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COOP makes a telework connection
Agencies know they have to get their work done, regardless of power outages or natural disaster, but are they COOP ready?
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GSA and AFGE sign telework agreement
The General Services Administration and the American Federation of Government Employees have agreed to a policy that lets GSA employees combine telework with alternative work schedules.
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Senior exec group urges changes to pay system
Major improvements are needed to the Senior Executive Service pay system if the SES is to recruit talented employees, officials say.
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Court stops privacy for livestock database
A federal district court has ordered the Agriculture Department to suspend its effective date for applying Privacy Act safeguards to a database that is the foundation for the National Animal Identification System.
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Army official urges strategic use of Lean Six Sigma
Mark Von Heeringen talked at a conference about the importance of selecting process improvement projects that support the strategic vision of the Army’s senior leaders.
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Sprehe: Keeping it digital
Legislation requiring electronic records to be stored electronically might not be enough.
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Bills would give more access to DHS data
A House subcommittee agreed on a series of measures meant to improve access to the Homeland Security Department's information and intelligence products.
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Springer: Council has made major strides
Federal human resources officials celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council's launch as OPM's director praises its work.
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Lawmakers want to know census' cost
House members are waiting for the final cost of the data collection portion of the 2010 census.
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Letter: Delays are only part of the federal funding issues
A reader writes about some of the problems in federal funding, such as the approval process and low funding.
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House passes bill to restore pay
The House has passed a bill that would provide payment to Government Accountability Office employees who were denied cost-of-living pay increases.
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New CIO starts at CBP
Charles Armstrong is the new chief information technology officer at the Customs and Border Patrol agency. He officially started work June 9.
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Senate passes purchasing bill
The Senate has passed a bill to open GSA Schedule 84 contracts to state and local governments.
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Lawmakers ponder next step for E-Verify
House lawmakers disagree on the accuracy of DHS' employment eligibility verification system and the agency's role in the process.
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GSA: Congress should broaden state, local access to GSA contracts
GSA's Jim Williams told Congress that a current bill, which would give state and local agencies access to GSA Schedule 84, does not go far enough.
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OPM fills in tech details behind HR line of business
Officials at the lead agency for the Human Resources Line of Business said the initiative will improve the government’s ability to manage the federal workforce.
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GSA working on a schedule architecture
GSA has formed a team to improve the management of its Multiple Award Schedule program contracts, an agency official says.
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DHS enterprise network making headway, official says
As part of the OneNet program, DHS component agencies will comply with the government's Trusted Internet Connections initiative in the next month, and several major networks will be linked by the end of the year.
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