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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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Army breaks down classroom walls

New e-learning program brings the school to the student

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Military, VA get smart

DOD and VA last week announced advances in their smart card programs.

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Lawmakers probe outsourcing deal

Pentagon asked to review 600 tech jobs headed to industry

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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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The 'digital generation' drive

Agencies eye new grads for IT replacements

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All in a day's work

EPA's Niemann upholds sense of community

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Long-term care

Losing long-term care insurance is a disincentive to leaving government.

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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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The Circuit

Out of Sight and Sound

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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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IRS to clamp down on Web surfing

Agency reacts to reports of rampant viewing of sites on stock trading, sports, sex and gambling