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Database to help prepare for disasters
OFPP is pushing for an online database consolidating disaster-related experts and contracts.
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Editorial: Hope or despair?
Many experts suspect that reasons unrelated to their qualifications — including midterm election politics — could delay any or all of the candidates’ confirmations.
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Welles: Mindful work
Many of us have a growing sense that too much information is coming at us too fast.
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Kelman: Dancing in the hallways
Denett, the Bush administration’s nominee for OFPP, is the right person at the right time.
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UPDATED: Beaming across the border
DHS and State disagree on which security technology to use for border protection
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No more pass/fail
The Labor Department learned the value of fair and consistent employee performance evaluations
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OPM puts out welcome sign for young feds
A rule change makes it easier for student interns to become federal employees.
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Rep. Todd Platts | Systems requirements law key to improved management
I chaired a hearing on implementation of OMB's Financial Management Line of Business initiative. The general consensus from that hearing was that the ideal of a governmentwide shared-services model is a worthy goal.
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Feds look to ants, wikis and blogs
The CIA already has more than 1,000 internal blogs and an internal wiki with about 10,000 pages.
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GAO: IRS needs guidance policies on projects
Modernization policies are still not in place, but IRS says they will be by March 2007.
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Congress eyes tax software pricing
As the number of individuals and businesses filing their taxes electronically continues to grow, an IRS official said Congress is paying close attention to how tax software developers price their products.
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Staving off brain drain with a video camera
Also, Hurricane Katrina helped GAO learn to work more efficiently using a Web portal.
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Expert: Knowledge lies in narrative
Organizations can improve their knowledge management programs by taking a more creative approach to eliciting information from experts, consultant says.
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DHS, HHS make secret pact to share airline passenger info
The ACLU says the agreement could violate a deal with the European Union.
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Lee: FEMA working on biz relationships
She said the agency is emulating DOD's practices before the 2006 hurricane season starts.
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