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Cutting federal payroll is top priority for new subcommittee chairman
Cutting the federal payroll will likely be a major consideration for the House subcommittee that oversees federal workers, the panel's new chairman says.
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Agencies need retention strategies to keep employees on board, report shows
Threats to the federal workforce, including pay freezes, downsizing and possible forced furloughs, could make employees harder to keep.
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Wennergren takes on task of closing BTA
Dave Wennergren, DOD's assistant deputy chief management officer, will also serve as director of the soon-to-be defunct Business Transformation Agency.
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Unions blast furlough proposal
Federal employee unions decry a proposal to require unpaid leave as a cost-cutting measure.
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President wants to put rulemaking and compliance activities online
President Barack Obama tells agencies to modernize and make more transparent their regulatory oversight and enforcement processes.
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Federal employees could face unpaid leave in 2012
A new bill would cut pay for members of Congress and require employees of executive agencies to take unpaid time off.
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Workforce measures add up to shake-up
Pay freezes, recruiting changes and now a proposal in Congress to cut 10 percent of the federal workforce. What's next?
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The dynamics of taking blame in the workplace
A researcher shares with Steve Kelman some findings on what happens to people who take blame for problems in the workplace.
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Web 2.0 tools could save rulemaking transparency
Web 2.0 technologies should be applied to e-rulemaking to get better results, according to a new white paper from Cornell Law School.
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IT oversight bill fails, despite White House interest
As the Obama administration moves to reform the government’s management of IT spending, one piece of bipartisan legislation with similar aims failed to pass in the 111th Congress.
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Agile development: What's the plan?
To some people, the Obama administration's discussion of modular development sounds like code for agile development.
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Hurdles on the path to IT management reform
The Obama administration's plans to reform IT management are likely to run into some daunting -- but familiar -- difficulties.
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The best of the federal blogosphere
Harrison Ford walks the red carpet; Body scans: The big picture; ISPs: Change you can believe in?; We the people: A historical perspective.
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How HUD's new CIO is remaking the agency
Housing and Urban Development Department CIO Jerry Williams' task has been to get the agency's IT department working at an optimal level after years of bogged-down projects and inefficiency. His team might be turning the corner.
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Workforce cuts might be inevitable
A House bill that would shrink the federal workforce by 10 percent and freeze civilian employee salaries for a third year is causing concern among experts, but many predict that some sort of reduction is likely.
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Get this: Two new laws with a fan base
The Plain Writing and Telework Enhancement acts receive the online equivalent of a standing ovation, reports GovLoop’s Andy Krzmarzick.
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Why are federal employees the latest scapegoat?
Federal employees are working under a pay freeze and facing possible reductions in their numbers. What's caused the new attention?
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A new focus on performance management expected
Recent political and legislative developments could re-energize the discussion on performance management and focus government attention on the issue.
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