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Japan's earthquake shows strength of social networking in crisis
Social networks across the globe bonded to help with rescue efforts and information dissemination in Japan after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake.
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Budget battles put government unions on the spot
GovLoop members ponder the attacks on government employee unions in cash-strapped states.
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Changes afoot as GS-15s get younger
Government managers are becoming more youthful as a group, Steve Kelman observes.
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Army needs better acquisition process, official says
Growth in Army capabilities must come without an increased price, an Army acquisition official says.
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Army program signals future of recent acquisition reforms, official says
Government overseers question if Army officials will successfully carry out reforms on buying weapons systems.
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OPM director discourages move to pay for performance at hearing
Are feds overpaid, underpaid or paid just right? Lawmakers hear competing arguments at a hearing that could lead to changes in the pay system.
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Blog fail! 3 blogs that just don't cut it.
Here are a handful of federal blogs that aren't winners, for one reason or another.
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Pay-for-performance effort begins
The first hearing in what a Florida Congressman says will be an effort to couple pay-for-performance with an overall workforce reduction is set for today.
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NARA's spending plan for electronic archive isn't reliable, GAO says
The National Archives and Records Administration had unreliable cost estimates and other weaknesses in its spending plan for the final year of developing its digital archive, a new report says.
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Connolly works to make green concepts practical
Mindy Connolly, GSA's new chief acquisition officer, takes a practical view of federal procurement policy.
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Furlough survival guide for managers
If federal employees have to take furloughs, managers will have to cope with absences. Here are some tips from the experts to guide you through it.
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Teri Takai leaves CIO job open
With the departure of former California CIO Teri Takai to be DOD's CIO, the floodgates have opened for new candidates who have a handle on IT strategy.
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Senator requests GAO review of CIO role
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has expressed interest in updating the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 in a letter she sent to the Government Accountability Office last month.
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Groups ready for disaster drill to use social media
San Diego State University's Immersive Visualization Center is sponsoring a major online disaster drill that will use Twitter, Facebook and geotagging tools.
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OPM updates unscheduled telework option
The Office of Personnel Management is revising its dismissal and closure procedures for the Washington, D.C., area after January’s snowstorm commute that left some people stranded on the road for up to 13 hours.
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Pay for performance back on the table
Pay for performance, an idea that has had a problematic history in the federal government, is back in play, according to one report.
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Kundra's subsidy for mobile devices gets chilly reception
FCW readers largely dislike Vivek Kundra's idea to use personal technology on the job.
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The dangers of a 'colorblind' workplace
Efforts to ignore racial differences in the workplace can make it harder for people to work together, writes Steve Kelman.
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OPM report chronicles performance progress
The Office of Personnel Management has posted its annual report card on how well the agency met its key human resources goals in the past fiscal year.
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