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OPM finally gets rolling on a new retirement system
It has been a long time coming, but the Office of Personnel Management seems to be on track to revolutionize how the government tracks, maintains and processes retirement information for its employees.<@SM>
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Lockheed Martin makes Savi buy
The RFID provider gives Lockheed Martin new container management capabilities.
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House committee asks Army to consider integrating JNN, WIN-T
The House Armed Services Committee wants to know how the two programs can fit together.
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Agencies are enlisted to help lobby Congress for more support of e-gov
As the Office of Management and Budget steps up efforts to lobby Congress on the benefits of E-government, officials want agencies to do their share, too. In the latest President’s Management Agenda scorecard, nine agencies slipped in the E-government portion, and OMB officials are putting agencies on notice that they must do a better job of promoting their case on Capitol Hill.
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Vegas' updated Web site bets on better usability
Easier navigation and more services are no gamble, the city finds.
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NAPA studies impact of A-76
The National Academy of Public Administration concluded that it is too early to tell how much an A-76 competition has improved IT services at the Forest Service.
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SRA captures Army task order
SRA International has landed a task order worth up to $16.6 million to provide technical services for a system that manages military firing ranges.
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CSC names business development lead
Mike Gaffney will replace Austin Yerks as president of business development in the federal sector unit.
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TSA, Coast Guard to release proposed TWIC rules
They would make port workers and merchant mariners the first to use the new biometric security credential program.
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GAO: Agencies need better telework plans
The Government Accountability Office laid much of the blame for agencies' lack of telework planning on the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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NASA CIO exits
Patricia Dunnington, who has been chief information officer since March 2003, sent an e-mail to NASA employees yesterday informing them of her decision.
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NIH explores adding a wiki
It would include authentication and authorization controls to accommodate the agency's security and privacy requirements.
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House bill would put FEMA 'on steroids'
It also proposes keeping the troubled agency part of DHS.
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Deltek adds chairman to Kevin Parker's titles
In addition to promoting Parker, Deltek's board chooses Anteon CEO and Sallie Mae president as new board members.
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ITS names new strategic director of acquisitions division
Ronald Endicott will be responsible for the division’s strategic focus and alignment and for the management of Leads’ U.S. Army programs.
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OPM revamps long-term-care insurance Web site
The Office of Personnel Management has launched a revamped Web site for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance program, the largest group long-term-care insurance program in the country.<@SM>
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