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Which agency's wiki won an innovation award?
The Training Officers Consortium has picked an agency wiki for an innovation award, based on its criteria of using non-traditional methods and tools to achieve performance goals.
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CIO Council gets serious about best practices
Richard Spires, CIO at the Homeland Security Department and vice chairman of the CIO Council, talks about what he's doing to encourage the sharing of best practices governmentwide.
Modernization
Feds prefer working at home over using telework centers, survey says
Most fed employees polled don't want to commute to telework centers, survey reports.
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Administration limits performance award spending
The Obama administration has announced limits on the total amount agencies can spend on individual performance awards for federal employees.
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10 superpowers for a new breed of social media leaders
GovLoop members suggest skills that are essential to the government’s emerging leaders in social media.
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How to unlock the potential of a mobile federal workforce
Fully realizing the benefits of telework will require a significant departure from current practice, writes Cisco's Alan Balutis.
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Government agency reorganization plan sent to Obama
The Office of Management and Budget sent its government reorganization plan with a focus on helping U.S. entrepreneurs to President Barack Obama on June 9.
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Telework awards honor agencies with top-rated programs
Annual Tele-Vision awards honor federal agencies with pioneering telework agendas.
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Telework progress still lagging, survey shows
Although most federal agencies have completed their required telework policies, the number of employees taking advantage still lags, new survey shows.
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OPM reports telework progress 6 months after law
An official with the Office of Personnel Management said “nearly all” agencies have met the Telework Enhancement Act's requirements and outlined what comes next.
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House GOP bill would slash federal workforce by 10 percent
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California has introduced a new bill to slash the "explosive growth" of the federal workforce.
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IT program manager title now official
Agencies are being asked to implement the new IT program manager title as soon as possible.
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When contractors pay the cost of war
Contractors recently unleashed some of their frustrations on FCW.com over the rap they get as they work alongside government employees.
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DC ranks in top 10 cities that support formal telework policies
A Microsoft survey ranks the nation's capital seventh in supporting formal telework programs.
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The VA Acquisition Academy: A model worth building on?
The Veterans Affairs Department sees an opportunity to develop a better acquisition workforce.
Modernization
Private sector can learn from feds' telework implementation
For once, the federal government blazes a trail for the business sector via its implementation of agency telework programs.
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Federal managers may overlook potential savings, survey says
Forty-one percent of federal managers in a recent survey said the use-it-or-lose-it yearly budget cycle hampers identifying additional efficiencies in their agencies.
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Include contractors in federal workforce debates, lawmakers urged
A House hearing held to examine the size of the federal workforce raised the question of whether to include the number of contract employees as part of the debate.
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DISA transfer employees ready for expanded telework program
DISA beefs up its telework program as more than 4,700 employees get ready to move to the agency's new location in Ft. Meade, Md.
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