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What workers don't know
SBA joins agencies looking to fill in the gaps by assessing what skills their IT staffs lack
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Federal CIO, Act III
Recognizing that management of federal information technology is an issue that will last well beyond the imminent end of the 106th Congress, Rep. Tom Davis (RVa.) last month introduced a bill that would coordinate almost every aspect of federal IT, from paperwork reduction to information security.
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Federal Supply Service chief retiring
Frank Pugliese, FSS commissioner, announced his retirement to the private sector after 28 years with GSA
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Rosie the Programmer
Although the federal government is not always a paragon of equal opportunity, it has nevertheless been viewed as a place where women and minorities could expect a fairer shake in the competition for good jobs than the private sector
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Where do CTOs fit in?
Despite its popularity in industry, the position of chief technology officer is relatively rare in government. However, more and more agencies are buying in to the CTO concept to help them sift through, manage and stay on top of technology issues and trends.
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Finding a way to fix brain drain
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking forward to the expansion of a program that gives it greater flexibility in hiring science and engineering experts.
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Meeting of the minds
Benefits of the DARPA Experimental Personnel Management Program for Technology Workers, according to DARPA's first annual report to Congress
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Bills 'brake' outsourcing
Those of you who are not enamored with the outsourcing of government jobs will be pleased to learn that legislation passed recently by the Senate will curb federal outsourcing.
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New IT czar bill introduced
Rep. Tom Davis introduced a bill that would create an office reporting to the president that would coordinate IT resources and information security decisions
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Restructuring the NSA
Recommendations to NSA director Michael Hayden to improve NSA management:
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Portrait of a displaced Navy intranet worker
When the Navy awards its longawaited N/MCI contract in September, it will substantially alter the government careers of nearly 2,000 IT workers
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Tracking agency performance via the Web
For several years, agencies have struggled with how to use performance measures to improve the way they manage and budget their programs, including the ones driven by information technology systems.
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Army fights skills gap online
The Army is hoping to keep its highly skilled troops already sought by the betterpaying private sector in uniform by making them even more highly skilled.
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Four thumbs up
The five agencies that have awarded task orders from the General Services Administration's Seat Management contract run the gamut in terms of size and environment.
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