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Interior's Salazar pledges bureau overhaul

Tags: management , Ken Salazar , Diane Feinstein , Lamar Alexander , Wilma Lewis , Michael Bromwich , Senate Appropriations Committee , MMS , Gulf oil spill , reorganization , Meg Beasley

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Information Revolution, Part 2

Data relevancy taking over data accessibility

Tags: technology , USDA , management , HUD , Jerry Williams , Lisa Schlosser , Linda Burek , data management , JM

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HHS says only one browser will work on Grants.gov

Latest problems add to ongoing challenges to site. GAO also issues new report detailing governance issues.

Tags: technology , contracting , Rick Clark , HHS , OMB , GAO , Energy , TCG , Symplicity , National Grants Partnership , David Cassidy , Grants.gov , FedBizOpps.gov

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GSA headquarters to become model green building

Agency plans on adding solar power, heating water through solar thermal processes and restoring the windows so they open. Along with GSA, several other agencies are due for major renovation through the Recovery Act, and all will be more energy efficient. GSA also is applying green requirements to all new major leased buildings starting in January.

Tags: contracting , management , Kevin Kampschroer , GSA , HUD , VA , DHS , Coast Guard , Commerce , energy efficiency , Recovery Act

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Microsoft and DoD strengthen security of network servers

Standard configuration for Windows 2003 and 2008 builds upon desktop baseline. New secure servers provide another level of cybersecurity for agency systems.

Tags: technology , Air Force , DoD , DISA , NSA , OMB , NIST , Microsoft , Lockheed Martin , Miami-Dade County , Ken Page , Secure servers , FDCC , cybersecurity

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House committee cancels Networx hearing

Oversight and Government Reform Committee was to have heard from GSA, Interagency Management Council and the five vendors. But lawmakers are attending Dorothy Height's funeral.

Tags: technology , contracting , Diane Watson , Martha Johnson , Sonny Bhagowalia , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , GSA , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , OMB , Networx , telecommunications , FTS2001

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OMB to dash(board) to better management

Chief performance officer Zients says agencies need to figure out and follow the best metrics to improve performance. Federal Performance Portal will be a one-stop shop for all agency measures that are being tracked through online dashboards.

Tags: management , technology , Jeff Zients , OMB , Labor , Air Force , VA , Jonathan Breul , Robert Shea , IBM , Grant Thornton , SAVE Award , 2011 budget , performance management , dashboards

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Cool Jobs: The Biogeographer

Jennifer Krstolic is a biogeographer for the U.S. Geological Survey.

Tags: jennifer krstolic , Cool Jobs in Government , USGS , roger moberg , biogeographer , Jolie Lee ,

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Friday morning federal headlines - Sept. 30

The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.

Tags: Federal Drive , Federal Drive newscast , Amy Morris , tom temi , DHS , cloud computing , small business , DoD , DIA

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Interior ready to put substance behind IT reforms

Initial results from the two major changes to the way the agency manages and applies technology will come to the forefront this fall.
September 29, 2011

Tags: technology , Andrew Jackson , Ask the CIO , IT reform , Jason Miller

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