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NTEU hopeful of change from Obama administration
Federal employees' union wants to reduce the use of contractors; other changes to benefit the workforce.
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Transition Watch: Hundreds of technology jobs up for grabs
The Obama administration will need to fill more than 300 presidentially appointed technology positions, with 21 of them being chief information officer posts.
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HHS agency lowers Medicare payment error rate
CMS and its contractors use education, statistical sampling, medical reviews and error rate reduction plans to improve accuracy, official says.
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Rep. Davis joins Deloitte
Retiring Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), former chairman of the Government Reform Committee and author of several procurement reform bills, has joined Deloitte's Federal Government Services.
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Also in the news: Deloitte gets Tim Young
The consulting firm has hired former Rep. Tom Davis, and now former OMB deputy director.
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Also in the news: Bush converts appointees to career status
The practice, called "burrowing," protects the people currently holding the offices, the Washington Post reports.
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Groups urge greater transparency in government
Applying the tools of Web 2.0 is one recommendation from open-government advocates.
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Letter: Obama administration might allow some outsourcing
A reader writes that the incoming Obama administration might allow some outsourcing of government work if it would be cost effective.
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Letter: Oversight is not a substitute for good management
A reader agrees with columnist Steve Kelman that good management trumps oversight.
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Letter: DHS trying to reinvent the wheel
A reader writes that the Department of Homeland Security would rather enroll its employees in training than have longtime employees pass on their years of experience.
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IRS names first chief technology officer
The new executive position reports directly to the deputy commissioner for operations support. The service's Modernization and Information Technology Services division, including the CIO, will report to the CTO.
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Transition Watch: Obama will cut outsourcing
President Obama says he will reduce the number of contracts that outsource government work to private firms.
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