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GSA hires new general counsel
Alan Robert Swendiman has been named associate administrator of the Office of General Counsel and will lead GSA's legal department.
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Vermont gets $1.6 million for IT training initiative
Vermont will use $1.6 million in federal funds to train workers for information technology careers.
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OMB requires telecom preparedness
Emergency planning should become a factor in all new federal agency telecom procurements, according to an OMB memo.
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GAO reports on "poor performers"
A new government report gives a mixed picture of underperforming federal employees.
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Alexander nominated to head NSA
Keith Alexander is currently serving as the Army’s deputy chief of staff for intelligence.
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NIST pledges staff time for health IT
Agency will expand involvement in the electronic health records initiative as a partner of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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House undeterred by veto threat
Amendment that would limit use of revised competitive sourcing process approved for appropriations bill.
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DOD's Deidre Lee goes to GSA
DOD procurement official will become part of the new Federal Acquisition Service at GSA.
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GAO: Times call for risk-based budgeting
Controller general says federal budgets should reflect risk-based spending priorities.
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Voinovich hot about security clearance delays
A backlog of 185,000 cases forces prospective FBI and CIA employees and others “to sit idly by for months," the senator says.
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Senate confirms Springer as OPM director
She now faces the task of modernizing OPM systems and overseeing possible governmentwide personnel reform.
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Growing government program managers
VA created in-house training program to fill a talent shortage.
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House cuts funds for new HR system
The House Appropriations Committee directed the Office of Personnel Management to refine new human resources systems at DOD and DHS before taking it governmentwide.
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Acting CIO named for Agriculture
David Combs, who has been USDA's acting deputy CIO, moves up one spot in the hierarchy.
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Education CIO retiring
Bill Leidinger, the chief information officer at the Education Department, is the latest information technology executive to hang up his hat.
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Pentagon: Pay for performance on track for September
Negative comments from DOD employees about pay for performance don't necessarily reflect widespread dissatisfaction, a Pentagon official said.
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Shelton acts as FAS commissioner
Barbara Shelton has been named acting commissioner of the new Federal Acquisition Service.
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