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FBI's Sentinel program on right path, GAO says
Although auditors find progress, they said the bureau needs to improve cost and schedule estimating.
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Study urges greater energy efficiency at DOD
The military's need for power is largely driven by new technological developments, particularly in the field of C4ISR, according to a forthcoming study from the Defense Science Board.
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DHS launches online training system
DHScovery is available around the clock, and offers courses in topics such as IT security and procurement.
Modernization
Wilsker: Work by any other name
Increasingly, organizations think of telework as part of their strategy for letting employees be mobile.
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Executive decision ends impasse
Agreement reached on union election will let GAO get back to business.
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Have contracting skills, will travel
House lawmakers want to send 600 GSA contracting employees to DOD.
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Voinovich: The workforce senator
George Voinovich has raised the profile of federal workforce issues and earned the respect of union leaders whose views often differ from his.
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Welles: Getting away
Taking a vacation will improve your performance at work, and it can also be a test of your leadership.
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Senate confirms Brubaker as head of DOT research group
Paul Brubaker, who was an influential Senate staffer and former deputy CIO at DOD, returns to government after six years in industry.
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Web extra: Thinker, Sailor, Soldier, Scribe
James Webb brings disciplined leadership, respect for ranks to Navy post
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I love my job
FCW's survey of best agencies for information technology employees shows that many feds maintain a sense of idealism, even when faced with perennial workplace challenges.
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Computers rule
The transformation of the federal workforce in the past 20 years has followed the ascendancy of the computer from a clerical device to a sophisticated tool used in every aspect of government operations.
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Editorial: Time for a fresh start
Few people think the government's General Schedule pay system works well.
Modernization
GSA to name Schobert as ITS CTO
Fred Schobert also will be the director of the IPv6 transformation effort.
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OPM: Agencies need retirees back
The agency wants to change the law so retirees can return to work to train the next generation of feds.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers demand answers about DHS cybersecurity breaches
Reps. Bennie Thompson and Jim Langevin sent a letter to DHS' CIO and CISO asking about specific events.
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Working group to study e-democracy efforts
An international organization wants to know how online meetings can boost citizen participation in government.
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Senate committee approves bill to improve DHS management
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved a measure that would create a chief management officer at DHS.
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