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- SES bonuses under fire at GSA, other agencies
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- White House wants to root out copycat programs - starting with STEM
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- DoD aims to speed approval process for mobile devices
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- DoD wants to know real costs of IT business systems
PTO manager driving force in federal telework
Danette Campbell, the senior telework advisor for the U.S. Patent and Trade Office, is a finalist for a Service to America Medal.
Bryson resigns as Commerce secretary
John Bryson is resigning as the secretary of the Commerce Department nearly two weeks after suffering a seizure that allegedly led to two traffic collisions.
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Gordon Gillerman and Matt Scholl of NIST discuss standards, certification and accreditation with host John Gilroy.
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Commerce Secretary Bryson takes medical leave of absence
Commerce Secretary John Bryson is taking a medical leave of absence from the Obama Administration following a seizure over the weekendm, according to a memo issued Monday night.
Officials: US commerce secretary suffered seizure
A succession of small fender benders over the weekend raises questions about whether U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson has a medical or legal problem _ or both.
Commerce Secretary probed in hit-and-run
A sheriff's deputy in southern California says as far as he knows, U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson is still hospitalized in the Los Angeles area after two traffic collisions left him injured and unconscious.
White House, DHS, Commerce release cyber 'code of conduct'
The Industry Botnet Group — coordinated by the White House Cybersecurity Office and the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security — has posted nine principles, including coordination of cyber responsibilities across sectors and reporting lessons learned.
Congress votes to reauthorize Export-Import Bank
The government's vehicle for promoting U.S. export sales survived a challenge from conservatives Tuesday with a Senate vote to renew the charter of the Export-Import Bank for three years. The vote, coming after the Senate rejected amendments to weaken or kill the bank, sends the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature.
House passes 2013 funding for Commerce, Justice
The House approved the first spending bill for 2013, setting operating budgets for the Commerce and Justice Departments and for science-related agencies, such as NASA.
Agencies getting tools to 'innovate with less'
The Shared Services Strategy is the latest way agencies can reduce spending on infrastructure technology and spend more on mission-critical IT. Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel said PortfolioStat is the lynchpin to the entire process for agencies. He held the first meeting with agencies leaders to discuss expectations.
Shared services success depends on culture change
Shared services can mean anything from infrastructure consolidation to expanding operations services across a department or between agencies, sid Commerce Department's Chief Information Officer Simon Szykman in an interview with The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp.
Shared services is new 'default' for federal CIOs
Shared IT services include virtualized services, cloud computing, object reuse, security controls and continuous monitoring, Klimavicz writes in a blog post.
Sen. Brown wants the NOAA chief fired for agency misconduct
The Massachusetts Republican said in a letter to the President that the misconduct and violations at NOAA are much worse than those at GSA. He said the IG found unethical behavior and broken procurement rules.
Cyber attack at Commerce did not stop work
The January attack forced the Economic Development Administration to go offline. It had to build a new operating system from scratch.
Commerce proposes changes to digital signatures
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked for comments about its proposed revisions to the Digital Signatures Standard.
Robert Groves stepping down as Census director
Robert Groves is stepping down as the head of the Census Bureau to become provost of Georgetown University. He begins the new position in late August.
Commerce renovation project called 'precedent setting'
The Commerce Department has big plans for its headquarters in downtown Washington, and it could lead a revolution in public-building planning.
VIDEO: Agencies embrace mobile app explosion
The development of mobile applications or apps is expanding within the federal government. The General Services Administration showcased some of the apps coming out of agencies at last week's FOSE Conference in Washington.
Senate confirms key positions in Commerce, HUD, DHS
The Senate confirmed the positions on Thursday, clearing a backlog of nominees by the Obama administration.
Agencies asked to switch to new locations on airwaves
The federal government wants to alleviate data congestion on smartphones and other mobile devices by asking the Defense Department, NASA and other agencies to switch to new locations on the airwaves or share their existing frequencies with commercial networks.
