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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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Citizens provide guidance for Commerce's digital government efforts
Officials at the Commerce Department asked the public for ideas on what to focus on in implementing the federal digital strategy, and the replies are coming in.
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Grkavac to step down at trade association
After more than 31 years of service, Olga Grkavac is retiring from TechAmerica.
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GSA CIO to co-chair Heroines in Technology Awards Gala
The annual gala honors women in the technology community for their dedication to community service.
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Think the government is bureaucratic? Read on.
Steve Kelman finds dealing with his bank is as much of a bureaucratic nightmare as the government at its worst.
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Is Tangherlini getting traction or spinning his wheels?
The acting GSA administrator has been applauded for his aggressive review of agency spending. But can he bring lasting change?
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GSA sees air travel savings in new City Pair arrangement
Agency's purchasing strategies have lowered prices and allowed the government more flexibility when employees book flights, as work begins on the second iteration of GSA's electronic air travel management system.
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How BYOD is helping one agency ease the pain of budget cuts
A careful analysis led the EEOC to find a few simple adjustments to make up for lost funds. Here's how they did it.
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Harder times ahead for federal HR leaders
External pressures make the jobs of chief human capital officers harder, but they aren't ready to give up, according to survey.
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Commerce wants public help with digital strategy
Help the Commerce Department pick its first two projects under the Federal Digital Strategy.
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A Twitter guide for the perplexed
The IBM Center for the Business of Government offers tips for federal managers who aspire to be Twitter pros.
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Building better jobs for feds
A study from nearly 20 years ago could provide insight into improving the federal work environment, writes Steve Kelman.
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GSA's ethical lapses may indicate a systemic oversight problem, group says
Watchdog group says Office of Government Ethics missed clear warning signs of risks of abuse and waste in GSA, suggesting that some changes may be needed in the government's structure for ethics oversight.
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New leadership coming to Missile Defense Agency
Rear Adm. James Syring has been nominated as director of the Missile Defense Agency.
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Issa demands IGs keep reform committee informed
Frustrated by learning of IG investigations late in the game, Rep. Darrell Issa tells agency auditors to move more quickly in keeping Congressional overseers informed.
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