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Training event links IT with military, international partners
Joint Forces Command led DOD's latest homeland defense simulation with Australian and Swedish teams to train leaders to work with multinational partners.
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GSA continues to fill FAS posts
Effective Dec. 24, Gary Feit will be assistant commissioner of the Office of Customer Accounts and Research.
Modernization
Verizon to provide voice for Forest Service
The task order could span five years and was issued under GSA's Connections contract.
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IG: FBI's Sentinel program is on track
The bureau has made good progress in addressing concerns about cost tracking and progress measurements, but the IG remains wary of funding issues.
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Army seeks digital coaches
An Army command is doing market research on the availability of firms that can harvest knowledge from top performers and pass it on to less successful employees.
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Interagency contracts need parameters, officials say
There are 253 interagency contracts throughout the government, according to a recent survey, and that number is cause for concern.
Cybersecurity
State, OPM team on clearance processing
The agencies are combining their resources to process security clearance applications for overseas DOD installations.
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Gates to continue Rumsfeld-style transformation
The nominee for secretary of Defense also pledges to review policies related to acquisitions and workforce management.
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DHS' IG office bustles in second half of 2006
It issued 33 management reports and 308 investigative reports between April and the end of September, according to a report to Congress.
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Managers don't encourage telework, study finds
A study shows that more than 75 percent of federal employees don't get management support for telework.
People
Denett expects to defend competitive sourcing
The OFPP administrator said he expects more questioning from the incoming Democratic-led Congress.
Cybersecurity
Contractors advised to comply with DOD Directive 8570.1
Mandated security training for DOD workforce applies to DOD contractor employees, too.
People
Meet the politician who became a techie
Former Rep. Scott McPherson returns to the Florida statehouse as CIO.
People
Government Inc.
Policy-makers have worked hard to make the federal government run more like a business, but how far can they go?
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Management training targets contractors
Niche consultants attract businesses eager to learn specialized skills.
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GSA's Doan, IG struggle over money
She says the inspector general is dancing the "Washington two-step" regarding her push for cutbacks to the IG office's budget.
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DHS wants software for purchase card training
The department is looking for commercial software for delivering training through its portal and for tracking the results.
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Editorial: Apples and oranges
The idea that government should be run like a business is tempting but ultimately misguided.
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Panel praises ICE’s management improvements
Agency is trying to reverse staffing and financial problems.
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