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Ragan joins GTSI as VP of finance, corporate controller

He will be responsible for all accounting functions, credit and collections, payroll and other activities in the finance organization.

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Editorial: Maintaining control

After years of being just talk, data mining is in vogue.

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SPACs gain ground in federal M&A action

‘Blank-check’ companies reach important milestones.

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Rand identifies workforce-planning risks

Limited data could slow management efforts to match DOD workforce to supply and demand.

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Stratcom leads DOD cyberdefense efforts

The command uses virtual meetings and blogs as part of its virtual environment for information exchange.

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Bond to head ITAA

The former Commerce undersecretary will take over in August.

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CXOs focus on collaboration as key to better management

GAO has proposed that some Cabinet-level agencies create a new position of chief managing officer.

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New Google portal delves into gov sites

Search giant says the site complements rather than competes with FirstGov.

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House appropriation mandates NIH public access policy

Provision would require journal manuscripts stemming from NIH-funded research to be available for free online within a year of publication.

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Welles: Whistle-blowers are wary

New Supreme Court decision puts protection of public employees back in Congress’ court.

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Web Extra: Data exposures mount up

The list of federal agencies experiencing data breaches continues to grow. Here are major breaches reported in the past year.

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Financial Line of Business questioned

Formal guidance says too little for critics.

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Circuit

Don’t know much about history, but I do know that I love Mario Bros. II; DHS made safe for puppets, bozos and bimbos; Local tech CFOs take the spotlight.

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Making EVM matter

Earned value management has been around for decades but is now becoming an essential part of how agencies manage projects. Why should you care?

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Bond to push ITAA agenda among feds, on Capitol Hill

He told FCW that IT is "fundamental to the rapidly accelerating pace of innovation."

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House to assess impact of set-asides on Alaskan firms

Two committees will examine whether the additional procurement advantages Alaska Native Corporations receive actually benefit Alaska Native people.

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SBA seeks to help women earn contracts

The agency proposes a program to assist women-owned businesses.

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Congress, OMB resume tug of war over E-Gov

In case there was any doubt, the annual turf battle between congressional appropriators and OMB over the e-government initiatives is on, even after the administration this year launched an unprecedented campaign to convince skeptical appropriators of the program’s benefits.<@SM>

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USDA provides online agricultural tools

The Agriculture Department has made available a Web-based energy estimator for irrigation to help producers manage their irrigation water resources more efficiently.<@SM>

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Steven Law | E-gov's Ardent Activist

Steven Law is the second deputy secretary of the Labor Department to head the President’s Management Council’s E-government Committee. It’s no surprise that the Office of Management and Budget continues to tap Labor Department leaders.