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Agencies hiring more veterans, but progress is slow
Agencies are making progress in meeting the goals of an executive order issued by President Obama last November to encourage the hiring of vets into federal jobs.
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Tracking bill could cost $75M, CBO says
The $75 million would be in addition to the $50 million to $100 million the government spends annually to meet current GPRA mandates.
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Federal pay raise challenged, but union head defends it
Colleen Kelley, president of a federal employee union, argues that federal salaries are not excessive.
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Education plan outlines IT goals
The Education Department released its final plan for leveraging technology to improve learning and teaching.
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5 enduring flaws of IT performance
A group of current and former government executives has identified five perpetual but fixable problems with government IT performance, Alan Balutis writes.
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10 ways to improve IT project management
In advance of OMB’s upcoming big announcement, blogger Alan Balutis offers up some last minute suggestions on how to improve IT management.
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Are there any good GS-9 jobs out there?
The federal government could do a better job of keeping young feds on the job if it created more opportunities for them to do interesting work, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
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Who will be the next Army CIO?
With the retirement of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson as Army chief information officer, the military IT community is now wondering who will fill the formidable shoes he leaves behind.
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Union hopes to help new lawmakers see benefits of fed workforce
With Republican lawmakers set to take over the House, the head of the National Treasury Employees Union said the union will seek to educate new lawmakers on the importance of the federal workforce -- and the dangers a proposed hiring freeze would pose to taxpayers.
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NARA issues guidance for identifying official records on social media
NARA head David Ferriero urges federal managers to be vigilant about identifying and preserving official records on Facebook, Twitter, wikis and blogs.
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Government turnover elevated in mission-critical arenas
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton has found that attrition rates for government employees are high in some fields, including among mission-critical employees and new hires.
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The state of telework in the government
The closing of federal agencies last winter proved how telework can help keep work from piling up as high as the record snowfall.
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HHS boosts rate for Medicaid enrollment IT systems
The Health and Human Services Department will increase the money paid to help states establish insurance exchanges.
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The telework kit: Regular vs. ad hoc home workers
Here are checklists to provide gear for two types of teleworkers.
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4 ingredients of a telework success
Cover these four essentials to outfit a workforce that can take work-at-home days -- planned or not -- in stride.
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The midterm election's effect on open gov
GovLoop members discuss what the latest campaign cycle might mean for transparency efforts.
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NSPS transition office exceeding goals
The Department of Defense is ahead of schedule in transitioning most National Security Personnel System employees back to older pay systems.
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