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DHS adds brainpower to intelligence centers

Agency puts its own analysts at centers established by local authorities to facilitate communication and coordination between levels of government.

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DISA pins workforce hopes on telework

One of the ways DISA hopes to retain people is by allowing them to work from remote locations rather than having to be on-site

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GAO finds gaps in secure credentialing

Auditors warn that agencies might miss the program’s October deadline

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IT essential to Army officer training

Rand recommends that the service emphasize skills such as intuitive decision-making and situational awareness.

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EVM sounds the alarm

Smart agencies let earned value management lead them to better program management

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OMB fleshes out agency financial management road map

The Office of Management and Budget will release a migration guidance document for public comment at the end of this month.<@SM>

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Feds roiled by workforce changes

Experts warn against changing pay rules before feds improve management skills

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Welles: Financial planning can’t wait

OPM advises feds to think about retirement as an important part of their career-long plans

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Manage finances to help mission, panel says

Projects' cost information is important to determining their future, one panelist said.

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Data shows savings from LOB initiative

New data from the Office of Management and Budget suggests that considerable savings and efficiencies are being realized from the Lines of Business consolidation initiative.

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OMB: Outsourcing helps savings, mission focus

Speaking at FOSE, Tim Young said more options are better.

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OPM expects HR LOB migrations to accelerate this year

<font color="CC0000"><b>(UPDATED)</b></font>The Office of Personnel Management anticipates that the agencies that have moved their human resources needs to a shared service center will accelerate the shift by others to shared services.

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Wojciak leaves reform committee

The staff director for the House Government Reform Committee is leaving to take a job at Monster Worldwide.

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Telework mandates open doors to new business

Seizing on government requirements can bring success to federal contractors

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Schlosser takes command at HUD

Since becoming CIO, she has made herself a persuasive member of the executive team

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Circuit

Not your frequent-flier miles; trust but verify; merging onto the info highway; back to New Orleans; no beards here.

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Motorola combines several business units

The new structure unites the company’s Networks division and the Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions division.

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Replacement grade

Seven points to ponder when buying suitable laptops for replacing desktop PCs

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OMB requires officials assigned to geospatial issues

The officials will be responsible for pushing the issues ahead within their agencies and overseeing the establishment of geospatial requirements and policies.

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SSA puts federal career interns to work

About 75 IT specialists hired since 2004 started as interns