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Bad career moves
Lying on a federal job application can ruin your federal career, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided.
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A computer for every fed
Rep. Elijah Cummings (DMd.) plans to introduce legislation today that would provide a free computer and Internet access to up to 1.8 million federal employees
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CIOs' work force worries
Four top chief information officials say their biggest headache is the dwindling hightech work force and figuring out what it will take to keep talented personnel in government.
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Satellite services broaden training choices
Broadband satellite services could take on an important role in government distancelearning programs, particularly as technologies such as desktop video communications become viable for training employees.
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Cisco Systems names new government manager
Former CIO of Alaska will help the company work with state and local governments
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Aging work force alarms CIOs
Four federal chief information officials expressed alarm Thursday at the dwindling hightech work force and what it will take to keep talented personnel in government
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Internet tax filing on rise
The portion of taxpayers filing their 1999 returns over the Internet has reached about 27 percent, compared with 23 percent for 1998
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FAA system on GAO's radar screen
A General Accounting Office report will look into the FAA's satellitebased navigation system, the WideArea Augmentation System
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Commerce commits to outsourcing
The Commerce Department, preparing to launch a desktop outsourcing pilot project this month, has decided to select a vendor from one of its own services contracts, rather than use the existing governmentwide seat management programs.
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Measuring success
Despite the training-related problems, SOAR has achieved most of its goals.
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Building a blueprint for agency CIOs
Federal agencies have much to learn from their state government and industry counterparts about the role chief information officers play.
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Leaders Must Embrace Information Age
Government leaders must embrace the digital revolution and revamp information technology policy or they and their communities will be left behind, according to a Harvard report.
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A driving force at FTS
You won't see the General Services Administration Federal Technology Service's new commissioner out playing golf with her coworkers on a sunny weekend afternoon. More likely, you'll see her decked out in leather and a helmet, zooming down the road on the back of her husband's HarleyDavidson.
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Companies join, create software to integrate job services
The partnership is driven by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, which requires states to have all employment agencies joined by a 'One-Stop Operating System' by July 1
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NASA starts at ground level
NASA may be launching a counterpart to its 'faster, better, cheaper' philosophy: find people, keep people, train people.
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NSF puts IT work force under the microscope
The National Science Foundation is funding research to help explain why women and minorities are underrepresented in the information technology work force and find out what might be done to change that inequity.
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Doing e-gov homework
You've slaved for months mapping out an ambitious e-commerce project that will both save the department money and deliver programs faster. Now comes the hard part: finding the money.
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