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More flak about federal hiring
In response to a recent article about the federal hiring process, readers share more observations and horror stories.
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4 programs that collect innovative ideas from government employees
Some of the best ideas for improving government might come from within government, writes IBM's John Kamensky.
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6 core capabilities that acquisition workers need
Any plans to insource must include efforts to rebuild the acquisition workforce, writes Peter Tuttle.
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Retooled Recovery.gov site praised, panned
The upgraded version of the Recovery.gov Web site for tracking spending under the economic stimulus law impresses some visitors, but doesn't others.
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Progress still slow on electronic health record adoption
The use of electronic health records is being held back by a debate over patients' rights, industry officials said today.
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GAO lawyer to be Obama's pick for top procurement office
The White House has settled on the acting general counsel at the Government Accountability Office to run the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
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An embarrassment of Recovery Act riches
State and local agencies learn how difficult it is to spend billions of dollars a week in federal stimulus grants.
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Hurry up and wait
Government is always trying to play catch-up with technology. And Apps.gov's foray into cloud computing is no different.
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Klossner: How to recognize the mentors in your life
The 2009 Rising Star Award program makes FCW cartoonist John Klossner think about the accidental mentors that guide us all through life.
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Get a Life: Telework resistance in agencies at odds with benefits
Blogger Judy Welles notes that a recent survey showed a significant drop in the number of feds eligible to telework, even though agencies cite positive returns.
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At a glance
More employees are working away from the office, according to a recent OPM report.
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Agency insourcing plans make industry nervous
Although industry hears the rumblings of insourcing, experts say agencies aren't arriving at the potential savings with a full perspective of the government's costs.
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5 problems with federal hiring — and 5 reality checks
If federal officials know they need to hire tens of thousands of new employees in the coming years, why do they make it so hard for highly qualified individuals to land — or even apply for — a job?
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The case for pay for performance
A review of academic research finds tying compensation to metrics can pay off, writes columnist Steve Kelman.
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Baseball and acquisition have a lot in common, for better or worse
Intensified oversight undermines support for procurement staff, writes columnist Bill Gormley.
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Cureton brings social media expertise to new NASA role
NASA selects Linda Cureton to be new CIO after nearly year-long search.
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Is Transparency Killing Partnership?
Two gatherings last week prompted similar disturbing questions about the current state of relations between government and industry.
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FCC's social-media efforts draw fire
FCC has introduced new social-media tools while existing systems languish, a critic says.
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Is SOA DOA?
Despite reports of service-oriented architecture's demise, government remains steadfast in its support of the component software framework, especially for the Defense Department's network-centric projects.
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