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DOD policy brings new mobility to civilian employees
New telework guidance focuses on non-military personnel.
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Army medical records system gets new manager
Lt. Col. Danny Morton replaces Lt. Col. William Geesey as manager of the Army's deployable electronic medical record and medical logistics system.
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Peter Dube, Roger Caslow join Suss Consulting
Two federal IT veterans have joined the federal consultancy Suss Consulting.
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More senators take aim at conference spending
Several senators are advocating for reforms to agencies' annual spending on conferences, including proving that the conference advanced the ageny's mission.
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Energy CIO changes agencies
Mike Locatis, who has been chief information officer at the Energy Department, is moving to a cybersecurity position at another department.
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House panel approves phased retirement bill
The proposal would allow a blend of work and retirement in an effort to keep retirement-eligible feds in the workforce.
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BYOD continues to challenge agencies struggling to develop policy
Most agencies allow devices to access networks, but also don't know how to manage it, survey suggests.
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Innovation: Are feds afraid of their own shadows?
Agency performance suffers when employees are too fearful to try new ways of doing things, writes Steve Kelman.
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Government workers get an attaboy
A week-long effort dedicated to honoring public servants kicks off in May.
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GSA takes budget control from regions
GSA's regions no longer have authority over their budgets, part of the battered agency's effort to recover from its recent scandal.
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How to create cross-agency networks that work
A recent book identifies eight guiding principles for fostering collaboration between organizations, writes IBM’s John Kamensky.
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Clinton espouses tech tools for diplomacy in Brazil
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she is distributing guidance to U.S. embassies on using tech tools for diplomacy.
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Moving beyond telework: What's next?
Where will the evolution of telework take the federal government?
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Learning the art of employee engagement
Keeping employees engaged at work is about more than keeping them busy, and it's a cost-efficient way to retain your best talent.
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Tech companies push for more transparent federal data, common identifiers
Technology companies have formed a group to promote standardization and common identifiers in federal data.
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Former GSA leader regrets scandal that 'besmirched' agency's good name
Martha Johnson, who stepped down as GSA head when a report revealed spending abuses at an agency conference, expressed her regrets to a House panel, while another official implicated in the affair invoked his fifth amendment rights.
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Help-desk requests: Weirder than you thought.
Know the adage "there are no dumb questions?" It's not true.
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