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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.

People

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.

People

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.

People

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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FlipSide

In on the action.

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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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Federal unions attack pay-for-performance efforts

Union representatives criticized the government's efforts to replace the General Schedule system with a performance-based one.