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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
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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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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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