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New book makes case for digital revolution in government
Once the value of technology is fully realized, says author William Eggers, "it will be hard to find out where government starts and stops."
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IT security a top CIO priority
Survey shows that IT security, enterprise standardization and consolidation, human capital transformation, project management and IT governance are CIO priorities.
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Governmentwide IT contracts will have small business set-asides
Contracts may total $65 billion.
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Education awards multimillion-dollar contract for distributing student aid
Agreement will consolidate Education’s FSA aid application and disbursement process.
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Telework centers offer free month to federal workers
A 30-day trial membership aims to attract more managers to the idea that their employees can work away from the office.
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OMB considering cybersecurity standardization
Increased security and savings are possibilities in a potential consolidation of agencies’ cybersecurity processes.
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Administration calls for boost in technology spending
Spending on enterprise architecture, technologies designed to improve efficiency and cybersecurity would increase under budget proposal.
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FBI chief admits failure in IT upgrade project
Agency may need to scrap Virtual Case File system.
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Telework participation still lags behind interest
More than half of workers eligible, just 36 percent given the option to work away from the office, says report from tech distributor.
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GSA chief orders reorganization of technology, supply units
Internal task forces to come up with plan to overhaul Federal Technology Service and Federal Supply Service by July.
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Federal IT workforce aging rapidly, study shows
About 45 percent of technology workers will be more than 50 years old by 2008.
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Treasury and GSA collaborating on telecom contracts, document shows
Agencies try to coordinate telecommunications efforts and use central buying power.
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EDS leads the way in eTravel competition
GSA’s eTravel service awards are almost complete, and EDS says its FedTraveler.com has won the most federal dollars.
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OPM to set up centralized personnel records system
Web-based records management system is slated to save $740 million over the next 10 years.
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