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Majority of SESers go through their first transition
Surveys report that Senior Executive Service members see knowledge of internal policy and process as important, while presidential appointees see leadership as their top job.
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Transition Watch: Obama supporters ponder online future
The Obama transition team is thinking about how to keep the more than 2 million registered users of the MyBarackObama.com Web site engaged
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Burton: Contractors will get more accountability
The government is refocusing its attention to contractors from agencies.
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GAO: DHS' major investments lack appropriate oversight
The Government Accountability Office has found major DHS programs -- some that include information technology -- worth billions haven't undergone the appropriate review and oversight processes.
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Williams: Acquisition workforce is key to new initiatives
When agencies' budgets are tight, saving money can help pay for other initiatives, GSA's acting administrator said.
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CRS offers changes for White House tech office
Congress could consider promoting the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level post, a report by the Congressional Research Service says.
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Transition Watch: Cybersecurity will be high on Obama's to-do list
At the top of that list will be tough cybersecurity tasks left behind by the Bush administration.
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NOAA contract will aim to consolidate IT infrastructure
The NOAALink contract could cover general and mission-specific systems, an agency official said.
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OMB: Agencies attain financial reporting milestones
A record number of agencies achieved unqualified audit opinions and reduced their material weaknesses in the past year, an OMB official said.
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GAO urges improvements to DHS' acquisition workforce strategy
The Government Accountability Office has made several recommendations for how the Homeland Security Department could improve how it deals with acquisition workforce challenges.
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NTEU hopeful of change from Obama administration
Federal employees' union wants to reduce the use of contractors; other changes to benefit the workforce.
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Transition Watch: Hundreds of technology jobs up for grabs
The Obama administration will need to fill more than 300 presidentially appointed technology positions, with 21 of them being chief information officer posts.
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HHS agency lowers Medicare payment error rate
CMS and its contractors use education, statistical sampling, medical reviews and error rate reduction plans to improve accuracy, official says.
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Rep. Davis joins Deloitte
Retiring Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), former chairman of the Government Reform Committee and author of several procurement reform bills, has joined Deloitte's Federal Government Services.
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Also in the news: Deloitte gets Tim Young
The consulting firm has hired former Rep. Tom Davis, and now former OMB deputy director.
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Also in the news: Bush converts appointees to career status
The practice, called "burrowing," protects the people currently holding the offices, the Washington Post reports.
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Letter: Oversight is not a substitute for good management
A reader agrees with columnist Steve Kelman that good management trumps oversight.
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Letter: DHS trying to reinvent the wheel
A reader writes that the Department of Homeland Security would rather enroll its employees in training than have longtime employees pass on their years of experience.
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