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    GDIT hangs on to DEOS cloud contract

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    The Pentagon re-awards DEOS cloud contract to GDIT, but lowers the ceiling value from the original award, from $7.6 billion to $4.4 billion.

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    Making knowledge transfer work virtually

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    Managers taking over a contract from an incumbent may need to hire new employees, onboard employees from the incumbent company and create cohesive and tight-knit teams – and doing this work in a pandemic environment requires some adjustment. 10/30/2020

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    Interior IG: USGS director retaliated against whistleblower

    By Natalie Alms

    A watchdog report alleges that an "impermissible, retaliatory motive" was behind the reassignment of a whistleblower at the U.S. Geological Survey. 10/29/2020

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    House Dems press OPM to block Trump's civil service overhaul

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    White House mulls CXO role at agencies

    By Mark Rockwell

    The White House is considering whether to formalize the customer experience officer role, but also thinking about the position's impact on IT. 10/29/2020

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    Alliant2 replacement will have CMMC requirements

    By Mark Rockwell

    Polaris, the General Services Administration's developing Alliant 2 small business contract replacement, will have CMMC clauses. 10/28/2020

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    DOD could get permanent telework capability in 2021

    By Lauren C. Williams

    The Defense Department wants to convert its key telework tool, the Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) environment, to a permanent capability by next summer. 10/28/2020

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    Steve Kelman thinks more organizations should take a lesson from the Peak Academy's commitment to incremental change. 10/28/2020

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    The bipartisan Pandemic Federal Telework Act would make technology and security an integral part of telework planning and data reporting. 10/16/2020

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    A future-proof security model for a modern, mobile government

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