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Burton sees workforce problems

Acquisition personnel quality is down, says the associate administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

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Education may list legit schools

Department officials say they will consider creating a list of accredited colleges that could help prospective students identify institutions offering legitimate degrees.

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Platts pushes 5-year assessments

Rep. Todd Platts introduced a bill to 'codify the requirement for a coordinated, evidence-based review of programs.'

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Davis: Expect strict oversight of US-VISIT

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee pledged to keep a close eye on the visitor tracking system.

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Par for the course

Why the fairway has become an extension of the federal IT market

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Justice CIO assembles tech squad

Five new managers zero in on agency systems

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Postal bonuses: Paid on delivery

USPS ties incentives to service standards, cost cutting

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Silicon Valley firms test fed waters

Five start-ups hope to pique interest in their IT solutions

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Federal track record

How will the government's IT infrastructure be viewed four years from now?

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DHS awards contract for HR

Orizon will get $1.2 million contract to help design a human capital strategic plan for the Department of Homeland Security.

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Border patrol trains on Range 3000

Agents can tailor IES Interactive Training's firearms simulator for their needs.

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OMB names IT policy chief

Schlarman will take post vacated by Chenok

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DHS sets tech priorities

Info sharing, security and technology infrastructure are among eight areas targeted by Homeland Security officials.

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DISA plans joint IT buys

The Defense Information Systems Agency is establishing a unit to handle joint acquisitions for network centricity.

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DHS cuts seniority raises

Homeland Security Department officials also want to make it harder to appeal disciplinary actions.

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FEMA focuses on enterprise architecture

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's new CIO says his top priority is developing an enterprise architecture program.

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CSC barred from tax-compliance work

The company was left out of new bids for tax-enforcement systems because of its failure to meet deadlines for other modernization contracts.

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GAO sees CAPPS II delays

The Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS) II is behind schedule in testing and development, Congressional auditors say.

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GAO calls for better IT management

Agencies don't perform enough strategic planning, performance measurement and investment management, Congressional auditors say.

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Assessments: There ought to be a law, officials say

Agencies should be legally required to assess the results of programs, Bush administration officials say.