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What telework might look like in 10 years
In a decade, the word 'telework' will be as outdated as a rotary phone, writes Force 3’s Chris Knotts.
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Kundra's successor: Can the next federal CIO deliver?
Vivek Kundra's appointed successor, Steven VanRoekel, faces a tough assignment in carrying out the IT reform plan.
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Customer service in government: not like selling burgers
Federal agencies are being told to improve customer service, but it's not always a straight path forward.
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Managers play an important role in employees' work/life balance
There are numerous benefits to helping employees achieve balance between their professional and personal lives, experts say.
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CIO: Really, sincerely dead?
The CIO position in government continues to struggle, and tightening budgets make the situation worse, writes columnist Alan Balutis.
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IG finds faults in acquisition workforce info system
The acquisition workforce information system is riddled with faults, forcing GSA and other agencies to take different approaches to understanding the makeup of their employees, a report states.
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Swap Social Security benefits for long-term care: Fair trade?
Steve Kelman wonders if people would trade in their monthly Social Security checks in exchange for insurance against outliving their assets.
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CIOs gain responsibilities but still lose ground
A new OMB memo assumes that CIOs have the power to execute all the authorities granted to them, but GAO and CIOs themselves might beg to differ, writes columnist Alan Balutis.
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Feds urged to telework Aug. 19 to avoid motorcycle tribute
Expected traffic delays due to the event's road closures have OPM asking feds to work from home.
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Interior reconsiders future of assisted services branch
Interior's IG questions the usefulness of the Acquisition Services Directorate in Sierra Vista, Ariz., saying its risks might outweigh its benefits.
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Army starts cutting jobs
The Army is set to trim its civilian workforce as part of onging budget-trimming efforts.
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Some USAJobs.gov job applications may be missing
Thousands of job applications may have been lost when a system that connects to USAJobs.gov went down for unscheduled maintenance.
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Give social media the respect it deserves
FCW cartoonist John Klossner admits that he could benefit from taking social media more seriously.
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Agency venues popular on Foursquare despite no sponsorship
With 11 million users on Foursquare, many federal venues are being created on the application without official sponsorship by the federal agency managers of those venues.
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Some USPS officials manipulated performance ratings, audit finds
With pay for performance already a controversial topic in the federal government, a new audit has found that some postal service managers lowered performance ratings for employees.
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Super committee lacks federal worker issue experience
Congressional super committee, tasked with identifying areas ripe for budget cuts, has little track record on issues that affect the federal workforce.
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Specialists are hidden treasures of expertise, GAO says
Officials would do well to hunt down specialists inside their agencies to tap their expertise, a new report advises.
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Meet the 2011 Rising Star award winners
Twenty-five people from government, industry and academia are being recognized as up-and-coming professionals in the government IT community.
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Army seeks energy independence
The Army announces a new task force to target its renewable energy goals.
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