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OPM, GSA upgrade telework Web site

The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration have updated their Telework.gov Web site, adding new features and a "green" look.

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Funding worries fusion center officials

Officials and observers note that it is difficult for centers to plan for the future if they are uncertain about long-term federal funding.

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USDA provides RFID ear tags for cattle

The tags help health officials electronically identify an animal to halt the spread of bovine tuberculosis.

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DOD seeks input on nontraditional contractors

DOD asks industry how define and catergorize nontraditional contractors.

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Get a Life!: Feds help food banks

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Letter: Use of open systems now will attract next generation

Open architecture is not an option but a matter of time imperative.Current systems have served us well over the decades and can still support the [open architecture] transition, but the future will not wait.

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Letter: Praise for GSA's panel on multiple award schedule

I would like to applaud the [General Services Administration] and its administrator for taking the first steps in establishing an advisory panel that will be looking into the issues that have surrounded the [multiple award schedule].

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OMB: Fewer programs on risk lists

19 percent drop in high-risk programs reflects management improvements.

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Bush nominates SBA chief to head HUD

President Bush nominates Steve Preston as new HUD secretary.

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FlipSide: A few minutes with... Larry Roberts

Roberts, former chief scientist at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was one of the early developers of the Internet.

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OPM proposes to add EA to specialty positions

A draft update to the IT management 2210 job series would add enterprise architecture to the list of specialty areas.

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Rep. Tom Davis: The exit interview

Few lawmakers have been more passionate about the working of government. After 14 years, he takes a look back — and talks about his next steps.

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Welles: Lessons from ‘CEO of Me’

What’s your flexstyle? Integrating your work life and home life might not be the answer for you.

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OPM revises costs for RetireEZ

Agency excludes $69.6 million from life cycle costs of federal retirement systems modernization.

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Managing a blended workforce

Views differ on what the government can do to handle its outsourcing challenges.

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Fusion center requirements coming

The Justice Department will release baseline standards in May for state and local intelligence fusion centers.

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Doan seeks advice on schedule program

GSA has assembled experts from government and industry to recommend changes to the agency's policies on schedule contracts.

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CTO: make a business case for Web 2.0

DOT Chief Technology Officer Tim Schmidt said government supporters of Web 2.0 must emphasize collaboration and low cost.

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OMB trims risk lists for IT programs

The Office of Management and Budget has released revised lists of programs the agency considers at risk; they show some reductions.

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Letter: Older feds are frustrated, too

A reader who wants to use wiki technology for an agency project says, ‘It is not only the younger generation that wants the latest greatest tech.’