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National Weather Service names CIO
Shukri Wakid is the first chief information officer at the National Weather Service, the agency announced Thursday
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Chicago aims to revamp education
The city has announced a major plan to get every city school capable of preparing a technology-literate work force
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OMB: No call for IT czar
The Office of Management and Budget's Sally Katzen does not think appointing a governmentwide chief information officer is a good idea
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Compensation for IT workers gets closer look
The CIO Council soon will study how information technology compensation in the federal government compares to compensation in the private sector
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Reno: Communication barrier to accessibility
Attorney General Janet Reno on Tuesday presented the Justice Department's first scheduled report on Section 508, an amendment to the 1998 Workforce Investment Act
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NSF launching grants for cybercorps
The National Science Foundation is expected to release applications next month for grants that would fund the Federal Cyber Services program designed to train the next generation of digital defenders
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Arizona to give tax credit for IT training
The state becomes the first in the country to use a tax incentive to bolster its technology work force
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Bill would cut tax on employee computers
An act introduced in the House seeks to spread computer use by making it less expensive for workers to buy and use them
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Congress legislates, procrastinates on tech
Not all members of Congress are as technologically savvy as the people they represent.
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Feds still legally immune
Every time a government employee makes a decision, there is a good possibility that someone will be unhappy with the result. Often, the party who is disadvantaged by the decision will seek redress from the government employee's agency.
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IT vacancies add up
The information technology work force's number is up: 843,328 IT positions will go unfilled this year, according to an Information Technology Association of America study.
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Fed-friendly regs
The Office of Personnel Management wants to give feds a break. OPM in February issued proposed regulations that would permit fulltime federal employees to use up to 12 administrative work weeks of sick leave each year to care for a family member with a serious health condition.
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How to operate in 'Netscape time'
Few would argue that the government must become leaner, lighter and more agile to meet the challenges of the Information Age. Dwindling resources and the highspeed nature of electronic business demand that federal agencies adopt industry's most effective tactics.
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Online training takes off
Tight budgets and lean staffs prompt big investments in computerbased training
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Bold new bid
Caterpillar Inc., the bulldozer builder, decided to experiment with an online auction for buying hydraulic parts and watched with glee as the price of stainless steel connectors dropped from 30 cents to 22 cents apiece.
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OMB issues A-130 revisions
In the midst of a lawsuit to force federal agencies to make public information more readily available to the public, the Office of Management and Budget has issued revisions to its Circular A130
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Postal Service first to try online reverse auctions
The U.S. Postal Service has put its stamp of approval ? at least tentatively ? on online auctions.
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