People

Stephan proposed for DHS job

Robert Stephan has been nominated to be an assistant secretary and designated as an acting undersecretary, too.

People

Welles: Who's in the kitchen?

The number of women in government is growing but not fast enough.

People

State and local officials look to outsourcing

Retiring workforce driving new push to contract out services.

People

How women in IT make it to the top

Is a glass ceiling holding them down? Most don’t think so.

People

HR goes outside

Human resources business process outsourcing will grow 27 percent this year.

People

Pentagon gets new BMMP boss

The acting undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics now leads the Pentagon's Business Management Modernization Program.

People

OMB expects skill gap plans

Agencies should file plans by Aug. 3 for filling information technology skill gaps, federal technology officials said.

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Army revamps CIO office

Army IT now has a 'belly button.'

Cybersecurity

Security forum members to meet in May

The Chief Information Security Officers Exchange has already started working to raise the federal government’s security grade.

Cybersecurity

OMB proposes ID timetable

Under the plan, agencies would start issuing new ID cards to employees and long-term contractors in October 2006.

People

OMB, industry create telework site

It has info about how federal employees can join the ranks of teleworkers.

People

Croom tapped to lead DISA

The Air Force's top information systems and command and control general has been nominated to head the Defense Information Systems Agency.

People

Lisagor: Relating to others

It is important to address a person’s flaws head on, but with compassion.

People

Kelman: Pay for performance pays

A new approach to compensation could attract younger employees.

People

Tech training gets muscle

OPM issues standards to measure results.

People

USPS adds training partner

The University of Phoenix will offer one three-credit course free to Postal employees who pay for three courses.

People

Pentagon talks up BMMP

DOD's says its Business Management Modernization Program has increased visibility and understanding of DOD business systems.

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OMB unleashes architecture plan

The federal enterprise architecture’s potential remains unrealized, OMB chief architect says in a new action plan.

People

Customs works on buying

The Customs and Border Protection agency 's Acquisition Improvement Initiative is supposed produce a business-driven, customer-focused acquisition environment.

People

PEC hires Emery

Another DHS technology executive gets an industry job.