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The honesty policy
A recent case decided by the Federal Court of Appeals underscores the importance of telling the truth on a federal job application
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A wealth of workforce data on the Web
OPM has launched a new query and analytical tool that allows anyone to access valuable federal workforce data via the Web
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CIOs recommend creative hiring
A panel of CIOs recommended hiring raw talent, investing heavily in training and offering flexible hours, telecommuting and job sharing
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CIO changes jobs to enact SSA vision
John Dyer, has stepped down as the Social Security Administration's chief information officer to become senior adviser to the SSA commissioner
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No need to fear FAIR Act?
Agencies have declared 195,000 federal jobs to be 'not inherently governmental,' but there is little likelihood that many will be outsourced soon
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Technology-based training gets a lift
The White House approves recommendations designed to accelerate the use of technology in federal training programs and create a bettertrained federal workforce
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DOD acquisition reform chief departing
Stan Soloway, the man who has headed DOD's acquisition reform initiatives for the past two years, is leaving government to lead a trade association
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Procurement reform leader leaving GSA
Bill Gormley, assistant commissioner at the Office of Acquisition in the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service, is retiring from government service
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Internet diplomacy on the rise
The challenge for the State Department is to use the Internet to further its diplomatic mission, according to Ira Magaziner, a former White House adviser
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Congress approves H1-B visa bill
The hightech industry hails the vote to increase the number of H1B visas issued over the next three years by nearly 300,000
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Senate passes H-1B visa bill
The high-tech industry hails the Senate's vote to increase the number of H-1B visas issued over the next three years by nearly 300,000
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DFAS mulls outsourcing pay system
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is testing the outsourcing waters again to determine whether the private sector can more efficiently and more frugally manage the system it uses to processes billions of dollars of payments for military retirees and their family members.
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Preparing for inevitable threats to security
The CIO Council is stepping up its efforts to help federal managers understand and address the challenges of protecting systems and data.
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Outsourcing: Read between the lines
The ongoing Defense Department effort to determine the feasibility of outsourcing its $400 million printing organization appears, on the surface, to be nothing more than a divestiture of 'old information technology' whose time and value have been superceded by the Internet, email and other stateoftheart information dissemination technologies.
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NSF hires info security specialist
The National Science Foundation is the latest agency to hire an information security specialist to assist the chief information officer
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Racing the Olympic clock
With the 2000 Summer Olympic Games having just crossed the finish line, officials have passed the baton to the organizing team for the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
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