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Doan, Bloch trade barbs over leaked report
Special Counsel Scott Bloch denies leaking the report and accuses GSA Administrator Lurita Doan of contriving the whole thing.
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Air Force examines its vulnerability to cyberattack
The service assigned an advisory board to assess potential cyberwarfare scenarios and determine their effect on Air Force systems and operations.
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IG: Contract data late, incorrect
Data entered manually rather than downloaded to the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation is to blame, GSA's inspector general says.
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Congress watches its own watchdog
Lawmakers probe employee complaints about GAO’s new personnel system.
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Sade: Be mentors
Senior GSA official urges agencies to transfer acquisition skills to younger workers.
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OSC: Doan violated Hatch Act
Doan decries leak of special counsel report and asks to have the findings withdrawn.
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Waxman reforms ride on DOD bill
The tried-and-true strategy may not work without Senate and president’s support.
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NASA juggles a mixed workforce
Contractor-heavy NASA seeks ways to improve workforce management.
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Information-sharing efforts making strides, officials say
The Defense, Homeland Security and Justice departments and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence are working more closely than ever to overcome barriers.
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Bush nominates new Army secretary
Preston Geren could replace Francis Harvey, who resigned in March amid a scandal over substandard outpatient housing conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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GPO chief of staff nominated to be public printer
Robert Tapella would face a big challenge: making the office more technologically oriented while budgets continue to shrink.
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Doan's attorney fires back for leaked report
In a letter to Special Counsel Bloch, her attorney expresses "utter outrage" that the report was leaked and asks him to assign the investigation to another body.
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Senators call for management reforms at DOD
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $648.8 billion authorization bill for fiscal 2008 that sets the stage for a showdown with the House about FCS funding.
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Discrepancies get Doan another invitation to Capitol Hill
The House oversight committee wants to discuss her "unsubstantiated allegations" of poor performance and bias against employees who criticized her actions.
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OMB to agencies: Use more performance-based contracts
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy says the contracts should make up 45 percent of agencies' awards through fiscal 2011.
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FAA to perform IT security for all of Transportation
The effort is part of a move to develop shared services to increase savings.
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GAO: FBI's internal network has critical security flaws
FBI Deputy CIO Dean Hall said the bureau didn't believe the weaknesses added up to an increased risk to FBI information.
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