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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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GSA response: Improving info

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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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Targeting top talent

Agencies focus on streamlining the arcane federal hiring process

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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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Agencies keep assistive tech at forefront

New ways to help disabled federal workers do their jobs