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TIGTA: Private debt collectors protect IRS taxpayer data
Two companies that pursue delinquent taxpayer debt do a good job of protecting sensitive information, a new report states.
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The hiring fix
Federal agencies seek fresh ideas for speeding the hiring of the best and brightest.
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DHS will press for HR changes
End of litigation doesn't end the department's efforts to address performance evaluation.
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Marines restore access to online documents
The service took down the doctrine documents almost a year ago.
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GAO: Suggestions welcome
How former Comptroller General David Walker began transforming the agency.
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Letter: Other agencies must rely on GSA for purchasing
[The Office of Management and Budget] needs to get GSA back into the streamlined acquisition business. DOD does not need it's own acquisition offices for purchasing the same things that the rest of the government is purchasing.
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Letter: In retaining workforce, reach out to employees
I'm confused by the initiatives lately that are seeking ways to retain (and continue to recruit) a decent federal government contracting workforce. Why are these initiatives not reaching out to the employees themselves?
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Letter: Jobs posted publicly are for existing favored employees
[The] information I have uncovered through discussions with government FTE' is that most of those positions are reserved to internal selected candidates. The process must be advertised as "public," but the hiring process has wording in "favor" of the internal candidate.
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Energy agency launches performance-based pay system
The National Nuclear Security Administration has begun a five-year pilot project with the Office of Personnel Management to test a new performance-based pay system.
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Embrace middle management...
...And other ways to prepare your organization for big changes in IT strategies and policies.
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Letter: Private sector should protect public infrastructure
A reader says industry should have to follow the government’s security guidelines for the three-quarters of the public infrastructure that it controls.
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Report: Army relies heavily on contractors for acquisition support
A better balance is needed between hiring contractors and having government employees perform contracting work, a DOD acquisition official said.
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Vietnam War memorial wall goes virtual
People can access photos of the wall online, thanks to a partnership between NARA and Footnote.com.
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OMB makes more demands for next PMA score card
Agencies must meet more requirements to progress or maintain their scores.
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DOD officials to monitor time-and-materials contract usage
The contracts are risky, so their use should be limited, Shay Assad, director of Defense procurement, acquisition policy and strategic sourcing, wrote in a memo.
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Government is hiring more senior-level workers from outside
The federal government is hiring more upper-level General Schedule workers than ever before, a new report from the Merit Systems Protection Board finds.
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Video a hit with intell analysts
A secure YouTube-like application is quickly gaining traction among intelligence analysts, CIA officials say.
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White House e-mail forensics case won't be easy to crack
The ongoing drama of missing White House e-mail messages highlights the complexities and costs any agency could face if suddenly asked to account for e-mail or other networked data
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Culture counts in war for talent
Agencies examine how employee perceptions of the workplace affect hiring and retention.
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