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USPS casts for employee Net access
The Postal Service is inviting computer vendors to bid for the right to sell USPS employees computers and operate a postal portal
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Government raises bar on telework
The Transportation Department set an ambitious telecommuting goal for agencies in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area
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Congress funds future digital defenders
A program to train the next generation of federal cyberspace workers cleared a major hurdle this month when Congress approved its full funding request
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Agencies lax on Clinger-Cohen
Agencies are not applying most of the IT management practices outlined in the ClingerCohen Act, according to a congressional report
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IRS pours $88 million into training
The IRS will bring teachers to employees as part of a massive effort to retool the IRS workforce using distance learning
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Portal for the people
FCW's DotGov Thursday column describes ways that FirstGov has opened up the world of government information and heightened concern for customer service
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Reno: IT, disabled can help workforce
Attorney General notes that it's sadly ironic that so many disabled people remain unemployed even as many high technology jobs go unfilled
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SSA's Dyer takes new job
John Dyer, who helped the Social Security Administration move into the Electronic Age, has stepped down as the agency's chief information officer to become senior adviser to SSA Commissioner Ken Apfel
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Going through the motions
It's government job inventory time again, and the Office of Management and Budget is releasing lists of jobs at federal agencies that could be outsourced to the private sector
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From pyramids to plywood
Perhaps no aspect of the Internet's impact on government operations is more significant than the organizational models the Internet is driving in the private sector.
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And an engineer shall lead them
Most people in the federal information technology community probably do not know Mitra Azizirad, but if the new general manager of Microsoft Corp.'s federal division has anything to say about it and she does they soon will
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What's fair
The 1999 FAIR Act job inventory contained hundreds of rulings that rankled industry organizations and government employees alike.
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CIO Council prepares for transition
After releasing its strategic plan, the federal CIO Council is gearing up to present ideas to the incoming presidential administration on the benefits of and barriers to information technology in government.
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The secret to success
For Lawrence Delaney, who fills two of the highest civilian positions in the Air Force, it helps to have Zenlike wisdom and intuition.
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