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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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State tries viral marketing

Jobster search engine gives recruiters a social networking tool.

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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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E-voting technology gets a road test

Lingering questions about security and reliability could mean electronic voting is still not ready for the national spotlight. Still, one company is taking its technology out on the road in preparation for the big time.