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HHS’s Havekost to co-chair CIO Council best practices committee
Charles Havekost, the Health and Human Services Department CIO, has been director for Grants Management and Policy at HHS and program manager for the Grants.gov e-government initiative.<@SM>
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Air Force picks Hobbins for CIO
Lt. Gen. William 'Tom' Hobbins will lead the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer.
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OMB looking to shut down systems that duplicate e-gov projects
The Office of Management and Budget has analyzed agency IT investments—Exhibit 53s—to determine if they use systems that duplicate any of the 25 e-government projects, the Lines of Business Consolidation or the enterprisewide software buying effort known as SmartBuy.
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OMB: Quality will pay
But longevity by itself won't, says the Office of Management and Budget's deputy director for management.
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Content is king for fed webmasters
About 350 managers from more than 30 government agencies gathered to share best practices from standout sites.
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Track SEVIS payments online
Students can go to the Web to check the status of their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System fee payment.
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IBM wins Navy contract
The contract is worth about $35 million in its first year, and could total more than $100 million.
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Davis unveils GSA reform bill
His long-awaited proposal would merge FTS and FSS, create regional executives and provide incentives to attract experienced feds to acquisition work.
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GovBenefits.gov gets customized
Visitors to the Web sites of state and federal governments can now seamlessly access the federal online clearinghouse for benefits information.
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Skinner tapped for permanent IG
President Bush wants Richard Skinner, the acting inspector general for the Homeland Security Department, to take the job on a more permanent basis.
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Agencies no longer pass on pass-the-hat funding, OMB says
The Office of Management and Budget has received commitments from 90 percent of federal agencies to implement and fund the 25 Quicksilver e-government projects.<@SM>
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Management scores rise
Or at least more than they fell in the latest President's Management Agenda score card.
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IG takes issue with Energy architecture
The department has not fully defined current and future IT requirements, the inspector general says.
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GPO staff head to class
E-learning courses teach how to resolve conflicts and build communities.
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OMB: Show business benefits of architecture
Agencies will throw money at enterprise architects when they demonstrate success in mission support, said OMB's chief architect.
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