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New Pay Systems, More Temporary Employees Headline Civil Service Reforms in Trump’s Budget

Under a never-before-used provision of the 1990 Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act, the White House promises action on special pay systems this year.

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CIA Announces New Chief Information Officer

She’ll start in her new role April 1.

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FCW Insider: March 19

The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.

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IT Spending Holds Steady in Trump’s Budget

Civilian agencies would get more and the Defense Department less in the president’s budget proposal.

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Energy plans $500M exascale supercomputer

The United States will soon have its first exascale computer as it ramps up its supercomputing development to compete with China.

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FCW Insider: March 18

The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.

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Bill Would Ban Federal Contractors From Asking About Criminal History Early in Job Application Process

Legislation would codify delaying when federal hiring officials inquire about candidates’ criminal records, and apply the requirement to contractors as well.

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House Lawmakers Join Push for Federal Contractor Back Pay

After a push from senators, 48 House members urged the House Appropriations Committee to include back pay for federal contractors in funding legislation.

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DOD Needs To Decide Exactly What the CMO’s Authorities Are

The chief management officer was designed to be a powerful position to reform the Defense Department but has yet to get its footing.

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Senators spar with Shanahan over $98 billion 'slush fund'

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan clashed with senators over the overseas contingency operations budget request.

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FCW Insider: March 15

The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.

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The Gig Economy is Actually Pretty Tiny

An analysis from the Economic Policy Institute found that workers who sourced jobs through apps like Uber and Lyft comprised just a minuscule fraction of the overall workforce.

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Agencies Can Do Better by Collecting Data with Purpose

There’s a difference between having data and having useful data, federal officials said.

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Oversight Dems grill Ross over Census

As a legal battle over the addition of a question on citizenship heads to the Supreme Court, the Commerce Department chief faced questions on Capitol Hill about how and why the question came to be added to the basic 2020 population survey.

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FCW Insider: March 14

The latest news, analysis and other updates from FCW's reporters and editors.

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