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Secure sharing: Maintaining the right balance
Think you can succeed by zeroing in on a single problem? Sorry, but life is not that simple.
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Hiring, firing, pay and training -- it all needs fixing, says panel
Public vs. private pay, management training and probationary period lengths were at the center of a discussion on how the federal workforce has gone wrong and how the problems might get fixed.
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GSA's Dorris honored, Ambrose moves to VA and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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IT a big reason Congress is pondering a private air traffic control system
While the safety record of the FAA-operated air traffic control system leads the world, stakeholders are concerned about the slow pace of technological upgrades.
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McClure elected to IAC leadership role
Veris Group exec and former GSA official takes over as executive vice-chair of ACT-IAC's industry half.
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Why acquisition reforms fall short
After two decades of good intentions, it's time for an enterprise strategy for IT acquisition and management.
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Why it’s time for a town hall meeting
Interactive, regularly scheduled meetings are the best way to share information with employees and address their concerns.
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Painful hiring keeps tech talent at bay (but does money matter?)
Government needs more talented techies. Is low pay keeping them away, or is it the snail's pace – and tortured process – of federal hiring that's turning them off?
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Looking for future leaders
Rising Star awards honor individuals doing great things today -- and who are likely to be filling the senior slots tomorrow.
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Is OPM's big hiring decision all it's cracked up to be?
Excepted-service hiring authority is a welcome tool for some agencies, but it's temporary relief in the ongoing struggle to snatch up digital services talent — and it has been a long time coming.
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Wanted: concrete steps toward culture change. Can MOC deliver?
ACT-IAC's "Management of Change" conference will try to pin down the un-pinnable: a culture of innovation.
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White House taps Princeton prof as deputy CTO
Ed Felten was named to the No. 2 CTO spot at the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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What worries private sector CIOs, and why it matters to feds
Consternation about rapid change demonstrates the "mega shift" underway in technology, says a new survey of CIOs.
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Rep. Connolly wants you to tell him a story
The Virginia Democrat is soliciting success stories about federal employees who go above and beyond the call of duty.
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Congress weighs in on DHS social media outreach
A House-passed bill approved May 6 by a Senate panel would expand the scope of Homeland Security's Social Media Working Group.
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OPM carves out broad hiring exception for digital services
The move comes as OMB is pushing agencies to create in-house digital services teams akin to GSA's 18F and its own U.S. Digital Service.
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Council makes her case to take over tech at VA
LaVerne H. Council outlined her leadership style and plans to manage the VA's $4.2 billion in annual tech spending.
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Air Force CIO describes requirements nightmare
Air Operations Centers form the cornerstone of the Air Force's command and control, but the service's top IT officer says an upgrade in AOC architecture has been anything but smooth.
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