Digital Government

Pressure mounts for GPRA

The act has yet to take hold as a tool for daytoday management, congressional counsel says

Digital Government

Senator offering salve for workforce

Voinovich preps legislation to help alleviate agencies' hiring, retention and other workforce pains

People

Bill aims to form TechCorps

Davis legislation would create a public/private exchange program for IT and acquisition managers

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Bill would create TechCorps

Program would allow government and privatesector information technology professionals to try life on the 'other side'

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DOD to shut e-biz centers

Supporters anticipate void in market after expected autumn closings

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CIO Council plans mentor program

The CIO Council intends to launch a governmentwide mentoring program

Digital Government

Consider the consequences

Consider the consequences

Modernization

Doing home work

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revs up telecommuting pilot for examiners

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CIO Council plans mentor program

Mid-level IT professionals are likely candidates for program, aimed at advancing interagency e-gov

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DOD to shut e-commerce centers

Centers help small and mediumsize companies do business electronically with Defense agencies

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E-gov work has room to grow

GAO comptroller general describes five critical areas to address for agency egov success

Digital Government

Online monitoring on the rise

Study finds 14 million employees have Internet or email use under surveillance at work

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Learning on the job

Rotational program gives acquisition managers shot at shortterm projects

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Experience is the best teacher

Agencies are responsible for posting on the Procurement Executives Council's Web site any positions they might have available as part of the Acquisition Rotational Program.

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Patent office revs up telecommuting

USPTO launches six-month telecommuting pilot for some of its senior patent examiners

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Exec tapped for Commerce post

HP executive Phillip Bond to be nominated as undersecretary of Commerce for technology

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Feds, states mull business registry

Intergovernmental site would reduce the paperwork burden for registering a new business

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OMB defends stance on competition

The Bush administration last week defended its commitment to public/private competition, an initiative that critics maintain is rife with problems.

Acquisition

OMB to broaden competition

Agreements between agencies to become open to public/private competition

People

OPM defines IT jobs

The Office of Personnel Management earlier this month released a new job family standard and modern job abstracts and titles for information technology workers in government.