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E-voting vendors keep a lower profile

Vendors don't make as much noise at conference and other events that include elections officials.

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Buzz of the Week: Dorobek joins Doan on the airwaves

Federal Computer Week enters new era after Editor-in-Chief Christopher J. Dorobek moves on to Federal News Radio.

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Management on a small scale

One state sees the benefits in making small changes to its IT management.

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FAA sees EVM dividends

But many agencies are not yet ready to replicate its success in project management, GAO says.

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Senate IT oversight bill would refine OMB’s role

The Office of Management and Budget’s role would expand.

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Bush put the ‘M’ back in OMB

The Bush administration built on the efforts of previous president's to improve management oversight.

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Secure Flight's takeoff questioned

A senior House Democrat said she is concerned about whether the Transportation Security Administration will be ready to pre-screen airline travelers by January 2009.

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NOAA launches maritime weather Web site

A new Web portal provides information on coastal wind and water conditions for the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Alabama.

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Army mandates knowledge principles

Senior Army officials have mandated the adoption of 12 principles intended to foster the sharing of knowledge servicewide.

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Union likes work four-day work week

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer asks the Office of Personnel Management what it would take to offer federal employees a four-day work week.

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Pointers: Recommended readings 08-25-08

Check out these Web sites and other online resources.

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Psst! Are you Twittering yet?

It’s no secret: Using Twitter’s short and sweet message blasts can be a great way to communicate.

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The Lectern: The Olympics seen from Taiwan

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Sprehe: Seeking the records decider

It isn’t necessary to leave archiving decisions in the hands of users.

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Amtower: Future shock for fed workforce

Expect this fall’s election to trigger a landslide of retirements among senior career feds.

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DHS seeks Privacy Act exemptions

The Homeland Security Department wants to exempt its new immigration-related Fraud Detection and National Security Data System from some provisions of the Privacy Act.

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VA proposes contract preferences for veterans

Veterans Affairs Department officials intend to give priority to veterans as Congress mandated in a law passed in 2006.

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Senator upset by Williams appointment

Sen. Charles Grassley criticized the move to make Jim Williams acting administrator of the General Services Administration because of a controversy over a Sun Microsystems contract.

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GSA signs agreement on veterans' businesses

A veterans' group will try to link the General Services Administration and businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.

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Bush names Williams acting GSA administrator

Despite a hold on Willliams' nomination, President Bush chooses him as acting head of the General Services Administration.