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OPM aims for clear writing
The Office of Personnel Management has released its first plan to use writing that is clear and to the point and takes less time for readers to comprehend.
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GSA ponders next generation of services contracts
GSA is designing a multiple-award contract to offer professional services across multiple disciplines, such as program management and consulting services.
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NASA lays off space shuttle workers
As the space shuttle Atlantis makes its final flight, NASA readies the pink slips.
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Deputy defense secretary to step down
After more than two years in the job, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn will step down from the second-highest DOD post to spend more time with his family.
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Horrible Bosses in Atlantis: How Google governs the news
Google's search engine rules influence how news is covered.
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Campaign against duplicative websites not polling well
FCW readers are not impressed by the Obama administration's pledge to rid the Internet of duplicate government websites.
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Administration plans $6B in support service contract cuts
The Obama administration intends to cut $6 billion in spending by the end of fiscal 2012 on support services contracts that help managers.
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National Archives reveals its social media hits and misses
The National Archives and Records Administration has released its most recent data on social media traffic showing viewership trends for Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and other popular sites.
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Sen. Tom Carper: An IT champion by necessity
Carper's interest in IT is driven by concerns about government efficiency.
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More federal agencies blog on Tumblr
Tumblr is growing in popularity as a blogging platform for federal agencies, and a Tumblr executive explains why.
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Online influence: How does your agency rate?
President Barack Obama leads in online influence, but federal agencies and other executives vary in their online clout scores, according to the Klout.com index.
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The challenges of including contractors in the federal workforce size debate
It won't be easy for Congress to count and possibly cut the number of contract employees -- for a variety of reasons.
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What Kundra's legacy says about federal IT
Efforts to assess the federal CIO's successes and failures are complicated by the reality of the federal IT bureaucracy.
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Agencies can ask teleworkers to work during hurricanes
Federal HR officials are told how to handle the upcoming hurricane season that's predicted to be busier than normal.
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The limits of communication
IT leaders should err on the side of caution when sharing project goals with users.
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A practical guide to collaboration
A new book makes research into workplace collaboration accessible and useful.
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More than half of federal teleworkers are unsatisfied
Employee satisfaction with telework has hovered at 37 percent during the past five years.
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Exceptional DOD employees get to taste private-sector IT work
The Defense Department is implementing a new pilot program that will give federal IT employees a chance to experience private-sector work.
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Agencies, industry seek answers to mobile puzzle
Federal executives, vendors and other interested parties can join crowdsourcing discussions online about federal mobile computing.
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