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Tax agency CIO leaving
Paul Cosgrave, the chief information officer at the Internal Revenue Service, is returning to the private sector
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Industry lauds Ashcroft on IT policy
John Ashcroft, appointed by president-elect Bush as attorney general, is praised for his leadership on technology issues
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Who's a Grinch? Not FCC
FCC commissioner: I 'quibble with Whos down in Whoville that think we're the Grinch'
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SSA's Dyer headed to private sector
Former SSA chief information officer taking highranking position at SAIC
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Uncle Sam wants you
OPM has issued interim regulations that describe hiring and management procedures associated with the new Federal Career Intern Program
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Border Patrol pay to reflect IT skills
The U.S. Border Patrol relies increasingly on technologysavvy border agents this has driven pay reform legislation that takes effect next year
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Data hits the road
USDA food inspectors use laptops to identify and quickly broadcast problems
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Students graduate with a mission
The growing number of graduates from the Information Resources Management College indicates an increasing dependence on IT professionals
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Keeping tabs
Agriculture Department food safety inspectors are now equipped with laptop computers that help them access research data and communicate vital outbreak information more quickly
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Executive order on training awaited
President Clinton is expected to sign an executive order advancing the use of technology in training programs to create a bettertrained federal workforce
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A bitter pill to swallow
If you're in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield federal employee health plan, you probably think that you would pay the same price for prescription drugs at any local pharmacy
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A patriot passes on
Robert Damus, a longtime civil servant and the general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget, died of a heart attack Nov. 29. The health of the republic is the worse for this most untimely loss
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OPM details IT pay raise
Rates give bigger raises to entrylevel workers where need is greatest
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DOD video training is rapid-fire
Public support is vital to the armed services' ability to carry out their mission of protecting the nation
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Reservists to staff cybercenters
The Pentagon will form five cyber operations centers to be staffed by military Reserve and National Guard personnel
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Census director: Don't count me out
Kenneth Prewitt is one presidential appointee who does not want to leave his job when the new administration arrives
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Workforce, e-gov top CIOs' worries
Hiring and retaining good workers is still the No. 1 concern of government IT managers; making egovernment work is No. 2
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