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Spend more on training, OMB exec says

Transforming government will require increased funding for workforce training, Clay Johnson says.

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Slowing the brain drain

The Rising CIO Stars Forum entails finding an auditorium, inviting a few experienced IT executives and then advertising to attract an audience.

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Congress to OMB: More oversight needed

Evans argues the task should not be a paperwork exercise.

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A few minutes with ... David Walker

Tough decisions must be tackled now to save the country from a not-so-distant crisis, says the comptroller general of the United States.

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NC develops skills

The governor’s office will devote money and personnel in developing the state’s Center for 21st Century Skills program.

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Military names cyberwarriors

An Air Force major general and a Navy rear admiral will lead the Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations.

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Evans resists GAO on watch lists

There's a better way to oversee troubled IT projects than aggregating a list of the ones with low scores for business cases, Karen Evans says.

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Traffic crushes fed Monster

High volume from two agencies has forced Monster Government Solutions to take down its Internet-based federal job application programs.

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DHS should boost CIO, experts say

DHS should have its CIO report directly to the secretary and deputy secretary, officials tell Congress.

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DIMHRS goes to development

The Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System passed the critical design review last year.

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SRA buys Touchstone

Touchstone would bring a strong base of federal customers with its management consulting business.

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Who wants Cooper's headaches?

Chertoff will decide DHS' new power structure

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Grim prognosis

Report finds e-health IT problems at VA.

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Wagons East

California law firm heads to D.C.

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Seeking risk managers

Agencies worry demand could exceed supply.

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Feds set timetable for acquisition certification

The Federal Acquisition Institute will work with the Defense Acquisition University to develop a certification program by Jan. 1, 2006.

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DOD on management: We're working on it

Pentagon officials are working on departmentwide initiatives to improve management systems, according to DOD's top acquisition executive.

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Report helps HealtheVet, VA says

Uncovering problems facing the ambitious HealtheVet IT project has been a good thing, said Robert McFarland, the VA's chief information officer.

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CygnaCom enters certification work

The information assurance specialist now offers certification and accreditation services.

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Carnegie Mellon: HealtheVet ailing

The plan to spend billions to modernize the VA health care computer system has 'unacceptably high' risks, a report says.