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Buzz of the Week: Have many feds gone AWOL?
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has raised a ruckus by lambasting federal agencies for tolerating employee absenteeism.
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GAO: Census' handhelds need more scrutiny
Handheld computers and software experienced problems during dress rehearsals for the 2010 census, the Government Accountability Office says.
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Agencies must create performance snapshots
The Office and Management and Budget wants to make annual reports more readable and usable by Congress and the public.
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Workforce tops new OFPP chief's priorities
New acting Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Lesly Field sees recruitment, retention as critical for acquisition.
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Social networkers respond to Hurricane Gustav
More than 500 people are contributing government and commercial information feeds to the Gustav Information Center.
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ODNI defends contractor use
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said it is appropriate that contractors counted for 27 percent of the intelligence workforce funded by the National Intelligence Program in fiscal 2007.
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5 ways to juice performance
Individual and agency performance alike will remain top concerns in the next administration.
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New leader at cyber command departs
After weeks on the job, Maj. Gen. Randal Fullhart is set to leave the provisional cyber command.
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DOD struggles with early warning
Defense contracts lack the tools that warn officials about problems, memo says.
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5 priorities still worth pursuing
The original elements of the PMA will remain priorities in the future, observers say.
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Pointers: Recommended Reading
Beloit College lists the technologies that this year's college freshman class assumes have been around forever, and Time discusses social networking -- for dogs.
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Gourley: The key to IT compliance
Automation can help agencies comply with the growing number of IT rules and regulations.
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Kelman: Some good workforce news
Procurement training programs still emphasize making impact, rather than avoiding malfeasance.
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TSA official defends TWIC deployment
An official of the Transportation Security Administration takes issue with a recent report that highlighted problems with the high-tech ID card program, saying the rollout of TWIC is going well.
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Letter: Some feds deserve commendation, not scorn
A reader points out that many federal employees regularly work long hours so their agencies can achieve their missions.
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