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GSA launches online clearinghouse for federal alerts, notifications
The General Services Administration added a new site to its USA.gov Web portal that offers access to thousands of real-time federal notifications and alerts.
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VA initiative aims to improve communications with veterans
The Veterans Affairs Department is taking a number of steps to maKe it easier for veterans to interact with the agency by phone or via the Internet.
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CDC awards grants for public health performance management systems
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants to boost the performance management capabilities of public health agencies with new funding.
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Performance measures and risk: What should leaders stand for?
Blogger Steve Kelman challenges his students to ponder why some politicians are willing to commit to a goal if there is a chance they might fail.
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New tool adds geospatial capabilities to federal data website
The White House's Data.gov website that features multiple datasets for download now has a new capability to show the data geospatially.
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Justice kills case management project; Interior tries plan B for data tool
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra announced two more actions as a result of the ongoing White House review of 26 high-priority IT projects.
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DOD's IG returns fire following scathing Senate report
Defense Department Inspector General Gordon Heddell responds to a report issued by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) that blames the IG's office for overlooking fraud and straying from its core mission.
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Fiscal year-end spending: Does 'use it or lose it' still rule?
Since 2001, the Office of Management has championed a number of ideas or programs intended to bring order to federal IT spending. But has it really made a difference?
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Mythbuster: Federal workers not overpaid, senator asserts
News stories charging that federal employees are grossly overpaid are based on "a flawed reading of statistical data," according to Sen. Ted Kaufman.
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Senators press OMB nominee on contracting reforms
Senators questioned Obama's nominee for OMB director during his confirmation hearing, getting insights on how he would run the agency.
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Panel recommends national disaster database for DOD
A panel created by Congress recommends creating a central federal/defense data depository to track disaster response efforts and nearly 40 other measures to improve how the Defense Department supports civilian authorities for disaster responses.
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OMB's new approach for IT financial system projects may be risky, GAO says
While the White House celebrates $760 million in savings from its new strategy for agency upgrades to financial systems, the GAO has published a report cautioning about risks.
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Group charges State with penalizing officers seeking mental heath treatment
A group of current and former State Department employees say the department's security clearance revocation process unfairly penalizes Foreign Service officers for seeking mental health treatment.
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OPM reports progress on hiring reforms
Agencies are making progress in streamlining the federal hiring process as they field plans to eliminate unnecessary paperwork and cut the amount of time it takes to fill vacant positions.
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White House takes whack at financial management money pits
White House officials have finished the first round of changes to troubled financial system modernization projects across the government after freezing spending on 20 such projects in July.
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White House set to monitor federal performance goals online
President Barack Obama addressed about 8,000 federal managers in the Senior Executive Service today to gain their support for six performance improvement strategies.
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Speaking truth to PowerPoint
PowerPoint opponents and defenders ponder the ramifications of a recent dust-up about DOD’s reliance on the presentation software.
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Best place to work? Check the corner office.
The most important factor in determining employee satisfaction is an agency’s top leadership, according to an annual survey.
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Failure? Bring it on!
GovLoop members have been discussing the merits of failure for improving personal and government performance, writes Andrew Krzmarzick.
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