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Speculation grows about Obama's CTO
Soon after the election, speculation started about who President-elect Obama might name as the nation’s first chief technology officer.
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Letter: A proper approach to changing federal workforce
A reader writes to suggest his approach to changing the federal workforce under President-elect Obama.
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Letter: Micromanagers too arrogant to learn better
A reader agrees with the article on micromanagement and shares their own experience with micromanagers.
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USCIS' IT modernization moves ahead
Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded IBM a contract worth as much as $491.1 million to improve the agency's immigration application and adjudication processes.
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IG: IRS needs to verify IT cost estimate processes
The inspector general also reports that the tax agency has effectively implemented the processes and procedures for its Modernization Vision and Strategy Program.
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GAO gives transition advice on IT, management
The next administration must deal with management challenges facing agencies, including oversight of the $70 billion annual IT budget, according to the Government Accountability Office’s new Web site.
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Letter: CBO ignores added costs to FISMA change
A reader writes that changes to the Federal Information Security Act will add more costs.
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Coast Guard revises acquisition manual
The service adds more reviews to its guidance for major projects.
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Letter: Micromanagement a systemic problem
A reader writes that micromanagement among government supervisors and managers is a systemic problem.
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GSA: Transition team offices are equipped and ready to go
The government's property manager has already furnished and equipped enough office space with computers, BlackBerrys and telephones for up to 500 members of the transition team.
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Letter: Problems with acquisitions go unrecognized
A reader writes that training alone will not solve problems with acquisitions.
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Intelligence community gets new reciprocity directive
New policy documents from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence direct the application of uniform personnel security standards and procedures across the intelligence community.
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CRS warns against destruction of Web pages, records
Web pages, e-mail messages and other electronically created documents are in danger of disappearing in the flurry of activity that accompanies a change in administration.
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IRS performed well in 2008 tax filing season, IG says
The tax agency used its modernized CADE database to process 30 million tax returns, almost three times the number of returns the previous year, TIGTA said.
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Agencies improve internal processes
OMB's latest score card shows that agencies made the greatest strides in commercial services management.
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Letter: Writer's government work a horrible experience
A reader shares his experience working in the government sector for 20 months.
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