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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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Tech entrepreneur leads GPO e-doc unit
The office is readying for changes as Public Printer Bruce James prepares to leave.
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InfoZen wins $148M TSA contract
Company will be responsible for overseeing systems in the Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing.
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Remote Navajo community gets connected
Residents now have access to a range of Internet services, including VOIP phones.
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E-Rate Probes Target Texas Vendor
The flap over how value-added reseller Micro System Enterprises Inc. and the Houston and Dallas school districts may or may not have abused the E-Rate program shows the pattern of the civil and criminal cases due to emerge over the coming months.
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Agencies want bold ideas for new LOBs
If anyone wanted a chance to help the government shape how it formulates and executes budgets and uses geospatial information in the future, this is your opportunity.<@SM>
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Not taxing: E-filing breaks record
As of last week, the number of e-filed returns was higher than last year's yearlong total.
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US-VISIT chief wants tougher border security
As the PASS card program is in development, Jim Williams wishes for more ways to spot criminal suspects and possible terrorists.
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NASCIO calls for IT awards nominations
The program has 10 categories and is open to any state government IT program or system.
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