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Evans’ vision is to stay the course
Karen Evans wants federal employees to know she is not an IT czar, she is not a tyrant and she is not a ruler. <br><@SM>
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Proposal seeks to bar A-76
Rep. Davis encourages House colleagues to defeat amendments to appropriations bill
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Bush threatens veto in competitive sourcing fight
OMB says the president should veto the Transportation and Treasury spending bill if it specifically prohibits percentage goals for competitive sourcing.
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Iraq shows IT work needed
DOD needs to do more to ensure its battlefield commanders have a comprehensive, integrated view of the battle, according to military leaders discussing initial lessons learned from the Iraqi conflict.
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GAO questions Forest Service purchases
Improper supervision of the Forest Service's purchase card program likely led to about $2.7 million in wasteful and questionable purchases, the GAO said.
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Changes sought to stop A-76
Two proposed amendments to the Transportation-Treasury Appropriations bill could block OMB's ability to enforce competitive sourcing rules during the 2004 fiscal year.
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Evans: E-gov more than automation
E-government is about providing better services to the public and using technology to make life better, Karen Evans said.
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Styles leaving procurement office
Controversial OFPP administrator Angela Styles will leave that post Sept. 15.
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OMB’s Johnson calls agency progress on PMA historic
Work on five President’s Management Agenda items has increased agencies’ focus on program results, developing employees’ skills and rewarding top performers.<br><@SM>
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Teleport trial starts for DOD
The Defense Department today unveiled its first experimental site for helping quickly transmit voice, video and data via satellite to warfighters.
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Funding woes hinder security assessments
No one knows how much money homeland security requires because nobody has identified standards for protection, experts tell a Senate committee.
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Commerce awards 15 fellowships
The senior federal employees will begin a 10-month career development program
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Commerce names privacy chief
Elizabeth Prostic will be the agency's new chief privacy officer.
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Lorentz to leave OMB
The Office of Management and Budget's chief technology officer will take a job in the private sector.
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Feds, industry mull offshore outsourcing
No one knows how many American jobs have moved to foreign countries where labor costs are lower, a tech industry official said.
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Nader pushes for contract info online
Ralph Nader thinks the government should publish federal contracts electronically for public purview.
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Evans named new E-Gov chief
The White House has tapped Energy Department CIO Karen Evans to replace recently departed e-gov czar Mark Forman
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Indians ask for contempt reinstatement
Lawyers asked an appeals court to reinstate a contempt of court reprimand of Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
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