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Berry to leave OPM for Interior?
Ken Salazar's coming departure renews speculation about OPM's leader.
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How to foster better performance
The traditional view of success focuses on an employee’s ability to complete assignments, but managers need to broaden that view to reflect changes in the workplace, write CEB's Van Riper and Cattie.
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GAO's call to action in IT management
The government plans to spend $74 billion on IT this year, and needs to tighten its control over programs to prevent cost overruns and missed deadlines.
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TechAmerica gains former Hill staffer
Scott Bousum, who previously supported the House Armed Services Committee, has joined the technology trade association’s global public sector team.
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Transportation's acquisition workforce at risk
Poor documentation on attrition and other management lapses strain resources in the Transportation Department's component agencies, audit finds.
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New acquisition chief brings customer perspective
Thomas Sharpe, who is taking the corner office at GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, has been on the other side of the fence for years.
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Agencies learning to measure social media impact
Nearly every agency has embraced at least one of the 60 federally approved social-media platforms, and many have joined several. Now, agencies are turning to analytics to glean meaningful insights, improve their social media outreach and monitor the effectiveness of their platforms.
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Waste in IT spending takes many forms
Committee hearing covers redundant systems, failed programs and lapses in oversight, all of which contribute to billions in misspent funds.
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Issa turns again to IT reforms
Resuming an effort he started last year, Darrell Issa is pushing legislation centered on improvements to technology acquisition.
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Federal Acquisition Service gets a new leader
Tom Sharpe, former senior procurement executive at the Treasury Department, will take the reins of GSA's acqusition operation.
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How to prepare for natural disasters
The federal government should use the latest technology to make information and lessons from previous disasters available to state and local responders nationwide, writes Keith Rhodes.
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Air Force expects to hire cyber pros
Despite the government's budget austerity expectations, the Air Force anticipates hiring hundreds of cyber specialists in the near future.
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After the inauguration, some forecasts for the next four years
Steve Kelman takes the occasion of Barack Obama's inauguration to ask some friends what good and bad things they consider most likely to happen during the president's second term.
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How asset management tools are proving their value
Agencies are building better catalogs of hardware and software purchases. With those in hand and some smart use of the information, they're developing more efficient approaches to managing IT departments.
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When 'no' is the right answer
Why turning down opportunities to expand programs can be the smartest move for an agency manager.
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GSA gets a renewed mission
Dan Tangherlini has set a clear course for the procurement agency, but will he remain at the top to lead?
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Cavalry not coming for acquisition workforce
Although agencies have tools to make procurement more effective, 2013 is likely to remain a difficult year for acquisition workforce challenges.
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USDA points to telework's bottom-line benefits
While security concerns still bedevil telework, agencies are beginning to meet the challenge with results to show for it.
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The coming mobile explosion
Security and BYOD concerns move closer to resolution as the trend toward greater use of mobile devices picks up speed.
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