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Is your website user-friendly? Ask GSA.
The reviews can help agencies meet the new plain writing requirements and comply with transparency rules.
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Sold to the lowest bidder: Reverse auctions play cost-savings role for agencies
Interest grows in reverse auctions as agencies look for efficiency and cost savings.
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Why OMB’s IT reform plan just might work
Blogger Steve Kelman finds a lot to like in OMB’s new IT reform report.
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IT management reform: Here's the plan
OMB unveiled a 25-step plan to keep government programs from running into trouble.
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Reviews are mixed for early agile efforts
The government's early agile efforts are well intentioned but miss the mark, reviewers say.
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Government data sharing gets past the warm-up
More data than ever is available on government websites, but the hard part has just begun.
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Can grand design be driven to extinction?
The administration's plan to hasten the end of giant, trouble-plagued IT projects depends on achieving two objectives.
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New ideas for idea competitions
The government needs to re-energize its approach to crowdsourcing innovation competitions — now that people are willing to help.
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OFPP head urges acquisition leaders to lose fear of rules
Dan Gordon wants officials to be innovative in their approach to purchasing and bring contractors closer into the procurement process to get better results.
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Telework bill becomes law
Obama has signed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 into law, which will allow eligible federal workers to telecommute.
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SSA faces IT management problems, IG says
The Social Security Administration's inspector general targets eight major management IT problem areas for improvement.
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Agencies: Don't fear talks with contractors
Dan Gordon, top procurement policy official, is taking a myth-busting campaign to allay the fear of government-industry discussions and reassure federal workers that it's OK to talk.
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DHS IT project terminated after White House review
The White House's review of high-priority IT projects has led to the termination of one and scaling back of several others.
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White House serious about killing some IT programs
The Obama administration today released a plan to overhaul federal IT management that includes improving or terminating at least a third of underperforming projects in the next 18 months.
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Industry says ambitious White House IT reform plan is doable
Industry members are praising the Obama administration's 25-step implementation plan for IT management reform, saying that many of its action items align with popular commercial practices.
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House approves two-year federal pay freeze
The House today passed legislation with a two-year pay freeze for all civilian federal employees.
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Successful agency recruiting strategies revealed in report
A new report shows the techniques that federal agencies have found to be most effective in attracting talented young new hires.
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Public experts could become on-demand resources
GSA wants feedback on ExpertNet, a draft concept for soliciting and collecting advice on specific topics from experts in the public.
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