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GSA exec to be procurement nominee
David Safavian, GSA's chief of staff, will be nominated for administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, officials said.
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Task force to issue program management recommendations
A multiagency task force calls for the creation of a Federal Program Management Office to champion the discipline.
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OMB keeps risk on the radar
Program managers now face increased pressure from the Bush administration to identify and reduce risks associated with large information technology purchases.
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Controlling expectations
In 2001, I met with 25 industry project managers to share lessons learned and techniques to set, monitor, manage and reset client expectations and increase the probability of successful project implementation.
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NASA adds to list of IES users
Two NASA space centers will train security personnel on use-of-force training simulators.
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Agencies get down to business
OMB's decision to bounce back business case studies improves planning, officials say
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Funding bill restores sourcing teeth
The Treasury spending bill would have softened many competitive sourcing provisions, but that's been rolled into a larger bill that would bring some of them back.
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GSA names Fedsim director
Lisa Akers was promoted to director of GSA's Federal Systems Integration and Management Center.
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Clean audits deserve a bonus, officials say
The government should pay bonuses to finance personnel whose agencies comply with the 1996 financial management improvement law, two officials said.
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Officials to review DHS personnel options
The administration has 52 choices for the Homeland Security Department's human resources policies.
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Competitive sourcing measures go to conference
The Senate easily passed measures intended to restore some rights to federal workers under new competitive sourcing rules.
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DHS consultants draw scrutiny from Senate Democrats
In a letter to Tom Ridge, four Democratic senators demanded answers about what the outsourcing consultants are doing and how much they are paid.
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Commerce's Bodman to head E-Gov committee
Samuel Bodman will become chair of the e-gov committee on the President's Management Council.
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Study says DFAS competition works
The Center for Naval Analyses says the Defense Finance and Accounting Service continue using a commercial contractor for retired and annuitant pay services, despite criticisms from an inspector general.
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