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Intercepts
AKO interpretation; ITES-2S fuss; The China IT syndrome; Meyerrose on the move; Changing the charter.
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Patent examiners battle stress
USPTO struggles with hiring, retention issues amid morale problems
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Navy gets a software deal
A new licensing agreement allows Microsoft to deepen its reach into the Navy and lets the service move ahead with an initiative to standardize software across 16 overseas installations.
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Rothwell: DHS needs more acquisition staff
The biggest challenge for chief acquisition officers governmentwide is either rebuilding or growing their workforce, DHS's chief acquisition officer said.
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Senate skeptical of GSA's reorg plan
The effort to reorganize the General Services Administration's acquisition services, pushed by House lawmakers and the Bush administration, is coming under fire from Senate appropriators.
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The best & worst places to work in federal IT
An FCW survey of IT wokers offers insights into what workers like ... and what they don't
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Chertoff: CIO, CFO did not get more power
A reorganization of the Homeland Security Department did not recommend more authority for the CIO and CFO.
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IRS seeks filing and payment compliance
Agency taps a modernization tool to find tax cheaters
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Administration unveils civil service plan
Draft legislation would do away with General Schedule pay system
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Groups protest contracting proposals
Battle under way over Senate amendments to help subcontractors on government contracts.
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Bureaucratus: A tribute
Last spring, the federal information technology community lost an important person, Federal Computer Week's Milton "Bureaucratus" Zall
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DHS is hit where it hires
A contract dispute between the Homeland Security Department and Monster, a company that provides Web-based job search capabilities, isn't over yet.
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Feds more prepared for emergencies
The Office of Personnel Management reports significant improvements in business continuity planning.
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Critics: Senate ignores some DHS priorities
Funding limited for critical cybersecurity, info-sharing needs
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Welles: Be prepared
The recent bus and subway bombings in London raise the question of whether federal employees are prepared for terrorist attacks in major U.S. metropolitan areas.
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Veterans Affairs posts Peaches 3 draft RFP
Under the full and open contract, which will consist of one base year and four one-year options, the department will be able to purchase a broad range of IT solutions.<@SM><@SM>
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