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GAO releases guide to monitor program costs
The agency has released a draft of its GAO Cost Assessment Guide, intended to establish a consistent approach to managing program costs governmentwide.
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State CIOs' priority: Consolidating data centers
They seek to to improve their service delivery, reinforce their ability to protect systems and the data they contain, reduce costs, and streamline IT functions, according to a NASCIO report.
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Forest Service wants internal IT call center
The agency is seeking proposals for a center that would resolve common and simple problems for agency employees.
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Editorial: Praising experimentation
Web 2.0 technologies may be difficult to assess in terms of ROI, but there is potential in those technologies.
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Virtual sergeant does recruiting
Army creates an intelligent search tool to assist overworked service recruiters.
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Information assurance still a tough sell at DOD, ex-official says
Linton Wells says it's difficult to measure a return on investment in that area.
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Congress touts telework
New legislation has program advocates optimistic about telework's momentum.
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Getting the message out
Everyone talks about best practices, but like messages in a bottle, best practices are difficult to find. Should agencies be trying harder?
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Does DHS need a chief manager?
Lawmakers would like a CMO to provide long-term management continuity at DHS.
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Security clearance process needs new ideas
Agency working group issues RFI for industry to offer alternatives to current procedures.
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Are they A-76 winners or second-class feds?
Public/private jobs competitions are unpopular with lawmakers, fraught with anxiety for employees and increasingly not worth the trouble for companies invited to compete.
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Former Office of Personnel Management employees plead guilty to stealing
Two accounting technicians stole more than $27,500, according to OPM.
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HR/CIO link is key to telework success, says DISA official
DISA assembled a telework SWAT Team that brought together experts from the agency's IT and HR departments.
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Army extends work on deployment database
Under a sole-source contract, DeticaDFI will maintain and update a database that helps Army officials track and analyze information about all deployments since September 2001.
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Security clearance reforms sought
An RFI from ODNI, DOD and OMB asks vendors for a system that can be used governmentwide and handle classified and unclassified information.
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Agencies must prepare for e-discovery, experts say
Improve communication among agencies' legal departments, IT workers and record managers to avoid legal trouble, a group of experts recommends.
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IG: Some at IRS still careless with taxpayer data
Although the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that some managers and employees are not following policies, the agency has made progress.
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IG to DHS: Better manage bioterrorism program
The National Biosurveillance Integration System is at risk of going over budget and falling behind schedule, Richard Skinner says.
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