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DHS tech execs to work on 9-11 suggestions
Information technology officials at the Homeland Security Department plan to examine how they can advance at least four of the commission's recommendations.
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Oversight Board: IRS modernization still troubled
Problems are 'too severe for half-measures,' according to the IRS Oversight Board's 2004 annual report.
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NASA seeks input on centers
NASA officials have issued a request for information to gather suggestions about converting convert field centers to federally funded research and development centers.
Cybersecurity
Taming the wild west
Energy poised to rein in data losses at its labs, but institutional demons remain
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Agency watchdogs seek independence
Lawmakers propose improving agency oversight by giving IGs autonomy
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Get a life: A summer balance
Telework, Social Security reforms and emergency preparedness -- have dominated the federal workforce spotlight.
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Feds see red over OMB scoring
Some feds say they've had enough of OMB's quarterly evaluations of agency progress on the President's Management Agenda.
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Protecting the infrastructure
IT workers must be better trained and educated to help protect the nation's infrastructure, experts and lawmakers say.
Cybersecurity
Seven of 24 meet security requirements
A recent audit found that 17 of the 24 largest federal agencies don't comply with a law requiring that they certify and accredit their systems' security.
Modernization
NCES gets new director
Military officials named Debra Filippi as program director for the Net-Centric Enterprise Services.
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CoreFLS experiment ended
After spending millions of dollars, officials killed a pilot program intended as the first step in replacing the VA's financial management system.
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Feds give low grades to OMB scoring system
Color-coded bubble charts are not the best way to evaluate progress in achieving the President's Management Agenda, several federal information technology executives said today.
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Deepwater tracker launched
The Coast Guard is using a performance management system from SAS to track progress in the Deepwater modernization program.
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DHS unions blast HR system deal
A $175 million integration contract for a personnel system 'defies logic and sanity,' says the counsel for a union that represents thousands of DHS workers.
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GAO study shows need for workforce plans
Analysts say shifting workforce demographics should prompt agency officials to rethink their human resources plans.
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Boston feds work around DNC
Planning and technology helps feds survive the onslaught of the Democratic National Convention.
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Eight years later, CIOs search for their place
In the eight years since the creation of the federal CIO position, the role remains in a state of flux.
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