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Army program officer retires

Col. Hogan takes over from Col. Barlow as deputy program executive officer in the Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems.

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Vulnerability report on 2008 track

A Homeland Security Department official said a comprehensive assessment of the nation's preparedness and vulnerabilities will be ready in 2008.

Cybersecurity

FISMA tightens criteria

Federal agencies will encounter tougher security grading standards next year.

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GSA schedule data lacking, GAO finds

The General Services Administration must get more information to show schedule buyers get the best prices, GAO says.

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Grams balances budget scales

IRS CIO says the tax agency's budget shouldn’t be viewed as an internal competition for dollars between enforcement and modernization.

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IRS board urges modernization increase

The IRS Oversight Board says the Internal Revenue Service's modernization effort needs more money.

Cybersecurity

Feds bring home a D+

Security is still a tough assignment.

Modernization

It pays to consolidate

Officials turn to shared service centers.

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HR service centers on the move

Agency human resources systems came one step closer to obsolescence with the appointment of an 11-member board.

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Retirements are hurting procurement workforce

Quality of workers is declining, making it harder to save tax dollars.

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Critics call for immigration, customs merger

Some observers say merging Immigration and Customs Enforcement with Customs and Border Protection would improve operations and efficiency.

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Feds balk at DHS personnel rules

Some argue that the changes, which emphasize performance, are not fair.

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Koenig: Moving toward a virtual office

Looking at the best way to conduct meetings from outside the office.

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NASA details Ames cuts

Space agency officials hope to cut up to 25 percent of its workers involved with supercomputing and robotics at the research center.

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Agencies resist changes to Exhibit 300s

Officials rely on business case data.

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Virtual office is gaining steam

Are federal office buildings the best places to get the job done?

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NASA offers buyouts

Ames Research Center could lay off a third of employees, including many IT workers.

People

Green goes beyond accounting

The financial performance initiative is about making sure that managers are using financial data to make better decisions, Danny Werfel said.

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Committee approves review bill

Legislation requiring performance reviews of federal programs every five years took one step forward in Congress.

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Big changes unlikely for biz cases

Exhibit 300 forms for this year will be largely unchanged, an official says.