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Survey to gauge e-gov services
GSA wants to know what the government uses to offer services to people, which methods users prefer and how agencies can improve.
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OPM channels recruits through TV ads
The four ads airing in West Virginia are part of a nationwide campaign to attract qualified and skilled Americans to the federal civilian workforce.
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Vets to get free credit monitoring
Unisys will foot the bill following the theft of insurance data.
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Reverse auctions become a diplomatic tool
The State Department stretches its budget with online buys.
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CSC: Work with IRS modernization a success
The company disputed criticism from Capitol Hill about its performance on the IRS' Electronic Fraud Detection System.
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Advantech division promotes federal sales director
As vice president of government sales, Michael Pollack will head all aspects of Advantech Satellite Networks’ government business.
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Susan Lawrence faces down adversity
Army gave 18-year-old Lawrence a path from Ida Grove, Iowa, to the Middle East
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Union criticizes OPM's telework guidelines
NTEU says new pandemic telework rules lack employee negotiation, equipment supply rights
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Cybertrust acquires most of Ubizen's stock
Cybertrust, a global information security provider, has acquired 95.8 percent of the Belgian subsidiary stock to fully integrate the two companies.
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Labor seeks IT system for online forms
The Employee Benefits and Security Administration will release a request for proposals Sept. 1 for a wholly outsourced information technology system to process and store electronically filed forms.
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Robbins-Gioia names new CEO
John Marselle, who has been on the company's board of directors, comes from Sun Microsystems, where he led the government division.
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Census director raises a red flag about the upcoming e-census
Officials warn that several factors threaten to spoil their plans for an electronic census.
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Security LOB wakes up from hibernation
Of the $5.5 billion agencies plan to spend on IT security this year, almost $1.4 billion is slated for training and reporting. But by standardizing how agencies conduct training and reporting, Office of Management and Budget officials believe a good chunk of that money could be reprogrammed for other mission-critical systems.
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DHS: No appeals court rehearing for MaxHR
Despite repeated rebuffs in the courts, the Homeland Security Department said it still supports MaxHR's labor-relations provisions.
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Canada: Air travelers should put electronic gear in checked baggage
U.K. bans electronics in carry-on baggage, U.S. allows passengers to carry on electronic gear, DOD clamps down on travel
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OMB wants details on cost savings
It wants agencies to make baseline cost estimates for IT investments by Sept. 30.
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IBM buys FileNet
The California-based provider of enterprise content management software is being purchased for about $1.6 billion, or $35 a share.
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Financial Management LOB set for major milestones
The General Services Administration expects to deliver initial versions of data standardization and business process transformation next month as part of the Financial Management Line of Business.<@SM><@SM>
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OMB appoints manager to boost e-gov
Andrew Ciafardini will work with agencies to make government more efficient by putting more information online and will coordinate SmartBuy activities.
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