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Migrating to a human resource Center of Excellence
<b>Lynn Eddy</b>, the Treasury Department's associate CIO for HR Connect, discussed what it takes to migrate to a human resource Center of Excellence under the Office of Management and Budget's Line of Business initiative.<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/forum/qna_forum/40565-2.html"><u>Eddy transcript</u></a>
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SRA protests $19B Army pact
Integrator is on two of the winning teams but is protesting its loss of a bid to be a prime contractor on an Army contract.
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Virtual science library established for Iraqi universities
Researchers can now get access to more than 1 million documents at seven universities.
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Survey seeks feedback on SES pay for performance
The Senior Executives Association plans to present the survey results to Congress and the Bush administration.
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DOD halts security clearance checks
ITAA and PSC want the Defense Department to reconsider its decision to stop processing contractor clearances.
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Labor’s deal could prove financial LOB’s worth
The theory behind the Financial Management Line of Business Consolidation initiative is that an agency could outsource, at a minimum, the hosting of its hardware and software, save money and focus on its core mission. But until now, a major agency had yet to prove this premise.<@SM>
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DOD rolls out new personnel system to the first 11K people
System seeks to emphasize pay for performance
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As e-gov projects grow, feds seek performance metrics
If the White House’s e-government initiatives are going to reach their stated goals, the government must establish new ways of promoting and touting the success of their initiatives.<@SM>
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GovBenefits.gov celebrates fourth anniversary
Labor Department's Web site gets a birthday party.
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Intercepts
Emergencies get out of hand; The border gambit; JNN: Big 2006 winner, but 2007 loser?; Doing the right thing; The health care bill; Lest we forget...
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GAO urges more oversight of Alaska Native Corporations
SBA must step up its oversight of such entities to ensure that the designation is not abused, a new GAO report states.
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CACI seeks scale and depth in acquisitions
A consolidation strategy is opening new doors for the integrator.
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OMB makes a bid for best value
The Office of Management and Budget’s renewed offensive to promote competitive sourcing is taking a page out of the e-government playbook.<@SM>
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Legislative ideas
Lawmakers are considering packages that seek to boost science and technology research
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IG warns the FAA to fix telecom transition
An inspector general audit recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration improve controls over a faltering telecommunications reconstruction project or end the project.
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OMB touts the value in best-value
Administration wants Congress to remove its A-76 restrictions
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Open platform preferred for digital archives
An ERA advisory committee recommends open architecture standards if security constraints allow.
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