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Personnel rules to focus on results
In administration's proposal, seniority is out, performance is in
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IRS would cut modernization money
According to President Bush's fiscal 2006 budget request, the tax agency's modernization effort would get a decrease.
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Feds seek $5M for e-gov fund
OMB officials also want to spend $40 million on e-government using agency fees collected by GSA.
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E-citations going statewide in Alabama
Application will simplify ticketing, strengthen law enforcement.
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Pentagon requests $30B for IT
Programs that transform the military's warfighting, communications and management received substantial funding for 2006.
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Cross agency providers chosen
Some eligible agencies mentioned in the Bush administration's fiscal 2006 budget request.
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Lawmakers call for DOD CIO
Two congressmen urged Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to fill the Pentagon's chief information officer position quickly.
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Editorial: The price of data
The Web and the easy availability of government data have added to the simmering tensions among commercial publishers and public-interest groups.
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Welles: Many ways to serve
Most federal employees are integral parts of the communities where they live
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OPM public affairs officer Asher murdered
Warren “Rusty” Asher, a longtime public affairs specialist at the Office of Personnel Management, was found murdered in his Washington home late last month.
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DHS sets timeline for enterprise portal initiative
The Homeland Security Department will start evaluating technologies and products in preparation for a March RFP for its enterprise portal initiative.
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Six Quicksilver projects may get e-gov awards
Six of the 25 Quicksilver initiatives are among the 25 finalists for the Excellence.gov awards, given each year to projects that show the best practices of e-government.<@SM>
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HUD awards customer service contract to Premier
The Housing and Urban Development Department has awarded a $19 million contract for a contact management system.
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OMB names Labor’s Law to lead e-gov subcommittee
It's the second time a Labor deputy secretary has been named to the job of overseeing the e-government component of the President’s Management Agenda.<@SM>
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NIH to make research publicly accessible
The agency is asking scientists to make their biomedical research results available through a searchable database within 12 months of publication.
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