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E-gov scores stabilize
In the second quarter, nine agencies' President's Management Agenda score card ratings fell, but three improved their scores in the third quarter.
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Harris to mentor Avineon
Harris will help Avineon compete for contract awards and additional business opportunities with DHS.
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Education, HUD get back to green in e-gov on OMB scorecard
The Education and Housing and Urban Development departments raised their e-government scores on the President’s Management Agenda scorecard to green, making up for downgrades last quarter
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Sun Federal shuffles employees
A new president and COO and vice president of sales join Scott McNealy as Sun Federal's leadership troika.
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VA leads in small-biz contracts
The department is the top-ranked federal agency when it comes to contracting percentages with businesses owned by service-disabled, veterans, a new report states.
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Fed executive salaries shrink
Some lawmakers consider whether to restructure federal executive pay.
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Holt decries loss of science advice
Congressman wants to regain independent science and technology guidance for lawmakers.
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Grants.gov needs to streamline, simplify: GAO
The high-profile Web portal project still lacks standardization and is inefficiently run, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
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Editorial: Purchase cards: Priceless
It is easy to forget the hoops that government employees had to jump through to make smaller purchases a decade ago.
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Springer wants OPM to lead by example
Director says an employee-developed strategic plan now guides the agency.
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Senate committee approves OFPP nominee
Paul Denett's nomination to take over procurement policy agency now goes to full Senate.
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Panel: ATF not required to pay teleworkers' broadband costs
The Federal Services Impasses Panel rejected NTEU arguments that the costs of teleworkers’ broadband could be offset by potential savings in office space.
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Army moves to modernize logistics
The Single Army Logistics Enterprise will help track supplies to warfighters.
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NASCIO: Raise the CISO profile
Giving chief information security officers greater visibility will help enterprise security, the group says in a new report.
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Russert, Obama urge public service
They touted government careers to an audience of summer interns.
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DHS: Controls, training needed to combat waste
Procurement officials addressed a Government Reform Committee report that identified 32 DHS contracts worth $34.3 billion that involved “significant overcharges, wasteful spending, or mismanagement.”
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FBI adds new leadership position
As part of a bureauwide realignment, Joseph Ford has been brought aboard to oversee management of employees, budget, administration and infrastructure.
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HP buys IT software company
The purchase of Mercury Interactive for about $4.5 billion is HP's biggest buy since it acquired Compaq four years ago.
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