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EPA data littered with errors and gaps
A new report calls for a single, centralized data system after finding that EPA data is full of errors.
Modernization
New Mexico contract seeks better financial controls
New Mexico awards the contract to help launch a system for better financial control and accountability for statewide services.
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DISA to reassess net-centric program
Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles Croom said he will re-examine the Net-Centric Enterprise Services program.
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Fed retirements pose a challenge
GAO asks agencies to improve teamwork efforts and use of metrics.
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Many hopes on hold for executive training
A nationwide program that prepares candidates for the highest paid jobs in the federal government is not accepting any more applications for now.
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Comings and goings
Gary Bald was named to lead the FBI's new National Security Branch; Anthony Carlisi was named director of the Acquisition Operations Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cybersecurity
Computer problems delay air travelers
Virus may have crippled a federal computer system Thursday night, delaying international travelers at major airports.
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Health care needs systems know-how, report says
A new study suggests creating university-based centers to train health care professionals to apply systems expertise to health care delivery.
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Health IT office takes shape
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology was officially launched in a notice in the Federal Register.
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States may face higher costs for Real ID
The cost of implementing tougher security provisions for issuing drivers licenses may cost the states millions of dollars.
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Hacker nabs Air Force personnel data
A hacker gained access to an Air Force system and accessed individual information on service personnel.
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Small OPM IT group wins its jobs
The Office of Personnel Management said that 52 information technology specialists in Macon, Ga., will keep their government jobs after winning an outsourcing competition.
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DHS meets with unions about blocked HR system
DHS and union leaders met to discuss what will happen next to MaxHR, the proposed DHS personnel system that a federal judge has forbidden the department to implement.
Modernization
Networx leader to take over Alliant
John Johnson, the GSA official who has spearheaded the development of the Networx contract, will take over leadership of Alliant.
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OPM finalizes rule for IT Exchange program
Three years after the E-Government Act established a program for senior federal IT employees to gain experience in the private sector, the Office of Personnel Management has finalized how the program works.
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New program places fed IT workers in the business world
Federal IT employees can be temporarily assigned to work in a company for up to two years to expand their IT expertise under an exchange program that begins next month.
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Judge blocks DHS' move to new personnel system
Court says Homeland Security Department plan eliminates rights and protections Congress has said it wants DHS employees to have.
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Lisagor: Sending mixed messages
A list of the ten most common barriers to good communications.
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