teufel III previously worked for the Interior Department and the state of Colorado.
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Scam exploits Treasury e-payment system
The IRS is warning taxpayers about a new e-mail scam that uses the Treasury Department's Electronic Federal Tax Payment System as a hook to lure individuals into disclosing their personal information.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
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Bill could restore funding to OPM retirement program
The Senate Appropriations Committee added $26.7 million to the Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill for the Retirement Systems Modernization program.
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E-government at funding crossroads
Congressional appropriators have applied spending restrictions that would leave the 25 government-wide projects and Lines of Business initiatives struggling to move forward. Committee staff people on the Hill insist Congress doesn’t have anything against e-government, but that agencies’ failure to explain the value of the projects has caused lawmakers to balk at funding the cross-agency systems.
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VA committee marks up data protection bill
It would require the department to compensate veterans and others whose personal information is compromised.
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UPDATED: OPM: One-third of government workers near retirement age
Since 1994, OPM found that the largest percentages of increases in the federal workforce were in the 50 to 54 and 56 to 59 age groups.
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GSA to seek smart card for Social Security
The General Services Administration will issue solicitations seeking smart-card services and devices next month on behalf of the Social Security Administration.<@SM>
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