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Letter: Doan was a good change manager

A reader writes that done was a "caring leader of an organization that needed leadership."

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Social Security braces for retirees

Simplified and automated procedures will be deployed to help manage the workload.

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Rules of engagement

Federal and state leaders of an environmental initiative share what they’ve learned about intergovernmental collaboration.

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Editorial: End of the Doan era

GSA Administrator Lurita Doan couldn't overcome her missteps along the path to fighting a good fight.

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Amtower: A drop in the bucket

Frenzy about abuses of GSA’s small-purchase credit card program ignores its ample value.

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Army uses Lean yardstick

Measuring and analyzing service bottlenecks improved the Army’s reputation with veterans.

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Mistrust fosters oversight arms race

Lawmakers and acquisition leaders compete on measures to improve contractor oversight.

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Technology changes states' financial models

Members of a panel of experts say yearly appropriations models can't keep pace with the fast pace of technology innovation.

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Letter: Doan deserved more support from administration

A reader writes about Lurita Doan's positive work ethic and the resistance she faced in Washington's bureaucracy.

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Letter: Process to let boomers re-enter workforce needs changes

A reader writes about the difficulties of getting an interview via USAJobs after having held a GS-13 level and working in government for 13 years.

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Letter: File search options compete with security

Regarding, "Agencies grapple with search and discovery": Effective search is only half the story. USG agencies in particular are reluctant to deploy any enterprise file search capability for security reasons. While intranet search engines exist, for better or worse — usually worse, file search remains a distant dream for most government employees and contractors. We really don't know what we know, much less who we know!Peter GadzinskiWhat do you think? Paste a comment in the…

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Letter: Longtime employee calls for new system and fair compensation

A reader writes that the National Security Personnel System is bad and employees have "become beta testers for a system that doesn't work and should never have been put in place in its current form."

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OMB unveils plan to speed security clearances

A proposal from a joint team lays out a general approach to security clearance reform during the next eight months.

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CIO: Young workers create new headaches

Molly O’Neill says the social media can bridge the gap between young and old feds.

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GSA details acquisition system requirements

he draft document is a first step in aligning acquisition and financial management system functions under the Financial Management Line of Business.

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Letter: Bring boomers into workforce again with creditable service

A reader writes about a way to engage boomers: [Civil Service Retirement System] and the military can buy back years of creditable service.

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Letter: Focus on boomers may not encourage other employees

A reader writes that appealing only to boomers may affect the morale of others in the workplace.

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Letter: Think of the baby booomers and younger employees

A reader says younger workers need jobs with benefits, too.

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Get a Life!: More about telework

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GAO: DOD wastes billions on weapons contracts

A new report said the Defense Department shouldn't forbid cost-plus contracts as an incentive for companies to bid on large programs.