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GAO finds contract risks
GAO's report on high-risk programs cites contract management programs.
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DHS can improve, experts say
The Homeland Security Department should restructure management, experts tell a Senate committee.
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Student aid drops off risk list
But the IRS modernization effort remains a high-risk program, in the eyes of the Government Accountability Office.
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DHS changes personnel rules
Unions say they will sue to stop the implementation of new DHS regulations that make raises contingent on performance and reduce collective bargaining situations.
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Loy replacement picked
President Bush plans to nominate Michael Jackson, former deputy secretary for transportation, as DHS second-in-command.
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GAO highlights Pentagon shortcomings
The Defense Department accounts for eight of 30 programs cited by Congressional auditors as susceptible to waste, fraud and mismanagement.
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Job goal: Make paper smarter, more secure
GPO's Larry Jellen pushes for e-passports, RFID and digital watermarks.
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Critics wary about biometric smart cards
Opponents worry about job loss and invasions of privacy
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DOD plans to link pay and performance
Defense Department officials will change their civilian personnel system during the next few years, affecting how hundreds of thousands of civilian workers are hired and paid.
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Bates' retirement sparks GSA rumors
As Federal Technology Service Commissioner Sandra Bates prepares to retire, talk is growing about the possibility that FTS and the Federal Supply Service (FSS) could be merged to eliminate redundancies.
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IRS requests priority help
Tax agency officials ask auditors to rank the urgency of identified problems.
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Welles: Helping is a way of life
Feds are predisposed to donate their time and money to worthy causes
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Hutchinson to leave DHS
News reports say the undersecretary of DHS' Border and Transportation Security Directorate will apparently resign March 1.
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The Davis Plan
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) has become one of the most influential people in the information technology community.
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FTS gets acting commish
Barbara Shelton will take over the Federal Technology Service when Sandra Bates retires.
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The Platts Plan
The returning chairman of the House Government Reform Committee's federal financial oversight subcommittee is planning legislation to cut government waste.
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