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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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Federal agencies hiring more vets
Senior officials said more veterans have recently been hired by agencies as part of the President’s Veterans Employment Initiative.
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White House to hold Twitter Town Hall
The White House will hold Twitter Town Hall that will combine a live Q&A session online with the president and tweeted questions from the public.
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How to engage your online audiences
The Health and Human Services Department's new media team shares its lessons learned with other agencies.
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Federal pay, benefits would be at risk in August, group says
Unless the debt ceiling is raised, the federal government sometime in early August would be unable to meet a wide range of spending obligations, group says.
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OMB: Financial systems modernizations are back in business
An administration official said the financial system projects that were frozen a year ago are moving forward again.
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Navy: Faster acquisition key to cyber defense
The Defense Department's existing acquisition model makes it difficult to keep up with cyber threats, a Navy official said.
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Federal road warriors have offices on-the-go
Agencies looking to save millions are giving up the status quo and adopting virtual workplace policies.
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GSA seeks ‘anytime, anywhere, any device’ infrastructure
GSA is trying to figure out how it should structure two major IT task orders in light of a quickly evolving agency.
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SSA CIO office squeezed by budget tightening
SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue announced major restructuring of some of the agency's managers and offices in response to tight budgets.
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Bill to speed VA disability claims reintroduced
A House lawmaker last week reintroduced a bill aimed at speeding up the disability claims process at the Veterans Affairs Department.
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US must reform taxes, education to regain edge, officials say
Reforms in tax structure, education and immigration policy are central to restoring America's leadership in innovation, officials say.
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Grant funds to get better control under executive order
Danny Werfel, controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management, told a House subcommittee about oversight of more than $500 billion a year in federal grants.
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House panel approves transparency bill
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved legislation that would reform how federal spending is reported to the public.
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Report: Number of teleworkers declined in 2010
Report on teleworking found the dip in 2010 was largely due to psychological factors and not technological barriers.
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Maryland receives $7.7M grant for federal jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor awards Maryland a grant to prepare for new federal jobs coming to the area due to base realignment and closures.
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Some clearances based on faked screenings, review finds
Some clearance investigators are not actually doing all the work they claim to be, review reveals.
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