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When contractors pay the cost of war
Contractors recently unleashed some of their frustrations on FCW.com over the rap they get as they work alongside government employees.
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Now the lighter side of Navy SEALs news
While the Navy SEALs try to adjust to their newfound fame, others try to cash in on the reflected glory.
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Defense officials developing 'world-class buyers'
Defense Department official Shay Assad is digging into what defense agencies are paying for products and services to find how to get as much possible from the money they spend.
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Procurement office starts cleaning up contract data problems
Agencies are under more pressure to get their facts right as their contracting data goes public and gets more scrutiny.
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The VA Acquisition Academy: A model worth building on?
The Veterans Affairs Department sees an opportunity to develop a better acquisition workforce.
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Want to be successful? Support your frontline managers.
Helping frontline managers get their jobs done is one of the most important activities for a leader, writes John M. Kamensky, a senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government.
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Budget battles: Transparency sites take a major hit
Cuts to the E-Government Fund jeopardize President Barack Obama's transparency initiatives.
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DC ranks in top 10 cities that support formal telework policies
A Microsoft survey ranks the nation's capital seventh in supporting formal telework programs.
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Has Obama administration dropped the ball on performance-based acquisition?
Steve Kelman traces continuity of management approaches through three presidential administrations.
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Shay Assad becomes director of defense pricing
Shay Assad, a senior procurement policy official at the Defense Department, is now the director of defense pricing.
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Federal procurement turns green
A new acquisition regulation imposes standards for environmental friendliness and sustainability on federal procurements.
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GSA making headway on customer focus
But some observers say GSA isn't doing enough to understand agencies' missions.
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Think like a customer, not like a techie
Until we change our frame of reference, we won't improve the quality of the services we provide, writes Candi Harrison, who teaches courses at Web Manager University.
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A funny thing happened on the way to the CIO office ...
Here are four examples of federal IT leaders using humor to deliver important information in a memorable way.
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How agencies can get the inside scoop on wasteful programs
The federal government should tap into the wisdom of feds to identify activities that are ripe for termination, writes Steve Kelman.
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Federal managers may overlook potential savings, survey says
Forty-one percent of federal managers in a recent survey said the use-it-or-lose-it yearly budget cycle hampers identifying additional efficiencies in their agencies.
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DISA transfer employees ready for expanded telework program
DISA beefs up its telework program as more than 4,700 employees get ready to move to the agency's new location in Ft. Meade, Md.
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Include contractors in federal workforce debates, lawmakers urged
A House hearing held to examine the size of the federal workforce raised the question of whether to include the number of contract employees as part of the debate.
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Senators want changes on overlapping programs
Agencies and OMB can expect a letter soon from senators to get their response to a recent oversight report that exposes the number of ongoing programs that perform the same function.
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