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Whiteman: How to find a federal IT job

Riding the hiring wave could bring opportunities for experienced professionals to advance quickly

Cybersecurity

More clearance, more money

Job candidates who have passed polygraph tests earn an average of $10,000 or more a year than those who have not taken the tests.

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Associations call for workforce assistance

They recommend that the government beef up training for health IT specialists and systems users.

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OPM workers win another A-76 bid

In competitions for IT jobs, employees have won by wide margins, Office of Personnel Management officials said.

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Senate approves USPS overhaul

The Senate passed a bill today after more than a decade of debate and compromise on changes to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.

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Clinical system generates performance reports

With little human intervention, Indian Health Service gets data on how well it's doing.

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Longtime share-in-savings proponent moves to HHS

Ken Buck, former director of share-in-savings contracting at the General Services Administration, has moved to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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New program to monitor loans

The Bush administration's fiscal 2007 budget proposal includes a new initiative designed to manage risk.

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NAPA looks at 21st-century leaders

The National Academy of Public Administration and Human Capital Solutions explored steps that could develop public service leaders.

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OPM budgets for retirement systems

President Bush's budget asks Congress to spend $43.2 million on modernizing the government's retirement systems.

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Administration proposes three new Lines of Business for 2007

In the fiscal 2007 budget, the Bush administration said it will launch three new Lines of Business consolidation initiatives for IT infrastructure, budget formulation and geospatial investments.<@SM>

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E-gov scores improve

Eight agencies improved their management of e-government initiatives, according to the latest score card from the Office of Management and Budget.

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OMB to name grants service providers

Three agencies given go-ahead as others told to curtail spending on new or modernized systems<@SM>

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NIST completes biometric specs

The new document describes the procedures and formats for storing fingerprints and facial images required for compliance with the FIPS 201 standard.

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Agencies make headway in reducing improper payments

Federal agencies cut $7.8 billion from improper payments, reducing the total of payments made in error or to the wrong persons by 17 percent last year, according to a new OMB report.<@SM><@SM>

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ETI appoints sales, alliance execs

Kevin Sharp becomes vice president of sales and business development, and Herbert Quinde is now senior vice president of corporate development.

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Raduege to lead a Deloitte & Touche center

The former DISA director will focus on developing net-centric solutions.

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E-health group releases exchange tools

The eHealth Initiative has made how-to kits available for creating regional health information organizations.

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OPM: A bigger federal government

Between October 2002 and October 2004, the number of federal civilian employees increased by 38,302, or 2.1 percent.

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Jumper joins PlatinumSolutions’ board

The former Air Force chief of staff will help the systems integrator increase its DOD business.