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IRS commissioner leaving for American Red Cross
Starting May 29, Mark Everson will be president and CEO of the Red Cross.
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Doan controversy may hinder GSA spending request
Lawmakers may add amendments that prevent GSA officials from holding meetings similar to the controversial brown-bag lunch held Jan. 26 at GSA's headquarters.
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Justice Department investigating Deepwater for possible fraud
Lawmakers, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman confirmed the Justice Department is looking into possible allegations of fraud under the Deepwater program.
Modernization
GAO: DOD’s business architecture needs details
Its approach does not provide enough guidance for military components to implement the strategy, according to a new report.
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Coast Guard takes over Deepwater
The service will assume the role of lead systems integrator for the $24 billion acquisition program.
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OMB's Burk: Use architecture to improve your mission
Too many agencies are spending resources to comply with OMB's requirements instead of improving their processes, the government's chief architect said.
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Wagner: Don’t blame the IG
Blaming the IG is like faulting the press when it reports on government waste, fraud and abuse.
Cybersecurity
USPS shifts to electronic personnel records
The digital system will safeguard employee records in a secure central database.
Modernization
Rainy-day lessons about resiliency
The Internal Revenue Service revamped its continuity-of-operations plans following a damaging flood that shut down its headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for more than five months.
Modernization
Jazzed about IPv6
Education’s Peter Tseronis gets the message on government’s mandatory transition to IPv6.
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Novak: Use knowledge management for succession planning
Agencies let too much knowledge walk out the door when senior managers retire.
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FlipSide: A few minutes with…Renny DiPentima
Renny DiPentima reflects on his 44-year-career in government and industry as he prepares step into retirement July 1.
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Congress to act on workforce shortage
Rep. Moran eyes DOD spending bill as vehicle for acquisition changes.
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Senate committee's doubts about TWIC grow
Implementation delays cause concern, but TSA says they're needed to properly test new standards.
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GSA picks final 3 for HSPD-12 managed service contract
The agency cut the number of vendors competing to run its HSPD-12 managed service office from six to three.
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OPM: Reorganization makes CHCO Council more flexible
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council has become more adaptable and responsive to agencies' HR needs, according to the council's latest report to Congress.
Cybersecurity
Agencies' cybersecurity grades rise slightly
Although agency grades improved only slightly on the annual IT security report card, the overall security of the government continues to make strides.
Modernization
Waxman: Save all e-mails from or to White House
E-mail messages regarding official government action "may have been destroyed by the [Republican National Committee] and not preserved by the White House."
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