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Experience versus training
A new bill introduced by Rep. Tom Davis would require federal contracting officers to look more closely at the experience level of government IT services contractors
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Survey details federal CIO concerns
'Critical infrastructure protection and security' is the top concern for government CIOs, according to the Information Technology Association of America
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Customers determine software packages
I think you all are missing a big, big issue here [FCW, What's it worth to you? Dec. 20, 1999, response to Microsoft, Lotus battle hits Marines, Dec. 6, 1999]. That issue is what software package does the agencies' customers use and demand. This may be even more important than what the internal standard should be. For example, if the Marines are forced, due to some lowball tactics to purchase the Lotus SmartSuite, and all their customers are demanding Office 2000, then each workstation will be forced to have both packages installed. That's not much of a bargain either.
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Roster Change
Agency's 1999 contract record allowed the suspension of the adjustment policy for the second year in a row
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Hidden agenda
When the Office of Personnel Management introduced a new retirement system 13 years ago, it promised a better deal for federal civil employees. Some observers say that, in general, OPM has lived up to its promise.
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Reaching across the digital divide
Gregory Rohde grew up in North Dakota, a land of small towns, large farms and vast open spaces punctuated by the poverty of American Indian reservations.
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Pentagon budget takes aim at wage disparity
Fiscal 2001 budget proposal seeks to close the gap between government and private sector salaries
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Disability benefits under FERS: What exactly are you getting?
Although I hope it never happens to you, at some point in your career you may become disabled and unable to work. Here are some things you should know about qualifying for disability under the Federal Employees Retirement System and how those disability benefits are calculated.
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Privacy group to Senate: FIDNet must go
The Electronic Privacy Information Center told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the administration's plan to protect information systems from cyberattacks will give the government unprecedented online monitoring capabilities
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GAO finds security plan lacking
Officials say federal agencies aren't equipped to protect critical U.S. infrastructure as called for by the National Plan for Information Systems Protection
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Clinton proposes incentives to close digital divide
President's plan would give tax breaks to companies that donate used computers
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Davis bill excludes at-home workers from OSHA coverage
The bill would strip telecommuters of protection against federal health and safety violations
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Better tech needed to advance the Web governmentwide
It would be the understatement of the year to say The World Wide Web has and will continue to dramatically change how we conduct the business of the federal government. In fact, the change is so dramatic we must completely rethink how we do our jobs.
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Unicenter TNG aims for total enterprise management but falls just short
Government agencies are prime candidates for enterprise management tools, given that many of them have large numbers of heterogeneous systems distributed across the country and even around the world.
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Of money and matrimony
Court orders related to divorce or separation can have a significant impact on your federal benefits.
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Navy focuses IT training on info ops
The Navy has revamped its training program for information technology technicians and officers, focusing on the skills required to conduct network-centric warfare and information operations.
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China trade and foreign workers top agenda for high-tech firms
U.S. hightech companies confront two critical problems securing new markets where they can sell their products and finding enough workers to keep producing them. Solutions to both appear to lie overseas, and the companies have charted a course for Congress to help them reach their goals.
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Embrace the new economy
As we enter 2000, perhaps the greatest challenge for all of us is to ensure that the public sector keeps pace with the social transformation it set in motion when it created and unleashed the Internet. We must embrace the fact that the communication made possible by the Internet really does change everything about how the public will expect us to organize service delivery.
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