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Government shutdown could leave many in limbo
Shutdowns are largely political moves, but many people, pay and procurements hang in the balance.
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Engaging the public in federal rulemaking, Gov 2.0-style
Getting more people involved in federal rulemaking is not easy, but the Regulation Room website is seeing some interesting results.
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House rejects freeze of merit-based pay increases
By a wide margin, the House on Feb. 19 rejected a measure that would have extended the federal pay freeze to merit-based pay increases. It would have jeopardized step increases for hundreds of thousands of federal employees paid under the General Schedule pay system.
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Valuable lessons to consider before reorganizing the federal government
The government’s experience in setting up the Homeland Security Department provides a cautionary tale for the Obama administration as it starts to reorganize the government, experts say.
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Benefits of contract management need no proof
Many experts support the notion that investing more resources in contract management will yield savings. But they question whether we need to test the theory.
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NARA's digital archive falters as others soar
Consultant Frank A. McDonough offers three examples of electronic archives that outshine NARA's troubled effort to preserve government records.
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More feds teleworking, OPM reports
More than 10 percent of eligible federal employees now telework, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s annual Status of Telework Report.
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Federal employees would face firings for delinquent taxes
Sens. Tom Coburn and Claire McCaskill have reintroduced a bill that goes after federal employees who are tax deadbeats.
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House lawmakers want to freeze feds' pay for step increases, bonuses
Republican House members have proposed amendments to the continuing resolution bill to put new freezes on federal employees' salaries.
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Despite big budget cut, SBA would get more funds for IT, oversight
President Barack Obama wants funding for the Small Business Administration's core agency work, including spending on IT, building up SBA’s workforce, and protecting programs from fraud.
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8 agencies face big IT cuts
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra reveals the agencies that would see the sharpest IT cutbacks in fiscal 2012 under the administration's IT management reform plan.
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The scientific method applied to IT management
To manage IT well, follow the lessons of one of the pioneers of the Industrial Revolution, advises consultant Warren Suss.
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Federal hiring freeze back on the table
A GOP House member recently reintroduced a bill that would place a hiring freeze on all federal agencies except the Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs departments.
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GAO updates high-risk programs list
The Government Accountability Office today updated its list of high-risk government programs, removing some programs and adding a new one.
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Open government initiatives might not work, CRS suggests
A new report from the Congressional Research Service recommends that Congress evaluate whether the White House's transparency agenda is effective and how much it is costing.
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Tight budget revives contracting professional debate
Do contracting officials serve the public or their agency programs? Steve Kelman considers the arguments.
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Awaiting IT reform details, CIO launches online dialogue as first step
The Obama administration said last December that it would strive to redefine the role of agency CIOs as part of its 25-point IT management reform plan. While there has been little detail so far about how exactly the administration intends to achieve this goal, it appears that some CIOs are moving ahead.
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Obama looks to boost IT spending in 2012
The Obama administration is taking on several programs to keep IT projects in line with its goals as it introduces its fiscal 2012 budget proposal.
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Obama rejects calls to extend federal salary freeze
The White House included the already-enacted two-year pay freeze for federal civilian employees in its fiscal 2012 budget request but rebuffed calls to extend it to three years.
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