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Air Force offers early outs and buyouts -- again
The Air Force's ongoing restructuring effort leads to another round of voluntary retirement and separation.
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Obama signs appropriations bill
Government agencies are no longer working on short-term continuing resolutions.
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Workforce spared, for now, in tax cut extension
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives announced that they would accept compromise legislation that provides a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut set to expire at the beginning of the year.
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All VA medical centers have Facebook pages. Now what?
The Veterans Affairs Department made a announcement that all their medical centers are now ready to actively engage with veterans on Facebook. We took a closer look.
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OPM CTO takes on USAJobs, retirement system
OPM CTO David Bowen has been tasked with upgrading the federal retirement system and ensured continued operations of USAJobs.gov.
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Bill would cut workforce to avoid first-year sequestration
New bill is an effort to stave off automatic cuts at DOD with targeted reductions.
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Are you a fed? Please stay.
Federal human resources officials weigh in on their worries for the new year.
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Agencies question value of social media
Market Connections released a new survey with insights into social media use by 533 federal, state and local government employees.
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'Shared First:' Progress made, more work needed, Gordon says
The procurement community had its ways to share the workload, but few used them, says outgoing OFPP administrator Dan Gordon.
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Agencies close in on goals to revamp hiring processes
Federal agencies are on their way to meeting hiring reform goals as laid out by President Obama in 2010, according to OPM.
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Davidson: The problem with OPM’s USAJobs strategy
OPM’s online jobs system is proving to be more expensive and less efficient than private-sector offerings, writes Adam Davidson, a former Oracle executive.
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Who are the 1,000 highest paid federal employees?
Release of list will likely renew debate over federal salaries.
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Nine initiatives that could trip up DOD's enterprise strategy
Defense Department officials acknowledge that some elements of its IT strategy represent high cultural barriers.
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Congress likely to partially restore eGov funding
The eGov fund has made a partial comeback, with House and Senate leaders increasing funding in the final version of the fiscal 2012 spending bill.
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Facebook Timeline application now available to all users
The long-awaited--some say long-dreaded--Timeline application on Facebook that showcases past photographs and status updates is finally available.
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Defense Authorization bill clears Congress
President Obama had earlier seemed poised to veto bill over prisoner detainment provisions, but now looks ready to sign.
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Deal reached to avert shutdown with only hours to spare
A late-night deal avoided a partial government shutdown, the fifth such occasion this year.
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'Shared First' could limit IT choices to gain efficiencies
The government can be more efficient and less redundant if agencies share services, OMB believes.
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