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Census launches new user-friendly website

The Census Bureau has moved a large cache of files from its AmericanFactFinder system into a new setup.

Tags: Census Bureau , Rob Chestnut , AmericanFactFinder , Federal Drive , technology , IT , Michael OConnell , records management

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OPM offers database of job candidates with disabilities

OPM's list comes as the president has called for the hiring of 100,000 more people with disabilities by 2015.

Tags: OPM , disability hiring , management , Barack Obama , Jolie Lee , technology

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VA using hospital data to improve service

When compared to private sector plans, VA's findings showed higher quality marks for VA health care. We learn about the data used to come to that conclusion from the VA's Dr. Robert Petzel.

Tags: Federal Drive , VA , technology , Robert Petzel , health care , Suzanne Kubota

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State database flaws possibly linked to WikiLeaksd

The Washington Post reports on the vast amount of data contained in Net-Centric, whether it belonged there or not.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , Washington Post , WikiLeaks , State , Net-Centric , security , transparency , Dorobek Insider

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Federal health claims database delayed by OPM

Tags: OPM , Federal Drive , Health Claims Data Warehouse , health , technology , Federal Employee Health Benefit Program , FEHBP

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Montgomery police waste $50k on untested software

A local police department wasted nearly $50,000 in taxpayer dollars after purchasing untested, faulty software to avoid losing a government grant.

Tags: Montgomery County Police , Montgomery County Police Department , ArcBridge , Sam Mathur , Kristi King , Paul D. Shinkman , software

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Census director wraps up 2010 count, looks ahead

With the 2010 census winding down its more public face, officials are double-checking their work as the bureau looks toward the final decennial population count. The Census director peers into his crystal ball as he begins to consider how the 2020 census will be conducted.

Tags: technology , management , Census , Robert Groves , 2010 census , Meg Beasley , Max Baucus

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Census troubleshoots broken software

From problems with handheld computers to headaches concerning the development of "back-office" computing systems, technology has been a high-risk area for the Census. But now, the current Census director seems to have good news: problems with one of those back-office systems have been fixed.

Tags: technology , management , contracting , Census , Oracle , Red Hat , Robert Groves , Max Cacas

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Scrub that data

Small business federal contracting is up - or is it?

Tags: Small Business Administration , Sandy Baruah ,

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Scrub that data

Small business federal contracting is up - or is it?

Tags: Sandy Baruah , Small Business Administration ,

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