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Lisagor: Relating to others
It is important to address a person’s flaws head on, but with compassion.
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GPO looks for sales help
The Government Printing Office aims to use commercial technology to sell its products to the public.
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DHS puts out interim plan
The Interim National Preparedness Goal explains how government should work with nongovernmental organizations and the public during large-scale disasters.
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Topoff 3 readies for WMD
The latest terrorism response exercise in the Top Officials series will include participants from Canada and the United Kingdom.
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CMS gives the public access to hospital care data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services yesterday launched a Web site that lets the public compare hospitals on how they treat certain medical conditions.
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US-VISIT exit choice forthcoming
Homeland Security officials say they will pick an exit-tracking procedure within 60 days.
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OMB to agencies: Bump up IT use to get control of payments
On any given workday, common payment processing mistakes cost the government a fortune in improper payments—adding up to $45.1 billion last year alone.
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Grants.gov team mulls awards database
The managing partners of the <a href= "http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> e-government project are determining the feasibility of a governmentwide grant awards database.
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New strategy calls on Defense to streamline IT
If the Defense Department wants to succeed in the years to come at fighting wars and protecting the nation against foreign threats, it must revamp its business processes and technology, a new Pentagon plan concludes.
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Despite a bumpy first ride, San Diego goes for a second-generation outsourcing deal
Three years ago, San Diego County’s massive IT outsourcing program teetered on the verge of collapse.
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OMB unleashes architecture plan
The federal enterprise architecture’s potential remains unrealized, OMB chief architect says in a new action plan.
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The IRS wants its money—electronically
Following the lead of the popular eBay payment company, the IRS is focusing on getting citizens to not only file their tax returns electronically but to pay their tax bills that way, too.
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NIST offers new guide on HIPAA security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a new guide on securing health information.
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IRS plans to modernize its Web services
The IRS is looking at modernizing its Web services, consolidating its online presence through an enterprise portal.
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Latest projection has IT budget on upward trend
Federal IT spending will remain on the fast track through the end of the decade, according to a new forecast from Input.
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Student tracker proposed
The Education Department wants to create a federal database to track college students.
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White House floats policy on privacy that straddles lawmakers’ opposing views
A fight over privacy is brewing on Capitol Hill, and it has nothing to do with the Homeland Security Department screening travelers or the General Services Administration’s lost credit-card data.
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