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Does pay-for-performance harm women?
Some readers argue that performance-based pay systems run the risk of exacerbating personal biases in the federal workplace.
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How insourcing would work as a New Year's resolution
FCW cartoonist John Klossner envisions what goals an office could meet if it had 100 additional employees.
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Army iPhone app downloaded 20,000 times
An iPhone application developed by the Army to deliver news has been downloaded more than 20,000 times since its introduction in December.
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Got USPS mail? There's an app for that!
A free iPhone app from the Postal Services helps users find post offices and track mail via mobile phones.
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Survey reveals discontent with pay-for-performance plans
Respondents to a Federally Employed Women survey said they were largely dissatisfied with government attempts to replace the General Schedule with pay-for-performance personnel systems.
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The real reason behind the government brain drain
Federal agencies are so sensitive to the loss of institutional knowledge because their employees tend to stick around so long.
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Transportation Department attempts to fix suspension delays
The department has struggled to make decisions on whether to exclude companies from federal work and then notify its various offices about the decisions.
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Govloop's acquisition forum gains traction
The forum is turning into a real meeting place for acquisition professionals to share ideas and get real-time feedback both on broad policy issues and specific projects.
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Griffin moves into deputy director spot at OPM
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that Christine Griffin has been confirmed in her appointment as deputy director of the agency.
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NRC looks for public input on open government
Even though independent agencies are exempt from the Open Government Directive, NRC plans to comply with the White House order, according to a Federal Register notice.
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Looking for new ways to attract young people to government
The Partnership for Public Service tries an interesting approach to filling entry-level jobs in critical areas, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
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IT at the heart of green efforts
Green doesn't only refer to the environment. In the information technology world, it also refers to saving money and resources by lowering energy costs.
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Government 2.0, meet Citizen 2.0
The future of Government 2.0 might come not from federal agencies' use of social media but from grass-roots initiatives to bring government information into the sunlight.
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No laurels yet for open directive
The praise for President Barack Obama’s Open Government Directive has been tempered by concern that agency officials will not embrace it.
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Insourcing talk reignites debate about cost of government services
Acquisition officials wrestle with how to calculate overhead costs in public/private comparisons.
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'Inherently governmental' defies quick definition
Former OFPP Administrator Allan Burman describes his effort to define the term in 1992.
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HHS plan calls for improved communications, IT systems
The Health and Human Services Department has released the nation's first health security strategy, which includes some technologies for improving communications.
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HHS panel considers authentication standards for NHIN
A federal advisory panel met today to consider how to conduct identity proofing and authentication for the Nationwide Health Information Network.
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VA, Kaiser seek to expand health data exchange project
The Veterans Affairs Department and Kaiser Permanente claim success for their data exchange effort for about 460 veterans in San Diego.
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