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The obstacle at the breakfast table
Sometimes the biggest obstacle to working from home is the fact that you're at home.
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Telework centers: real telework?
Can you call it telework if you're driving to an office every day?
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Memo to the next federal CIO: Here's the job...
Former government officials share what they expect from Vivek Kundra's successor.
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DOD to shut down Defense Knowledge Online portal service
The Defense Department's plans to shutter its Defense Knowledge Online portal are set. What comes next?
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Government recognizes need to take politics out of procurement, expert says
Political concerns have become increasingly involved in the procurement process, but the government is realizing that its focus should be on the strategic needs of agencies, official says.
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Telework fosters productivity, study says
Employees can be more productive in a telework arrangement, according to a recent study.
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Possible FAA partial shutdown imminent
Many FAA operations could shut down this weekend if a budget impasse in Congress isn't resolved.
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Agencies could pay for skimping on training
Employers and employees get burned when training dollars are scarce, FCW readers say.
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Acquisition: Testing the limits of classroom training
The federal government is investing in acquisition training, but the returns are up for debate, FCW readers say.
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DOD cyber defense plan draws fire
Critics say the plan revives many familiar, unfulfilled goals.
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SSA official fired for disputing IT policy, he says
A fired IT official claims the SSA pushed him out when he disagreed with the agency's approach to IT.
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Minnesota lawmakers strike a deal
A state government shutdown of nearly three weeks ends as Minnesota lawmakers make a deal.
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OPM: What makes a good IT program manager
The Office of Personnel Management recently completed an IT program management competency model to help agencies with workforce planning, training, development, performance management and recruitment.
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Social Security Administration CIO to resign
Changes at the SSA come as the administration has less money to work with.
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NASA teacher workshop begins
NASA has chosen 48 teachers to participate in this summer's Simulation-Based Aerospace Engineering Teacher Professional Development Program.
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IT spending reporting gets a makeover
The Office of Management and Budget finalized new guidance on reporting IT spending as called for by the Obama administration’s IT reform plan.
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New WH memo outlines telework security guidelines
A senior Obama administration official is reminding federal agencies that they must comply with security guidelines while implementing the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.
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Unions seek answers on how debt default would affect feds
A coalition of more than 20 federal employee and management organizations wants to know how the federal workforce would be affected if Congress fails to raise the nation’s debt limit at the start of next month.
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