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FDA task force proposes 21 transparency initiatives
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on 21 draft ideas to improve transparency and disclosure at the agency.
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Senate aims to tighten reins on government IT spending
The Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act would create more scrutiny of IT projects during the planning and implementation phases.
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Pay caps may be in store for thousands of former NSPS workers
As many as 40,000 feds transitioning from National Security Personnel System could face long-term pay caps with their switch to the General Schedule, according to the Federal Managers Association.
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Knowledge management's generation gap
Reaction to a recent blog post by Steve Kelman highlighted one of the barriers to knowledge management: animosity between those who know and those who need to know.
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How is gov 2.0 like a cowboy in an office?
FCW Cartoonist John Klossner has provided the cartoon. Your job is to write dialogue or a caption that gives it a government 2.0 theme — and that gives us a good laugh.
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The high-impact approach to knowledge sharing
GovLoop's Andrew Krzmarzick reports on a recent online debate about the best approach to fostering knowledge-sharing networks.
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Agile: It's just not for software geeks anymore
Government CIOs are co-opting agile software development techniques for their own IT management tasks.
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DOD's antagonism toward info sharing inhibits warfighters
Warfighters in the field are safest when they can instantaneously collaborate with one another, which requires a shift in DOD's attitude toward social media and knowledge management.
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Highlights from the federal blogosphere
In defense of military spouses; A new weapon in the AIDS battle: The widget; Keeping drunk drivers off the roads; NASA hosts Tweetup to mark Atlantis launch.
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Senate passes bill to fix federal hiring process
The Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act (S. 736) and the president's recent memo calling for an overhaul of the complex federal hiring process feature similar fixes.
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Want program staff more involved in contracting? Make their jobs more interesting
Blogger Steve Kelman proposes a way to strengthen the role of the contracting officer's technical representative in the procurement process.
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House to consider bill to put stimulus money details online
The House may consider a bill to require agencies to post more details about stimulus law money.
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Beyond telework: How the federal workplace ought to work
Federal managers need to stop worrying about where their employees are working and start focusing on what work is getting done, according to Deloitte's Anne Weisberg and William D. Eggers.
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Workplace flexibility as the new normal
Federal managers need to stop worrying about where their employees are and more about the work that gets done, write Deloitte's Anne Weisberg and William D. Eggers.
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Porn provision stalls House IT bill
Reauthorization of the America Competes law to boost technology and innovation got stalled by a GOP motion that would punish federal employees caught watching pornography at work.
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Porn provision stalls House IT bill
Reauthorization of the America Competes law to boost technology and innovation got stalled by a GOP motion that would punish federal employees caught watching pornography at work.
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One way to improve security: Punish the ignorant
Perhaps federal agencies would have more success with information security training if employees knew they would be punished for allowing breaches through ignorance.
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Does anyone outside D.C. really care about open government?
That buzz you're hearing about open government? It's more of whisper caught up in an echo chamber. Tell us what you think about it.
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