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Top NIST workers to receive modest bonuses
Changes to personnel management system removes minimum bonus requirement.
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4 challenges accompanying modular development
When developing a project in smaller bits, agencies create certain challenges that integrated project teams need to think about in the earliest stages.
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Grant Thornton taps former fed to lead global public sector practice
New managing principal has 25 years of government experience.
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Career moves for 4 key Army IT officials
Four high-level Army officers have new jobs in the world of defense IT.
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How agencies can ease congressional meetings
Meeting with the right congressional staff members who share an agency's goals can make briefings so much smoother, GAO says.
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Readers speak out: The great federal pay debate
Readers comment on discrepancies in government compensation estimates.
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When leaders don't lead
IT leaders should not disregard the value of knowing something about IT, writes columnist Bob Woods.
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DATA Act slammed for lacking transparency
Citizens should have insight into the legislative process, which the House-passed bill doesn't offer, according to an OMB official.
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OMB promotes agile IT development in new guidance
Incremental approach to IT project management is intended to save money and move IT projects ahead faster.
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Political appointees: Don't plan to stay
OPM reminds agencies it isn't easy to move politically-appointed employees into civil service positions.
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GSA CFO takes on new detail
GSA brings over Treasury official to be acting chief financial officer.
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Can you really trust claims about federal pay?
Who earns more, federal employees or their private-sector counterparts? It all depends on whom, and how, you ask.
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OPM head warns against 'burrowing in'
Agency leaders should be wary of political appointees trying to make their positions more permanent as the election draws near, John Berry says.
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Transparency credited for preventing Recovery Act fraud
The high level of scrutiny on the Recovery Act minimized the risk of fraud and abuse, former chairman says.
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Is the military draft system on the chopping block?
The Selective Service System, which would administer a military draft if needed, hasn't been reevaluated in nearly 20 years, according to a GAO report.
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VA employees to protest position downgrades
VA employees said they've been targeted by unfounded position downgrades and now plan to vent their grievances in upcoming rally.
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OFPP freshens up time-tested cost-savings technique
Officials propose several revisions to the value engineering model, an approach to saving money when resources are tight that dates from WWII.
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