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Award affirms Holcomb's DHS work

The Association for Federal Information Resources Management gave its 2005 award for executive leadership to DHS' chief technology officer.

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Spending panel reins in e-government projects

The House Appropriations Committee has attached a legislative tether to e-government projects that requires the administration to seek Congress’ approval to launch or squelch even minor projects in the e-government sphere.

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EPA finds competitive sourcing may compete with Lines of Business

The agency will release a three-year plan soon on how it will expand competitive sourcing to more tasks that the agency previously categorized as inherently governmental.

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DHS blinks on deadline for e-passports, allows digital photos

The Homeland Security Department will require that Visa Waiver Program countries produce passports with digital photographs by Oct. 26, but will allow another one-year extension for those countries to comply with issuing e-passports.

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EPA plans more competitive sourcing

Many jobs at the EPA will be reclassified as not inherently governmental.

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Health sites spur satisfaction

NIH operates eight of the 10 most highly rated federal sites in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index.

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Preparing for a decennial task

Census' Jackson uses tech to count heads.

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Forrester study finds slowing e-gov adoption

The Presidential e-Government Initiatives of 2000 have lost much of their steam because people still prefer to interact with federal agencies over the telephone.

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Editorial: Making the important decision

To insource or to outsource? It is not an easy question to answer.

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Publishers make appeal to lawmakers in NIH dispute

American Chemical Society officials are asking lawmakers to rein in those responsible for a federal database of molecular structures.

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A work in progress

Feds slow to increase women and Hispanics in workforce.

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NRC to restore docs following security review

The commission will restore more documents to online library following security review.

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Circuit

Leave them at home. Send in the whales. Cohen-Clinger Act? Let them see light. A new slate.

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IT, biometrics key to CIS strategy through 2015

Revamping IT infrastructure is a top priority in a 10-year plan that the Homeland Security Department’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency.

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Comings and goings

News about James Loy, Daniel Mehan, Christopher Cox, Art Stephens, A.R. Hodgkins and Marshall Bykofsky.

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First draft of revised Data Reference Model released

The federal Data Reference Model working group released the first draft of the DRM Specification today. The working group is now soliciting feedback from government agencies before it submits the DRM to the Office of Management and Budget.

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White House promotes personnel reform

The Bush administration is planning a coordinated campaign by top agency officials to promote civil service reforms to federal workers.

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FDIC succeeds at new pay plan

A small agency has lessons for others looking at pay-for-performance plans.

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The road to automated information sharing

New Jersey police boost ability to share data with regional and federal agencies.

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Air Force handles network security

Service will distribute securely configured Microsoft software.