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How Far Would You Drive for Billions?
The Technology Acquisition Center at the Veterans Affairs Department held an industry day for its planned $12 billion <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091203_2809.php>Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology</a> (T4) procurement at a hotel near its headquarters in Eatontown, N.J. -- a trip some potential bidders found a wee bit too far.
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Future oil spills could be averted by Regulation 3.0 apps
Federal regulators should not depend on companies feeding — and perhaps filtering — information to them, writes W. David Stephenson, a Government/Enterprise 2.0 consultant.
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Federal employees shouldn't be slaves to rules
Federal managers should combat employees' perceptions that their job is simply to follow the rules, writes FCW columnist Steve Kelman.
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Top leaders are realizing that, when it comes to IT security, ignorance is costly
Effective cybersecurity requires approaches that look at vulnerability and risk through the dual lenses of technology and policy, writes commentator Chris Bronk.
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Freezing Federal Hiring?
Freezing the 2010 pay raise for civilian federal workers is not the only target of several lawmakers in Congress. A bill <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/09/it_hiring_to_surge_by_2012.php?oref=search">unveiled</a> in the House late last month would stop agencies from hiring during any year the Office of Management and Budget projects a budget deficit for the federal government.
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OPM Broadens Long-Term Care Benefits
The Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday released <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-13015.pdf">final regulations</a> that broaden the definition of "family member" for purposes of determining long-term care benefits. The final rules, published in the <em>Federal Register</em>, modify the definition of relatives qualified to participate in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program to include the same-sex domestic partners of federal employees and retirees. The final rule is the same as a <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/09/opm_proposes_benefit_changes.php?oref=search">September 2009 draft version</a>.
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Recruiting Federal Service Ambassadors
The Partnership for Public Service is recruiting federal interns to serve as ambassadors of federal service on college and university campuses. Those chosen to participate in the program will participate in events, networking sessions and meetings with key faculty and staff members, all with the goal of raising awareness of the opportunities and benefits of federal service, the Partnership announced Tuesday.
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Pay gap a thing of the past?
One reader response to our “Freezing out feds” post maintains that the “pay gap” between private-sector and federal jobs is an outdated notion—perhaps valid 10 years ago, but no longer true today—especially when factoring in the value of federal benefits.
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FISMA reform would elevate White House's cyber authority
The Federal Information Security Amendment passed as part of the House's 2011 Defense Authorization Bill would establish a White House office to oversee the government's IT security requirements.
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Site launched to collect public input on airline rule
Transportation and Cornell University create Regulation Room where individuals with little or no policy backgrounds can take part in shaping a regulation that would expand the rights of passengers.
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