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Even short shutdowns complicate federal hiring
With two government shutdowns in recent memory -- and a third looming -- the disruptions of federal operations make an already-protracted federal hiring process even more challenging.
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Senate votes to end shutdown
A midday procedural vote in the Senate clears the way to reopen the government with a stopgap spending bill that lasts through Feb. 8.
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Shutdown continues, but quick end possibly in sight
After a weekend of legislative negotiations, the Senate will begin key procedural votes at noon on Jan. 22 to end the shutdown.
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Government shuts down as CR fails in the Senate
Large parts of the federal government will shutter at least temporarily as Congress fails to enact a four-week stopgap spending bill. As agencies prepare to power down, officials say cybersecurity is being given a higher priority than it was in the 2013 shutdown.
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Pentagon CMO reorg to take effect
The White House announced the promotion of the Defense Department's current deputy chief management officer, John Gibson to the new role of CMO.
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House passes CR, but shutdown still looms
The House of Representatives voted to pass a month-long funding bill to keep the government open, but its Senate prospects are uncertain.
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Connolly, Schatz push to give feds a pay raise
Bill would improve upon the 1.9 percent pay increase the president proposed for civilian employees.
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Agencies still adjusting to FITARA
Agencies consistently underreport IT project funding, according to a recent oversight report, but progress is being made.
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FITARA sponsor Issa to retire from Congress
The former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the lead sponsor of the IT procurement bill FITARA is calling it quits.
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Can AI help simplify federal acquisition?
For all the mystery still surrounding the future of artificial intelligence, some early governmental uses could help federal workers and contractors navigate acquisition regulations to make federal purchasing less complex.
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OMB Deputy director of management nominee clears committee
If confirmed by the full Senate, Margaret Weichert will have a hand in several major technology and workforce issues, including IT modernization, supervising the federal CIO and serving as the point person for federal agency reorganization.
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OPM extends pay freeze for senior ranks
The Office of Personnel Management is extending a pay freeze for senior political officials — at least until Congress passes appropriations legislation.
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Senator seeks probe of 'burrowing' CFPB fed
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) wants the Office of Special Counsel to look into the conversion of Leandra English from a political appointee at OPM to a career official at CFPB.
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Shared services: Getting past the sticking points
The push for shared services is revealing a host of challenges related to agencies’ core missions and government’s relationship with industry.
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DOD's shrinking civilian workforce
Education, training and small agencies are hit hardest by efforts at DOD to reduce overhead.
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White House names acquisition leaders at DOD, Air Force
The Trump administration announced picks for assistant secretary of defense for acquisition and acquisition head at the Air Force.
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Karen Mummaw named acting CIO at State
A longtime State Department tech official is leading the agency's Information Resource Management Bureau.
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Census enters 2018 facing more questions than answers
After a 2017 filled with uncertainty and slipped deadlines, the Census Bureau faces a critical 2018 that could make or break the constitutionally mandated count.
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Burden is leaving post as head of Army enterprise systems
After just a year at his post, Brig. Gen. Patrick Burden will leave his commanding role as the Army’s Program Executive Officer for Enterprise Information Systems to lead a command in Afghanistan.
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