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ITIL emerges as new sheriff of IT management
Agencies are turning to the Information Technology Infrastructure Library to bring order to IT management processes, but what will that mean for their enterprise architecture efforts?
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Retirees get back to work
Agencies' new authority to hire federal retirees for part-time government work is a win-win situation for government and employees, writes Judy Welles.
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Performance data: 'Use it or useless'
The Obama administration wants agencies to go beyond simply measuring performance to using the feedback on a daily basis, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
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3 secrets to social-media success
Sometimes we forget that successful implementation of social-media tools relies on the same business principles as any other information technology project, writes Emma Antunes.
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Information Age requires new breed of federal supervisors
The next generation of federal supervisors will have to demonstrate a different set of competencies—namely, the ability to manage independent, knowledge-based, internally motivated workers as well as greater supervisory flexibilities improved communication.
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You might be a 'fedneck' if...
A "fedneck," according to members of the online forum FederalSoup.com, is a long-time government employee (and FedSoup fan) who can be identified by certain characteristics or behaviors.
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OMB survey asks who's gone green
The Office of Management and Budget wants to know more about agencies and their green purchasing and recycling habits.
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DOD social-media policy still in limbo
Official promises the policy is very close to completion.
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Facebook plans DC event for application developers
Facebook will hold an event to help software developers create government applications for the social networking site.
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HHS updates acquisition regs with new rules for transparency, green purchasing
The Health and Human Services Department is doing its first major update to its acquisition regulation since 2006.
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AFCEA branches into federal energy initiatives
Newly focused chapter to facilitate collaboration between industry and government leaders in science, technology and policy.
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OMB on hunt for programs with payment problems
Executive Order aims to reduce improper payments by making financial management a priority.
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Recovery site hosts bad data, GAO says
The Recovery.gov Web site should move quickly to address data quality problems, a GAO official recommends.
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Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving employment door
Defense Department employees who have worked on large procurements must get a written opinion from an ethics officer before signing on with a defense contractor.
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Get a Life: Why feds should be thankful
Blogger Judy Welles highlights recent developments that bode well for federal workers.
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How to defend against social-media brand thieves
Strategies businesses use for social media also work well for government organizations, a Web marketing expert said at the Web 2.0 Expo.
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Performance metrics useless without good management, OMB's Zients told
The government should not get lost in devising management reporting systems and forget that getting good managers is most important, a House committee chairman says.
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Justice needs better IT approach to gang intell, IG says
Two Justice Department centers for coordinating gang-related information haven't made much difference in crime-fighting.
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Companies tasked with checking employees' conflicts of interest
Contractors would have to keep tabs on their employees who are working in agencies' acquisition offices.
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