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Get a Life!: The etiquette of flu prevention
CDC and OPM offer advise to federal employees and HR offices on how to slow the spread of H1Ni.
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White House announces Gordon nomination for OFPP job
Gordon has a reputation for candor and evenhandedness, according to procurement observers and his public record.
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Likely OFPP nominee has history of standing firm
The White House has not formally announced Daniel Gordon’s nomination for the OFPP administrator job, but administration officials have faced Gordon already.
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Experts: Social media here to stay
While the Defense Department reviews the use of social-media tools, experts caution against trying to implement overly restrictive policies.
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GovLoop founder speaks
Steve Ressler, founder of GovLoop, answers questions about the recent sale of his social-media site to GovDelivery.
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State struggles to track contractor data: GAO
The data contractor personnel tracking system's information is so poor that GAO said it couldn't draw conclusions or recognize trends about contractor personnel numbers.
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IG hits VA's use of life cycle management for IT
The Veterans Affairs Department has not been applying its life cycle management principles to all of its large IT investments, according to a new IG report.
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Senior execs got 3.7 percent raise in fiscal 2008, OPM finds
An OPM report looks at rating and pay data for 7,467 career, non-career, and limited-term members of the SES, excluding Office of Inspector General SES members.
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Secret to her success: Loudon trains to be a leader
Deborah Loudon embraced leadership opportunities and dedicated herself to learning from each one, whether they led to success of failure.
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Secret to her success: Keen earns her influence
Susan Keen moved up through the male-dominated Navy executive structure by becoming a "steward of the whole," not just an "owner of a part."
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A new day for GovLoop
GovLoop founder Steve Ressler made headlines last week by selling his popular social-networking site to GovDelivery.
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Secret to her success: Hayes-Ryan gains confidence through peers
Karyn Hayes-Ryan learned from her mentors how to demand respect and exude confidence -- and she shares those lessons with a group of peers she refers to as the "girl zone."
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Stimulus map quest: It’s a long road
Data without context is meaningless to anyone but a specialist. But context without data is not so good either. Such was the dilemma presented by the Obama administration’s revamp of the Recovery.gov Web site, which was unveiled last week.
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Women in government IT: Profiles in persistence
A new book shines a light on women who are blazing new trails in science and technology.
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Secret to her success: Cuny opens doors for others
Janice Cuny searches for ways to give people opportunities, whether she's attracting young people to information technology or ensuring that foster children are treated right.
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GSA and partners say: Put the 2.0 into Acquisition 101
The project's organizers want ideas on using collaboration and social media to make the federal acquisition process more transparent and participatory.
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All eyes are on DOD's social-media policies as review nears completion
As the Defense Department reviews the use of social media tools, experts warn against overly restrictive policies.
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