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Readers write: Is pay-for-performance harmful or good?
The impending demise of DOD's pay-for-performance system has provoked some strong reactions, and many commenters are not sorry to see it go.
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Pay for performance haunted by NSPS failure
The imminent demise of the National Security Personnel System leaves many wondering about the prospects for pay for performance in government.
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Panel seeks Rx for secure health data exchange
A workgroup hears about the problems in implementing common standards for an electronic health care data exchange.
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Disease surveillance through a murky crystal ball
Critics say too many systems are collecting data on disease outbreaks with little coordination among them.
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CDC expands flu-tracking efforts
The H1N1 swine flu virus has created an urgent need for public health authorities to track where and how quickly the illness is spreading.
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Obama signs bill that kills DOD pay-for-performance system
Critics say the pay-for-performance system is unfair.
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Klossner: Why the federal government is like the Red Sox
Federal agencies can’t be blamed for savoring their newfound ability to attract talent from the pinstripe-wearing private sector.
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Senate committee forms task force on performance management
The group will study ways for agencies to work more efficiently.
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Get a Life: Are you itching to fire the boss?
According to a new survey, nearly all workers say the relationship with the boss is key to job satisfaction -- and more than a quarter would fire the boss if they could.
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VA halts 15 technology projects
Of 45 Veterans Affairs projects halted in July, 15 have been suspended or had funding cuts.
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Advocate says stimulus law causes outsourcing; contractor group disagrees
One transparency advocate says the economic stimulus law causes outsourcing of federal jobs.
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Government agencies to spend $15 billion on health IT by 2014
Federal, state and local governments are projected to spend $15 billion in 2014 for the IT systems that support their public health and health insurance programs.
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Lawmakers want to shake out TARP fraud with tech
A standardized, Web-accessible database showing how TARP money is spent could make it easier to detect fraud in the program, according to experts.
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Senate bill would kill DOD performance pay, curtail sole-source contracts
The act would end the government's pay-for-performance system used for about 200,000 federal employees.
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2.0 takes hold in the acquisition community
Acquisition 2.0 is about thinking differently and considering new approaches to operations. The ultimate goals are more efficiency and better results.
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Acquisition 2.0 in action
These tools will help innovate and streamline processes by providing a more collaborative environment for decision-making, experts say.
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Get a Life!: Feds get fit for open season
OPM kicks off a new program to raise awareness of the value of a healthy lifestyle -- just in time for open season for changes to federal employee health insurance.
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VA and industry join to develop health record strategy
The VA's CIO has asked an industry group to advise the department on whether to deploy the VistA digital health record system more broadly to private hospitals and providers.
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