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Contractors are here to stay
One scholar argues that government must rely on contractors or reduce its mission.
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Help for deaf, hard-of-hearing workers
Library of Congress offers employees the option of video-relay phone service.
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Panel: Feds must adapt to the next generation of workers
Young workers seek flexibility and new technology at their workplaces.
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Energy agency tries merit pay
Unions say they will watch closely as NNSA introduces a new pay system.
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Don’t be surprised by e-discovery
Government and legal experts suggest 5 steps for improving your ability to produce records needed for legal proceedings.
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Officials request agencies' strategic-sourcing reports
Acquisition officials seek numbers to gain support for the buying strategy.
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Late requirements sank Census handhelds
Officials say if the Census Bureau had defined its requirements earlier, handheld computers might still have been used for follow-up questionnaires.
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IRS chief to tackle identity theft
Commissioner says new processes and technology will improve IRS response to victimized taxpayers.
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GAO: OMB should move on HSPD-12
None of the federal agencies surveyed had met the October 2007 deadline, auditors found.
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Air Force pushing ahead on cyberspace
The service is close to finalizing a doctrine designed to guide its major cyberspace offensive and defensive capabilities.
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GAO report outlines purchase card abuses
A Government Accountability Office report finds that weaknesses of internal controls allowed almost half of government purchase card transactions to skirt the rules.
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OFPP's Burton to retire in July
During more than seven years at OFPP, Robert Burton played a major role in directing and developing governmentwide acquisition policies.
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Hughes to provide distance-learning network
The company will provide a satellite-based distance-learning network for agencies in the Government Education and Training Network.
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Davis: Census didn't heed warnings
Rep. Tom Davis says the Census Bureau ignored multiple warnings about the expanding requirements for its Field Data Collection Automation program.
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OMB seeks agency plans for fewer gateways
OMB wants to know how agencies plan to reduce their Internet connections and which of them might be able to serve as shared-service providers.
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TIGTA: IRS routers need stronger security
A disgruntled employee, contractor or hacker could reconfigure routers and switches to disrupt operations or steal taxpayer data, a report warns.
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