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Workplace differences narrowing

IT execs see the government workplace moving toward the private sector's performance-oriented environment

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Roster change

Roster change

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Army tackles workforce challenges

Service uses internships, former dot-com employees to address its current and future IT workforce shortage

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NASA selects senior IT adviser

Administrator Sean O'Keefe picks longtime colleague Paul Strassmann as an assistant in IT matters

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State rep on CIO Council departs

West Virginia's chief technology officer will resign May 10, a move that also affects states' representation on the federal CIO Council

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Army knowledge portal needs backup

The Army Knowledge Online lacks the funding for a 'mirror' site to keep the portal online if the primary server fails

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Rethinking Plan B

Agency backup plans should address continuity, not recovery, experts say

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Fedwire

Zaidman heads to private sector; Outsourcing panel preps report; Benefits site officially launched; Weather Service taps CIO

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A new sense of purpose

GSA's Disaster Recovery Services program features services from IBM Corp. and SunGard Recovery Services

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Earth 911 site fills e-gov niche

Nonprofit sets up portal for environmental data collected by 10,000 local agencies

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National ID card debate

A Legal View: The problems a national ID card would cause outweigh the benefits

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Hill divided on ergo plan

Labor secretary failed to draw bipartisan support for her new approach to protecting employees from job-related injuries

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Disaster recovery: From cold to hot

Planning responses to disasters involves much more than scouting empty 'cold sites' designed to await the unthinkable

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Forman says feds hungry for change

But some managers may stand in the way of progress and e-government

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DOD reinforces 'virtual Pentagon'

The 'virtual Pentagon' is now called the Command Communications Survivability Project

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INS split may delay tech upgrades

The House vote to divide the agency is likely to delay some of INS' planned modernizations

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OPM takes long view

Bureaucratus column: OPM's new insurance program may offer lower premiums than if you shopped on your own

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Army tech plan drafted

The Army plans to transform its IT infrastructure in phases, with an initial focus on consolidating e-mail servers and improving network management

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Applicants swarm IT job fair

More than 17,000 people applied for 270 federal IT jobs offered, leaving officials excited about prospects

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Smart building IDs gaining support

Officials support using a combination of biometric technology and smart cards to identify every employee entering a federal building