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5 steps to effective Gov 2.0 initiatives
Consultant Mark Madsen shows agencies how to turn social media into a powerful tool that can support larger organizational goals.
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In shutdown, military would work without pay
The Defense Department has outlined a draft contingency plan for a federal government shutdown to establish some policy decisions ahead of time, according to reports.
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Pay for performance back again
A congressman wants to consider pay for performance as part of a plan to shrink the government workforce.
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Federal workers become 'punching bag' in political wrangling
John Palguta discusses why feds seem to have become everyone's punching bag, in addition to the potential consequences of a smaller federal workforce and the role of federal managers in a time of tight budgets.
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Transparency advances slowed by data problems, groups say
White House and federal agency efforts to improve transparency are being hampered by data and reporting problems, according to testimony at a House hearing today.
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DOD hurt by speed, agility to access info, official says
Senators are warning about reverting to the pre-Sept. 11 days of hoarding information, and say instead that agencies need to balance security concerns with needs.
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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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