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Does Congress have time to change contingency contracting?
As agencies choose to disregard recommendations, members of Congress consider ways to enact the changes anyway.
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A clue to keep employees happier during budget-cut times
Research from the UK may provide federal managers a path forward, Steve Kelman writes.
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'Rockstar' innovators descend on Washington
The newly minted Presidential Innovation Fellows will take a half-year to work on projects benefiting all citizens.
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GSA’s push to curb spending begins to bear fruit
After being chastised for squandering money on various occasions, the agency taps its employees to get the best ideas on how to reduce costs and cut waste.
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Analyst: Brace yourself for a busier-than-ever federal 'busy season’
Federal agencies’ natural tendency to spend more in the final months of a fiscal year has been amplified in recent years, and this year features new factors that could push it higher -- or knock it down.
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Obama proposes to extend federal pay freeze until April 2013
The president's plan would grant feds a modest pay raise -- but only under one condition, which might be hard to meet.
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IT succession planning inconsistent across government
Managers and human capital practitioners often have different ideas of how to plan for the next generation of technology leaders, study shows.
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Former Obama cybersecurity head moves to private sector
Sameer Bhalotra, who coordinated White House cybersecurity initiatives, is moving to a California start-up.
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Union aims to prove its members' worth
NTEU survey says Americans believe the government needs to commit more resources and manpower to areas such as food safety, veterans’ assistance, and nuclear safety.
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OMB demands agencies trim IT for 2014
New guidance requires agencies to propose IT cuts, reinvestments.
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Senator not done questioning VA on conference costs
Follow-up questions on VA's conference costs include a basic one: Just how much did VA spend?
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Obama delays financial disclosure deadline
Congress and the president adjust some deadlines in the STOCK Act, but opponents still object to public disclosure.
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DOD officials join Senior Executive Service
Defense secretary Panetta announces new SES members for DISA, OUSD.
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Performance management challenge: It's the (fiscal) environment, stupid.
Do agencies have too much to deal with already to do justice to OMB's latest performance management revisions?
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VA CIO charts progress on clearing claims backlog
VA deploys latest version of paperless claims processing system, another step on the road to eliminating a longstanding backlog.
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GSA freezes 2013 per diem travel rates
Unchanging travel spending rate aligns with acting administrator's ongoing agency review.
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VA under investigation for excessive spending
VA comes under congressional, IG scrutiny for possible spending abuses connected to training conferences.
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