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Campbell: Policymakers need tech reassurance
State chief information officers need to translate their technology concepts and ideas into practical policy terms, a former Canadian prime minister tells CIOs today.<br>
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'A good manager and well regarded'
Energy’s Karen Evans to replace Mark Forman at the federal IT helm.<br>
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OMB’s Johnson calls agency progress on PMA historic
Work on five President’s Management Agenda items has increased agencies’ focus on program results, developing employees’ skills and rewarding top performers.<br><@SM>
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Evans to replace Forman at OMB
<font color="CC000"> UPDATED </font color>"Highly regarded" Energy Department CIO Karen Evans will become the head of federal IT, replacing Mark Forman.<br>
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E-authentication nears the starting gate
Federal e-government projects ultimately will be only as good as their authentication—the guarantee that users and transactions are secure. For the Office of Management and Budget’s Quicksilver initiatives, the guarantor is the E-Authentication Gateway, which is entering the last stages of development.<@SM><@SM>Project manager <b>Stephen Timchak</b> said he expects the General Services Administration to solicit bids for a production version of the gateway this fall and establish full operations by March.<@SM><@SM>
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E-grants pilot sets example of going for the PMA green
Wade Horn takes the goals of the President’s Management Agenda seriously.
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Senator asks AMS for thrift contract records
The Senate Governmental Affairs chairwoman is broadening an inquiry into contracting practices that led the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to pay $36 million for a new record-keeping system and get nothing in return.<br>
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Marine Corps unit taps into free mail service
A service that mixes traditional postal delivery with new e-letter technology is getting a one-month test by Marines in Kuwait.
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Medicare complaint tracker set to launch
The Health and Human Services Department will go live next month with a national system to track and process complaints about Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers.<br>
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E-Travel takes flight as GSA names winning vendors
The General Services Administration has awarded 10-year contracts to two companies that will help agencies migrate to the pair’s online travel services over the next three years.
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E-Grants portal preps for launch
After two years of planning, the Health and Human Services Department has three more months to fine-tune its portal automating the federal grants process.
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Texas CIO Purcell will retire
Carolyn Purcell, the only CIO Texas has had, announced she is retiring from state government at the end of this month. <br>
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Online Extra: Forman’s legacy, selected stories
Here is some of the coverage of Mark Forman from the Government Computer News online archives.<br>
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Forman: E-gov is going to continue
The modernization of government operations through better use of information technology will continue in his absence, Mark Forman, the administration’s outgoing IT and e-government czar, said today.<br>
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Two e-gov portfolio managers will leave OMB
The Office of Management and Budget’s e-government office is losing two portfolio managers. <br>
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Forman’s legacy is one of better IT management
As the news spread that Mark Forman will leave the Office of Management and Budget for the private sector, reaction in the federal IT community was not of surprise, but of understanding and consideration.<br>
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Mark Forman leaving OMB
E-government czar Mark Forman will leave Aug. 15 for the private sector. OMB chief technology officer Norm Lorentz will be acting administrator for E-Government and IT.<br>
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OMB issues guide on E-Government Act
The Office of Management and Budget has issued new guidance on how to achieve the administration’s e-government vision.<br>
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Commission recommends that USPS drop e-commerce
The Postal Service should drop its e-commerce initiatives and spend its resources strictly on mail delivery, the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service has concluded in a new report.<br>
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OPM overhauls USAJobs site
The Office of Personnel Management has launched the revamped federal jobs site with a new user interface that simplifies navigation and job searches.<br><@SM>
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