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Motivating career execs key to Labor's PMA top rating

The Labor Department’s management of its executive workforce was the foundation for its success as the first agency to achieve all green ratings on the most recent President’s Management Agenda scorecard.

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Transportation Department names Neff deputy CFO

The Transportation Department has named Lawrence Neff as its deputy chief financial officer.

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Global Crossing, Northrop team on AF net

Global Crossing and Northrop Grumman are at the midpoint in their effort to deploy an Air Force network that connects bases for flight simulation training.

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DHS asks judge to minimize MaxHR injunction

The Homeland Security Department wants a federal judge to allow a partial roll out of the department’s new personnel system.

Cybersecurity

Survey finds increased FISMA reporting demands

Chief information security officers are busy with reporting demands to comply with federal information security laws.

Modernization

FEMA gets Hurricane Katrina help from unlikely place

FEMA taps the National Interagency Fire Center for radios and frequencies to support disaster relief efforts.

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Croom: Let's be clear

Information technology services offered through the multibillion-dollar Net-Centric Enterprise Services program need clearer definitions, the Defense Department's top systems official said.

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Welles: Vacation's over

Some simple tips for not getting overwhelmed by a torrent of e-mail

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Critics assess IT exchange program

New venue encourages public/private job swap

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EEOC fights scarcity with ingenuity

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Learn something new

A primer on the federal government's e-learning portal

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Kelman: GSA and the workforce

GSA has responsibility to use revenues more creatively on the government's behalf

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Judicial roadblock slows MaxHR

Unions happy with decision blocking some DHS personnel rules

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E-learning: A progress report

Experts identify the peculiarities and pitfalls of online training

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OMB to put private sector in play on Lines of Business

OPM is the first big agency to move to shared-service provider.

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HSOC head to lead new DHS ops division

The head of the Homeland Security Operations Center will become the first chief of the Homeland Security Department’s new operations division.

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Standard issue

Public-private partnership pushes for standards to help grease the wheels of grant-making systems.

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OMB will sharpen reviews of agency health IT spending

The Office of Management and Budget wants to coordinate health IT spending in a way similar to other management efforts, such as electronic rulemaking, grants management and software licenses.

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GTSI appoints CIO

Robert Mitchell named to head GTSI's IT operations; SRA makes top appointments.

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OPM selects five human resources service centers

Five federal agencies can start competing next fiscal year to provide human resources back office functions to other agencies, OPM announced.