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Failed $3B helicopter program shows dangers of poor planning
A program needs good planning from its earliest stages — and a good reason why it’s needed in the first place.
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Rising to the challenge of mapping health data
Brand Niemann offers inspiration and tips for analyzing and integrating the reams of health data available online.
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Off-track IT investments face do-or-die reviews
As part of the Obama administration's 25-point IT reform plan, agencies are critically evaluating underperforming projects to determine whether corrective action can save them.
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OPM helps NASA's aerospace workers find jobs
OPM wants agency recruitment efforts to extend to the 6,000 NASA workers who need to find a new job with the end of the 30-year space shuttle program.
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Fed 100: Honors well deserved
The Federal 100 awards gala is tonight, and the occasion is a great opportunity to pause and reflect on the value of federal employees.
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Feds motivated by more than just pay
It seems that pay is not the most important driver when it comes to federal employees’ performance, at least according to some of FCW’s vocal readers. Instead, feds are encouraged by strong managers and their commitment to public service.
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E-government fund could be cut, group warns
Transparency advocates said open government would be crimped if Congress follows through on proposed bills to reduce the e-government fund to $2 million in fiscal 2011, from $34 million in 2010.
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Employee swap: OFPP contemplates exchange program
Trading employees for short-term projects may broaden workers' careers while providing their expertise to a department in need.
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Job performance has little effect on raises, step increases
Federal pay freeze doesn't affect step raises, but new data shows that poor job performance is rarely a bar to raises.
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Getting government datasets to talk the same language
Brand Niemann explains how and why we should make data universally accessible on the Semantic Web.
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Bill takes aim at retirement benefits
A new bill would end the defined-benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System for new federal hires.
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Short-term budget extensions hurt government operations, sources say
The federal government has been operating under temporary funding measures since October 2010, leaving many agencies in limbo in terms of spending and planning for the current fiscal year.
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How to move from datasets to data services
Brand Niemann challenges agencies to follow the data science approach and make all their data available for filtering and downloading in three easy clicks.
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CTO shares lessons learned from freeing HHS data
The Health and Human Services Department has been pushing out its data in recent months and the results have sparked innovation and helped consumers, Chief Technology Officer Todd Park said at a new media conference.
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OMB nominee clears Senate committee
A Senate committee approved President Barack Obama's nominee for deputy director of OMB.
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GAO official calls for stronger IT spending oversight
The federal government must strengthen its oversight of IT spending, a Government Accountability Office official said.
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