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Apps aplenty: Public-sector contests produce uneven results
There's something so American about the idea of holding a contest to develop the latest and greatest applications for government. Like democracy itself, the public contest seems to acknowledge the innovative spirit of the American people — and their thirst for recognition, if not cash awards.
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FCW cartoonist John Klossner ponders the different approaches to managing for change.
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Contest: How many federal employees does it take to change a light bulb?
FCW cartoonist and blogger John Klossner is taking entries now, with plans to publish the best and worst in a future blog post.
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Let the VA's Acquisition Academy serve other agencies!
Blogger Steve Kelman believes the VA's acquisition program offers an innovative approach not available in other training programs.
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Data expertise needed to map out Medicare reform
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Transparency in contracting remains opaque
Transparency is all the rage in government circles these days. But there might be a limit to its usefulness to the public and ability to facilitate greater accountability in key government services, such as federal contracting.
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Army enlists bloggers to share their stories...
Army enlists bloggers to share stories; after the flood in Tajikistan; the disconnect in the Internet debate; and fear of vampire power.
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OMB tells agencies to standardize electronic regulatory dockets
The White House tells agencies to increase transparency in their electronic regulatory dockets.
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HHS starts sharing health care data
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a program that makes raw health data from HHS available to the public to use in innovative applications.
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Bill would require small-business training for contracting officers
A Senate measure would require a training and certification program to teach the acquisition workforce about small business set-aside programs.
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GSA offers governmentwide platform for idea competitions
The General Services Administration seeks to make it easier for federal agencies to hold online competitions for innovative ideas.
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Unions fight proposed pay freeze for feds
Unions and federal employee groups have their hands full working to turn back attempts in the House and Senate to freeze federal pay in fiscal 2011.
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GSA tests crowdsourcing wiki for acquisitions
The General Services Administration is using an online wiki to get public input about how to structure and price several upcoming cloud computing procurements.
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5 tips for achieving social network awesomeness
GovLoop's Steve Ressler shares some of the lessons he has learned about building social networks.
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Why agencies can't attract top talent
Federal agencies may be their own worst enemy when it comes to recruiting top performers.
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Grassley questions costs of SES training
Some SES training courses cost 460 percent more than private universities and over 1,000 percent more than most public universities, a senior senator says.
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Dan Chenok heads to IBM in June
Former OMB official Chenok will work in IBM's Global Business Services and be a senior fellow at IBM’s Center for The Business of Government.
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Australia, U.K. put government data online
Government 2.0 leaders from Australia and the United Kingdom are working to enhance transparency and put data online.
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