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Security specialists in demand

Increasing network threats drive the need for professional experience and certifications.

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Transition Watch: Ranking the federal CTO candidates

The competition for the job as the government’s chief technology officer in the Obama administration is heating up.

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McDonough: How to make the jump to industry

Some tips on how to find a satisfying and financially rewarding job in the private sector.

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Kelman: Management trumps oversight

Contracting oversight should not be mistaken for good management.

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Editorial: A new day for CIOs

The Obama administration has indicated that chief information officers should be career employees.

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GAO: DHS should resolve issues with satellite program

A review of the Homeland Security Department's certification of its program to provide access to classified satellite imagery for domestic purposes has found legal and policy issues that remain.

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New ethics rules require disclosure by contractors

Regulators take a mandatory disclosure approach to get companies to notify agencies about crimes against the government.

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Transition Watch: New Plum Book ready for download

Users have several choices to search and download the Web-based version of a list of 7,000 senior-level and appointed positions.

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Transition Watch: Obama sets transition ethics rules

President-elect Barack Obama has set guidelines for people working in his transition operation, including a ban on lobbyists working on issues related to their lobbying efforts.

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Transition Watch: Tim Young leaves OMB

Tim Young, who spearheaded the Office of Management and Budget’s e-government and information technology revival, is leaving Nov. 21.

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Letter: Requirements documents should be clear

A reader writes that the acquisition workforce should take classes for writing work statements.

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TSA approves test for TWIC readers

The Transportation Security Administration has approved testing of biometric readers as part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

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Letter: Applauding GAO recommendations for R&D centers

A reader agrees with recent recommendations by the Government Accountability Office that agencies should share best practices for managing federally funded research and development centers.

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Court lets e-mail case against administration proceed

A federal judge has denied the Bush administration's motion to dismiss claims from two private groups that allege the executive offices of the White House failed to archive millions of e-mail messages.

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Navy names new research, IT chief

The service also names other IT executives.

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IG: Sensitive information at airport at risk

The Homeland Security Department has weaknesses in computer systems at the Los Angeles airport, report says

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Also in the News: Obama to take White House communications online

Armed with 10 million e-mail addresses collected during the presidential campaign, Obama aides plan to reach out directly to their supporters via the World Wide Web.

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Justice IG recommends threat-tracking system improvements

The Justice Department's inspector general recommends ways to improve the FBI's electronic terrorism-threat and suspicious-incident tracking system.

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Improvements in R&D center management recommended

The Government Accountability Office recommends that agencies establish a forum for sharing best practices on managing federally funded research and development centers.

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Obama moves to appoint transition team

The president-elect has named his initial appointees, and his transition team has moved into its transition offices.