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GOP budget proposal would cut feds, extend pay freeze
House Republicans have released their fiscal 2012 budget proposal, including a bid to shrink the federal workforce and extend a pay freeze.
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Shutdown Watch: Agencies consider furloughs; Obama to meet with lawmakers
Some agencies could furlough employees without a shutdown; Obama to try to broker budget deal; and other shutdown news.
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Use goals to motivate employees
Managers should embrace performance measurement as a way to improve their organizations from the inside, writes Steve Kelman.
Cybersecurity
Avoiding Facebook regrets: Keep your friends close
The stories, rumors and media coverage about Facebook flubs might be enough to drive you away from social media for good, especially if you work for the government, where attention to proper risk management is second to none.
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Wanted: Tech-savvy leadership in government
The federal government should redouble its efforts to bring a level of technical expertise to its senior leaders and those who might make political or budget decisions, said retired Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen.
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Senators take close look at SES
Senators were told today about efforts to fix problems with the Senior Executive Service, including recruiting obstacles.
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IT education: Changing by degrees
Federal 100 award winner Robert Childs is changing the way government technology leaders learn and work.
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OPM helps NASA's aerospace workers find jobs
OPM wants agency recruitment efforts to extend to the 6,000 NASA workers who need to find a new job with the end of the 30-year space shuttle program.
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Feds motivated by more than just pay
It seems that pay is not the most important driver when it comes to federal employees’ performance, at least according to some of FCW’s vocal readers. Instead, feds are encouraged by strong managers and their commitment to public service.
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Employee swap: OFPP contemplates exchange program
Trading employees for short-term projects may broaden workers' careers while providing their expertise to a department in need.
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Job performance has little effect on raises, step increases
Federal pay freeze doesn't affect step raises, but new data shows that poor job performance is rarely a bar to raises.
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Bill takes aim at retirement benefits
A new bill would end the defined-benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System for new federal hires.
Modernization
The shadow teleworkers: How informal arrangements threaten security
Studies show the number of federal employees unofficially working remotely is outpacing the official estimates.
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Short-term budget extensions hurt government operations, sources say
The federal government has been operating under temporary funding measures since October 2010, leaving many agencies in limbo in terms of spending and planning for the current fiscal year.
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Telework puts managers in tight spot, officials say
Most federal work doesn’t lend itself to measuring direct output from an employee, which makes it hard to directly measure performance, officials say.
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OPM's Berry: Performance and pay need not be linked
The federal government is looking to establish a new performance management system, according to a senior administration official.
Modernization
DOD shutters access to video-streaming websites
Access to streaming video on websites, including YouTube, Amazon and Google video, has been blocked by DOD's Cyber Command.
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