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Teresa Takai’s 10 tips for change
Michigan's governor gave the state’s chief information officer full authority to consolidate, reassign and restructure the executive branch’s IT staff.
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Contractors seek edge by hiring former feds
Feds’ knowledge of acquisition regs considered a big plus.
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IRS modernization gets funding boost in House
H.R. 5576 would give the IRS $212.3 million for the business systems upgrade program, or $45 million more than President Bush’s $167.3 million budget request.
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Keating joins SRA as Spectrum Solutions Group VP
Perry Keating will be responsible for increasing the company’s business in the enterprise application solutions market.
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EDS promotes Banerjee to global leader role
Former leader of government industry group for the Americas and Asia will now lead the business on a global scale.
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House bill would cut E-Gov Fund request by $2M
The Appropriations Committee proposal still bars OMB from using $40 million in surplus funds to finance e-gov initiatives.
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NOAA responds to IG’s censure
An independent program executive office could help save a troubled environmental satellite project.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Contractors caught in clearances pinch
Many contractors say the process for getting security clearances has not improved -- or has even worsened -- as the demand for clearances has jumped.
Modernization
Walker: Limit the information agencies collect
Limiting the personal information that is collected and restricting the information that is stored are practical measures for avoiding information breaches.
Modernization
Netco Government Services buys Multimax
The combined company, under chief executive Carlteon Jones, will retain the Multimax brand.
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FedSources: Partly sunny forecast for state, local tech spending
Factors that will tend to accelerate state and local IT spending in the next year to 18 months include state budget surpluses and population growth.
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OPM unveils new federal career models
The program will offer alternative career paths, such as telework, nonstandard hours and flexible workdays.
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Young leaders told to expect ambiguity
A panel urges aspiring federal leaders to learn how to thrive in an environment in which uncertainty is a given.
Cybersecurity
VA conducts security review of laptop PCs, bars nondepartment PCs from VPN
Agency has also suspended the practice of permitting employees in the Veterans Benefit Administration from removing claims files from office computers and working on them at home.
Cybersecurity
GAO: FEMA, Red Cross must coordinate logistics better
A GAO report says FEMA's lack of a comprehensive system to track assistance requests in 2005 added to the Red Cross’ workload and slowed delivery of relief services.
Modernization
House aviation chairman endorses FAA telecom funding
An Appropriations Committee staffer confirmed that the FTI program was funded at the level of the president’s request of $28 million.
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University of New Hampshire revamps storage plan
The university crafts a storage blueprint and plans to award a contract later this month.
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GSA details audit problems
Agency deputy IG identifies $900 million in miscalculated funds in GSA’s 2005 audit.
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