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FCC chairman starts blogging

Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell has started using a weblog to elicit feedback for FCC initiatives.

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Putting federal hiring in the fast lane

OPM makes it easier to add new workers to the payroll

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Michael Cullen

Michael Cullen is director of the Program Management Office in the EPA's Office of Environmental Information.

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Studies in excellence

A look at the traits and qualities of great program managers.

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Sharon Mazur

Sharon Mazur is acting executive director of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Modernization Office.

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West Virginia certifies AccuPoll

The company's touch-screen voting machines can now be used in West Virginia.

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Senators sponsor homeland security grant bill

The measure would establish a program to fund joint ventures that demonstrate counterterrorism or homeland security capabilities.

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Congress to agencies: Phone it in

Managers leery of letting workers out of their sight

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Col. Lee Price

Col. Lee Price is project manager for Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems.

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Robbins-Gioia gets TSA blanket purchase deal

The company also won the first task order under the BPA.

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DOD seeks net-centric programs

Candidates are due by the end of the month.

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First responders see scarcity of experts

Homeland security exercises show that people will be one of the most critical resources for first responders during an actual incident, officials say.

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Acting CFO to leave DOD

Larry Lanzillotta has been hired by Northrop Grumman.

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Lockheed blames money for delaying net-centric war

Acquisition changes for major military programs are about money rather than requirements, says the new head of Lockheed Martin's Integrated Systems & Solutions unit.

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Judge upholds Calif. voting order

A federal judge says California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley did not violate any laws when he issued orders that make it harder for counties to use touch-screen voting machines.

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DOD modernization criticized

GAO officials said the military continues to spend billions without adequate fiscal and management accountability.

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Reps. urge telework

Lawmakers are poised to draft legislation to increase the number of federal employees who work remotely.

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FERC looks to e-mail notices

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to replace most of its paper-based notices of Commission issuances.

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AMS, thrift board both faulted for failed system

A failed electronic record keeping system for the federal Thrift Savings Plan wasted $36 million in federal retirement assets.

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Collins, Lieberman release TSP report

The senators concluded that neither the agency nor contractor AMS have taken responsibility for problems with the Thrift Savings Plan.