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IG praises IRS division

A report states that the Business Systems Development organization is working well.

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Agencies push toward portfolio management for lines of businesses

As agencies prepare their fiscal 2008 budget submissions, the Office of Management and Budget is expecting fewer business cases and more use of portfolio management, according to one federal CIO.

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Audio recordings are an endangered species

Preservationists say policy-makers should be more alarmed about the losses

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Editorial: When the office is optional

Although telework has never really taken hold, acceptance seems to be growing.

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Ericsson buys Marconi Federal

Soon to be called Ericsson Federal, the new organization will combine Marconi's presence in the federal government with Ericsson's capabilities in mobile telecom and systems integration.

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Adding telework to agency survival kits

A distributed workforce can keep essential services running after devastating man-made or natural disasters

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Leaders urged to manage dissent

New book offers ideas for coping constructively with oppositional employees

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GSA clarifies telework rules for managers

New guidelines attempt to eliminate confusion about legalities, properties

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Lisagor: Diversity generates creativity

Smart managers seek ideas from people unlike themselves.

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Monster roars at government market

Key hires and new advisory board signal new fed focus

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SBA IG gets Senate confirmation

The Senate confirmed Eric M. Thorson as inspector general for the Small Business Administration.

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Kelman: A concept whose time has come

The Bush administration deserves kudos for focusing on a small thing called performance.

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Business Objects buys Firstlogic

Acquisition of Firstlogic adds data-quality applications to Business Objects' offerings.

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NASA system found child porn on exec's office computer

The activity was initially discovered through an online undercover operation conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

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Agencies use more early-outs, buyouts

A new GAO report states that the total number of agencies using such offers to adjust their workforces has increased in the past two fiscal years.

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IG: FAA telecom program at risk

The FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure program is getting costlier and likely won't be done by its deadline.

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Workforce issues creep into LOB debate

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GSA awards contract training deals

The agency called the awards to three firms the first major acquisition under the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund for training services from commercial vendors.

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Expect increased state, local IT spending

With tax revenues exceeding expectations, Input projects state and local information technology spending to reach $72 billion by 2011.

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Senate confirms new Technology Administration director

Robert Cresanti will oversee the Commerce Department's division.