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FTS gets acting commish
Barbara Shelton will take over the Federal Technology Service when Sandra Bates retires.
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The Davis Plan
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has become one of the most influential people in the information technology community.
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Hutchinson to leave DHS
News reports say the undersecretary of DHS' Border and Transportation Security Directorate will apparently resign March 1.
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Welles: Helping is a way of life
Feds are predisposed to donate their time and money to worthy causes
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IRS requests priority help
Tax agency officials ask auditors to rank the urgency of identified problems.
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Bates' retirement sparks GSA rumors
As Federal Technology Service Commissioner Sandra Bates prepares to retire, talk is growing about the possibility that FTS and the Federal Supply Service (FSS) could be merged to eliminate redundancies.
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EDS takes $200M in eTravel work
The company won five new contracts and an extension of an existing agreement under GSA's eTravel Service contract vehicle.
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DOD plans to link pay and performance
Defense Department officials will change their civilian personnel system during the next few years, affecting how hundreds of thousands of civilian workers are hired and paid.
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DOD mines data to detect abuse
Officials hope to use data to improve government purchase card policies
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Inscom picks services' vendors
The Army's Intelligence and Security Command chose four companies to compete for $209 million in task orders for support services.
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TSA solicits Secure Flight ideas
However, TSA cannot begin testing an ID verification system that uses private databases until GAO evaluates the impact of Secure Flight on aviation security.
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House adopts new DHS oversight regime
A temporary select House committe became permanent this month.
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The Platts Plan
The returning chairman of the House Government Reform Committee's federal financial oversight subcommittee is planning legislation to cut government waste.
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“Did you hear...”
At a recent meeting of the President’s Management Council, President Bush wanted to review agencies’ progress on his management agenda. When council members walked into the room, it took them less than 10 seconds to realize that the best-performing agencies were seated closest to Bush, while the worst performers were seated further away.
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Payment compliance system will target tax deadbeats
The IRS plans to collect more delinquent payments from taxpayers by implementing a filing and payment compliance system.
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Report: Expect 38 percent hike in e-gov spending
Even with efforts to consolidate software purchases and limit agencies’ IT budgets, e-government spending will grow 38 percent to nearly $6 billion over the next five years, according to a report from Input.
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