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Financially Sound
More driven by federal policy than technology, recent developments in financial software for government are closely tracking high-level directives that emphasize lines of business, strategic plans and project portfolios instead of next week’s payroll or overdue payables.
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Union wants injunction against HR system upheld
A union representing DHS employees asked a federal judge to uphold her injunction against MaxHR.
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Agency IT provides relief after Katrina
As Hurricane Katrina pounded the buildings and flooded the streets of New Orleans, the medical staff from the New Orleans VA Medical Center—located near the Superdome—didn't have to worry about lugging thousands of patient folders to higher ground.
Cybersecurity
Security consortium offers C&A credential
(ISC)2 officials said the new credential is timely because all federal agencies must certify and accredit major information systems.
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Some fed contractor salaries rise, most fall
Pay is increasing faster for fed workers, according to a new survey.
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New help for consumers to pick best hospital
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adds three new quality measures to the 17 already available for consumers to compare hospital performance.
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Holcomb: Katrina could shift DHS priorities
The disorganized and delayed federal response to Hurricane Katrina will likely alter the Homeland Security Department’s priorities, DHS’ chief technology officer said.
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Makeshift control towers guide rescue planes
The FAA used its ingenuity to create control towers that allowed thousands of planes to land in hurricane-devastated areas.
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DHS delays new pay system
Union officials say Homeland Security Department told employees that the new pay system will be delayed for at least a year.
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OPM offers Katrina help
People will be available to answer benefits questions on the Office of Personnel Management hot line seven days a week between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CST.
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Education Department has big plans in 2006
At least four requests for proposals for IT systems are in the works, and a new system to give agency analysts more information about how school systems spend federal money is scheduled to come online.
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IRS moves to 'clean slate'
Agency kills modernization office and creates new organization to take over
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California struggles with change
The California Performance Review, modeled after the Bush administration's management agenda, is still a work in progress one year later.
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USDA keeps paychecks coming, despite Katrina
The Agriculture Department's finance center in New Orleans completed the payroll for nearly 500,000 federal workers before the hurricane hit.
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Reed named to VA management post
Rita Reed named deputy assistant secretary for management at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DOJ cybersecurity effort aims for Center of Excellence status
The Justice Department will attempt to become a Center of Excellence for the Cybersecurity Line of Business initiative.
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Agencies, OMB pushing security requirements through contracts
As the new CIO of the Housing and Urban Development Department, Lisa Schlosser is on a mission to improve the agency’s cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Security clearance delays still a problem
Despite new government procedures, security clearance delays are the same, if not worse, than a year ago, a high-tech trade group reported.
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Zeppieri steps down at TSA
TSA CIO David Zeppieri is the latest top person to leave the troubled agency.
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