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New OMB official defends A-76

Deputy director of management, Clay Johnson, explains new competitive sourcing rules

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Union sues to stop A-76

AFGE has filed a lawsuit seeking to block implementation of competitive sourcing rules

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First responders falling short

Report says emergency workers are drastically underfunded and dangerously unprepared

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A new place to call home

Profile: Val Asbedian breaks ground as CIO for the Massachusetts House of Representatives

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Matthews leads DOT's IT consolidation push

Matthews is drawing on more than 30 years of experience in the private and public sector

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FBI touts progress on tech strategies

One year into the FBI's effort to become a terrorism-fighting organization, the bureau has made progress in using information technology as the cornerstone of the changes.

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Editor's note

Milt Zall's Bureaucratus column will no longer appear in Federal Computer Week

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Bolten confirmed as OMB director

As the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, Joshua Bolten will be leading the effort to make the Bush administration's management agenda part of every agency's day-to-day management.

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OPM clears agencies for quick infosec hires

OPM granted agencies direct-hire authority for information technology specialists

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Critics attack A-76

In the weeks since the new rules governing private-sector competition for government jobs became final May 29, federal employee unions have taken both legal and legislative action in attempts to block the measure's implementation ? or at least blunt its force.

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Agencies host disabled interns

College students with disabilities are finding opportunities at a number of agencies as information technology interns

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Skills gaps tough to identify, correct

Determining how to fill a skills gap within an agency is a final step in addressing its workforce challenges

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Senate confirms Bolten as OMB director

The Senate has confirmed Joshua Bolten as the new director of the Office of Management and Budget

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BIA reorg creates IT division

Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs plans a massive agency reorganization, including the creation of a new IT services division

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Styles defends A-76 rules

The Bush administration does not care if jobs are done by the public or private sector, OFPP administrator tells Congress

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Bolten pledges management focus

OMB nominee says enhancing federal management is 'equally important' to developing the budget

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GAO: Defense contractors lack guidance

GAO report says DOD doesn't provide sufficient oversight of contractors deployed overseas

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OPM speeds hiring of cyber specialists

Direct-hire announcement is intended to ease agencies' hiring of cybersecurity specialists

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Security management in spotlight

Officials are beginning to look at how to ensure consistency in information security leadership

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Roster Change

Government IT personnel moves