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NSF funds infosec scholarships
NSF awards $8.6 million to six schools in the first round of its Scholarship for Service program
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New postmaster general selected
Career postal employee John 'Jack' Potter will replace William Henderson
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Roster Change
G. Clay Hollister, the chief information officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will retire in October
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Three E's: Engage, entertain, educate
The Army School of Cadet Command provides its computer-based training program to its students on a CD-ROM or via the Internet. The content is the same on either format. The CD-ROM is most convenient for students who are on the move and have a laptop computer but not regular Internet access.
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Equal raises for all
I recently advocated equal pay raises for federal civilian and uniformed service personnel. Many readers disagreed.
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OMB seeks workforce analysis
Agencies must submit workforce analysis and restructuring plans to help make government more 'citizen-centric.'
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New standards for nonstandard learning
Most students who use distance-learning programs don't really care about the standards that facilitate the interaction between the two parts of an e-learning system: the learning management system (the administrative part) and the courseware (the actual training materials). And with some products now available, they don't have to care.
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Roster Change
Bert Concklin is leaving his job as head of the Internal Revenue Service's Business Systems Modernization Office
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Chat tools let sailors collaborate
The Navy is using peer-to-peer technology to connect its personnel on ships with one another and with shore-based colleagues.
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INS knocked on agent training, gear tracking
Survey: INS' anti-smuggling effort has been hindered by a lack of employee training on available technology.
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OMB seeks workforce analysis plans
Call to agencies supports Bush plan to restructure the workforce and make government citizen-centric
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Generals moving up IT ranks
Several Army generals essential to the service's IT efforts are moving into new IT-related positions
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