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Federal City to rise on the banks of the Mississippi

Mixed military/civilian facility is boon for IT providers, tenants.

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Editorial: The real debate

As people fret about perceived ethical issues, what they are really concerned about it whether the government is over outsourced.

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Panel: Networking, motivation key to middle managers’ success

Being proactive and embracing risks are also essential, a panel of government experts said.

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Web extra: The office

GSA offers its administrator one of the largest executive offices in the federal government.

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DHS: EAGLE will solidify standards

Awarding of IDIQ contracts could signal a new phase in evolution of IT at DHS.

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Negroponte: Intell info-sharing plan due this month

The director of national intelligence also praised his office for taking other steps to improve information sharing.

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Circuit

ACLU demands info on government telepathy efforts; Employee union gets talk radio show — no interest from XM or Sirius yet; NASA testing human immune system — with fruit flies; Bethesda AFCEA chapter regales its own with annual awards

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The first 90 days: Success strategies

Book offers transition strategies for new government leaders.

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House bill defunds parts of NSPS

Citing basic workers’ rights, Congress and courts denounce DOD personnel system.

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DHS loses top privacy official

Maureen Cooney, the agency's acting chief privacy officer, is leaving in September to join a law firm.

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No one-size-fits-all approach for EVM

New FAR rule allows agencies to tailor their IT project management policies.

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GSA names new regional administrator

Emily Baker will oversee 750 employees in the Northeast and Caribbean Region.

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GAO: Attack warning systems over cost, behind schedule

Air Force efforts to upgrade systems by fiscal 2006 have been plagued by a lack of oversight and poor management, the report states.

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Argon ST buys defense wireless communications firm

The company paid about $41 million in cash for San Diego Research Center.

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House calls for single grants database

The House has passed legislation to establish a public database for tracking federal grants, a move that advocates say will bring a new level of transparency to<@SM>the government grant-making process.

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USDA acts fast to fight soybean rust infection

An online early warning system the Agriculture Department put in place to help growers fight an infection targeting U.S. soybean crops has, by some estimates, saved farmers hundreds of millions of dollars.<@SM>

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DHS names new operations director

Roger Rufe Jr., a retired Coast Guard vice admiral, replaced Matthew Broderick.

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Doan: Employee buyouts not a first option

She plans to defer decisions about such offers to Jim Williams, head of the Federal Acquisition Service.

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FAR gives agencies EVM wiggle room

Agencies have discretion in determining when and how to apply earned value management, under the final acquisition rule.

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Raytheon buys simulation company

Virtual Technology Corp. built training software for DOD.