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Army extends higher pay, colonel rank to new cyber entrants
The Army is opening higher ranks and pay grades to cybersecurity specialists who join the Army in hopes of bolstering the cyber mission force.
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What the OPM shakeup means for the agency's planned merger with GSA
The abrupt departure of Jeff Tien Han Pon as director of the Office of Personnel Management was met with mixed levels of surprise, but some believe his being replaced will accelerate organization and policy changes.
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Director Jeff Pon out at OPM
Margaret Weichert, the Office of Management and Budget's deputy director for management, will be taking on a second role: acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, replacing Jeff Pon.
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OPM targets improved job satisfaction scores
The Office of Personnel Management is targeting low employee performance and engagement scores within agencies and setting milestones for action.
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House Republicans agree to give feds pay raise
The Trump administration had proposed a pay freeze on federal civilian wages in fiscal year 2019, but after the Senate passed a bill including a 1.9 percent raise for feds, House appropriators have followed suit.
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Lawmakers hear from Trump's pick to lead the Census Bureau
If confirmed, Steven Dillingham will be the first permanent director of the bureau since June 2017, and he would take over after the bureau's 2018 end-to-end test, the final in-field test of systems and operations before the decennial count.
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Hurd, Kelly look to codify, elevate federal CIO role
Two IT oversight leaders in Congress are looking to provide a legislative boost to the federal CIO and CISO roles.
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How AI will change the way government works
By automating mundane administrative tasks, AI creates work experiences that unleash productivity, bringing out the best in human workers.
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Hurd, Kelly: Government must pay more attention to AI
The leaders of the House IT subcommittee are looking to legislation and funding to level up progress in AI and workforce development to make sure feds can leverage the technology.
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HUD next in line for Centers of Excellence support
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is using the GSA's Centers of Excellence Initiative to develop a modernization plan.
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Why HR must adapt to rise of AI, tech
The National Academy for Public Administration wants federal hiring and workforce management to adapt to modern technologies.
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Pentagon innovation hub lands a new leader
Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
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What federal job automation looks like
As the Trump administration aims to drive efficiency and accuracy and eliminate "low-value work," agencies are starting to think about what aspects of their operations lend themselves to automation.
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White House hosts summit on future of workforce
Federal employee unions weren't invited as private sector and federal HR leaders gathered in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to talk about automation and retraining.
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White House officials to huddle on future of federal workforce
Federal CIO Suzette Kent said she will talk about federal technology workforce needs at a White House session.
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Congressional opposition to federal pay freeze mounts
A group of 182 lawmakers are opposing President Trump's plan to freeze pay for civilian federal employees.
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GAO: Data-driven management is stuck in neutral
The Government Accountability Office says agencies haven't really improved on data-driven decision-making since 2013.
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Senators look to wean agencies off year-end spending sprees
Senate oversight chiefs tell agencies to cool their year-end "use it or lose it" spending.
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Trump freezes federal pay for 2019
Consistent with his fiscal year 2019 budget proposal, President Donald Trump announced plans to freeze federal pay. But Congress will have the final say over whether feds get a pay raise.
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