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A waste of Thrift Savings
It's no surprise that the launch of two new Thrift Savings Plan investment funds has been postponed for a second time. But there's also something disturbing about it.
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Panel urges new literacy for future work force
The 21st Century Workforce Commission warns that too many adults are unprepared for jobs in the new economy
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FAA retools biz model
Flight delays caused by bad weather are usually beyond human control. But when delays result from broken equipment in the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control system, the FAA Logistics Center is ready to spring into action.
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Recipe for success
Reinvention of the Federal Aviation Administration's Logistics Center could not have happened without the buyin of its 600 employees.
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Savings for the future
Here's what to expect when the new Thrift Savings Plan system is completed next year
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How to recruit a federal CIO
There is a growing conviction that the nation needs a top-notch information technology chief to make e-government a reality.
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Back to school ? via the Internet
Defense Department officials charged with providing education assistance programs to military personnel are hoping to improve the operations of base education centers by linking them to special career assistance and academic databases via the Internet.
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Steering a course to a less taxing government
Early in the morning, Midori Morgan-Gaide is not thinking about computer systems.
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Eagle Awards honor two
Bruce McConnell, former director of the International Y2K Cooperation Center, and Jerry Edgerton, senior vice president for MCI WorldCom (now WorldCom Inc.), won Eagle Awards last week for outstanding accomplishments in the world of federal information technology.
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The medical savings saga
Legislation in Congress would incorporate the concept of medical savings accounts into the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. The jury is still out as to whether this would be a positive development for feds.
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One last Y2K lesson: 'People get the job done'
The Year 2000 Information Coordination Center officially closes this month, owing much of its success to teamwork
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Building the future work force
When the Pentagon tasks you with drafting a detailed blueprint for how to recruit and retain the future acquisition work force, it helps to be a multifaceted person.
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Get ready for the transition
It is a pleasure to find myself postY2K with the opportunity to communicate monthly with my former coworkers in the federal government and those in industry who support them. I write this from Tokyo, where, as in Washington and Ottawa, the government has set a goal of putting all its transactions online by 2003. This is the traditional approach to egovernment.
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