People
Flexing in the face of competition
Changes to how agencies recruit and retain workers are essential if the government is to remain competitive, congressional and agency officials said last week.
People
Flexibility, funds wanted for work force
Greater flexibility and a bigger budget to recruit and retain IT workers will make it easier to find and keep the right people in today's tight labor market, a Senate subcommittee was told
Modernization
Telecommuting incentive sought
A Virginia congressman has asked the president to sign a new executive order to expand the use of telecommuting for federal workers in the Washington, D.C., area
People
Performance is agency's trademark
Work force- and technology- related changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appear to have broad support since USPTO officially became a performance-based organization (PBO) in March.
Digital Government
NOAA unveils Linux 'Jet' stream
The first Linux-based supercomputer to win competitive federal government procurement is also a big step forward for weather prediction.
People
Recipe for PBO
Agencies with operations that do not have clear, measurable results are not suited to become performance-based organizations.
Acquisition
NOAA unveils Linux supercomputer
The first Linuxbased supercomputer to win competitive federal government procurement also is a big step forward for weather prediction
Acquisition
NIC updates e-procurement software
NIC Commerce has released the latest version of its procurement software that makes it easier for federal users to customize and compare products they want to buy online
People
National Weather Service names CIO
Shukri Wakid is the first chief information officer at the National Weather Service, the agency announced Thursday
People
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
People
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
People
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.
People
Navy forms work force strategy
The Navy is drafting a work force strategic plan to help recruit, retain and develop its employees, including information management and information technology workers
People
All hands and computers on deck
The Navy wants to issue every sailor a computer as part of a plan to prepare for networkcentric warfare.
People
Government Issue
Congress and some agencies are considering a bold plan to bring the concept of a digital government one step closer to fruition: Give each federal worker a computer.
People
'A visionary with a blueprint'
Emory Miller has been around government for a while 33 years to be exact. But he still approaches his work with the enthusiasm of someone new to the job.
Digital Government
Ag funds stalled
The House Agriculture appropriations subcommittee is withholding fiscal 2000 funds for one of the Agriculture Department's major computer modernization plans until the USDA submits more details on how the money will be spent.
Digital Government
Ergonomics software hits GSA sked
Magnitude Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Magnitude Information Systems Inc., last week received a General Services Administration schedule contract for its ergonomics management software.
People
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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