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Searching for the best workers

OPM officials want to prepare workers for top leadership posts by exposing them to competitive programs that include stints in the executive branch and formal training.

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E-voting companies file code

Voters may demand escrow data

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E-voting goes (mostly) smoothly, but suspicions, critics remain

E-voting machines seemed to work well for the most part. But some problems were reported.

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Northrop snags Air Force deal

Commercial technology will power battle management system

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Lawmakers call for e-voting probe

Three Democrats seek a GAO review of e-voting systems

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SEC buys into XBRL

Agency accepts Extensible Business Reporting Language data

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Coast Guard gets satellite help

Officials will track vessels with automatic identification system receiver

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Automated hiring increases applications

Computers help find federal job candidates faster

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Welles: Shaping up post-election

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Former GSA chief joins CSC board

David Barram, administrator of the General Services Administration under President Clinton, has been named to Computer Sciences Corp.'s board of directors.

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Citizens go online for voter info

In 2004 vote, election Web sites are a secondary option

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Vital checks for better health

How earned value management can keep your IT projects on track

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Army to seek financial integration

The Army plans to issue an RFP for its multimillion-dollar program to oversee its ERP integration effort.

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NRC restores Web docs

Files had been removed a week ago because of concerns about national security

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Competitive sourcing losses may be hyped

Federal employees are not likely to be fired because of competitive sourcing studies, say two researchers. A union official says they're wrong.

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DOT site gives users crash data

Safercar.gov posts Federal Highway Administration vehicle crash test results

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ACT awards

Kevin Carroll, the Army's program executive officer in the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, won this year's Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership award.

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Air Force picks mission planning vendors

The Air Force has selected five companies to compete for mission planning contracts.

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Two superpowers grapple with IT issues

CIOs in Japan and U.S. deal with access, info-sharing and training issues

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Army gets new materiel chief

The Army's top programs official became the service's top materiel commander.