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State CIO to leave

Bruce Morrison is leaving along with Colin Powell.

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Lawmaker pushes telework

Rep. Frank Wolf (R.-Va) wants agency officials to appoint a coordinator who would determine employees eligible for telework.

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Your pay raise is coming

Congress still working on other benefits, including dental and vision

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Congress approves dental, vision

The legislation lets feds buy supplemental insurance for dental and vision coverage through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

Cybersecurity

Military clearance office moves to OPM

More than 1,800 civilian personnel security investigators from the Pentagon's Defense Security Service will become employees of the Office of Personnel Management.

Modernization

Students put tablet PCs to the test

University of Virginia undergraduates experiment with HP computers

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TSP contribution window opens?

Under the bill, federal employees would be able to make changes at any time to the amount of the money they contribute toward their retirement account.

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Circuit: CIO Summit roundup

Government CIOs often talk about transformation, but not all transformation is voluntary.

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Australian e-gov grows

Australia's Centrelink project costs about $1.5 billion.

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VA tackles old e-mail system

VA officials plan to award a contract in December that would overhaul the agency's e-mail system and shrink the number of e-mail servers to 24 from 528 currently.

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Never away from the office

BlackBerry handhelds keep feds in the loop with 'electronic leash'

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Searching for the best workers

OPM officials want to prepare workers for top leadership posts by exposing them to competitive programs that include stints in the executive branch and formal training.

Cybersecurity

VA adds to Harris security deal

The follow-on contract will pay Harris more than $2 million for finding security vulnerabilities.

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DiPentima to lead SRA

He replaces Ernst Volgenau as CEO of the government solutions company. Volgenau will remain chairman.

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Reporter's notebook: Leadership conference

The Sweetest Place on Earth rolled out the chocolate carpet for the Executive Leadership Conference.

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Carroll wins ACT honor

The Army's program executive officer for enterprise info systems got an award for leadership.

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Cohen promotes info sharing

Terrorism and technology have merged, former Defense Secretary William Cohen said.

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Feds need to hire quickly, hire well

Feds may be looking in the wrong places to hire replacements for retirees, according to a new study.

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Hiring bill races toward passage

The House passed legislation that gives federal managers the ability to award recruitment and retention bonuses and provides other flexibilities to attract and keep workers.

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Yoran announces his departure

The Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity chief said he has accomplished his goals for the job.