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GSA telepresence centers coming soon
The General Services Administration expects to have 15 telepresence sites – or virtual meeting rooms in federal buildings – up and running in April or May of this year, according to a senior GSA official.
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OPM report generates more debate about telework
In telework news from around the Web: A growing number of ad hoc teleworkers; 6 ingredients of a telework strategy; Is telework fraud, 'plain and simple'?
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Government shutdown could leave many in limbo
Shutdowns are largely political moves, but many people, pay and procurements hang in the balance.
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House rejects freeze of merit-based pay increases
By a wide margin, the House on Feb. 19 rejected a measure that would have extended the federal pay freeze to merit-based pay increases. It would have jeopardized step increases for hundreds of thousands of federal employees paid under the General Schedule pay system.
Cybersecurity
Converting contract IT workers to employees saved $27M, official says
Converting IT contracting jobs into federal jobs is said to have provided $27 million in savings for the enterprise IT division at Customs and Border Protection.
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Valuable lessons to consider before reorganizing the federal government
The government’s experience in setting up the Homeland Security Department provides a cautionary tale for the Obama administration as it starts to reorganize the government, experts say.
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Federal employees would face firings for delinquent taxes
Sens. Tom Coburn and Claire McCaskill have reintroduced a bill that goes after federal employees who are tax deadbeats.
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More feds teleworking, OPM reports
More than 10 percent of eligible federal employees now telework, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s annual Status of Telework Report.
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House lawmakers want to freeze feds' pay for step increases, bonuses
Republican House members have proposed amendments to the continuing resolution bill to put new freezes on federal employees' salaries.
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Federal hiring freeze back on the table
A GOP House member recently reintroduced a bill that would place a hiring freeze on all federal agencies except the Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs departments.
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Obama rejects calls to extend federal salary freeze
The White House included the already-enacted two-year pay freeze for federal civilian employees in its fiscal 2012 budget request but rebuffed calls to extend it to three years.
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Young feds in government: Make of it what you will
One young fed says how much a person gains from government employment depends on what he or she makes of the experience.
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How to grow young feds at your agency
Given all the pressures on the federal workforce, agencies will soon have to do more to keep younger employees on board.
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Telework tips to relieve management fears
An expert provides some guidance for managers who are worried about allowing employees to telework.
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Republican to propose spending cuts in CR legislation
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) has released a partial list of 70 drastic spending cuts that will be included in an upcoming continuing resolution bill.
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OPM unveils new online tool for federal HR employees
The federal government has launched a new Web-based platform to provide training and development resources for federal human resources professionals.
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Take these steps to spark innovation at your agency
Federal agencies wanting to answer President Barack Obama's recent call for greater innovation should create a space online for employees to collaborate and volunteer to join initiatives they are passionate about, according to the Partnership for Public Service.
Modernization
Government lags in providing telework-enabling tech to employees, study says
Government information employees don't have mobile technologies to support location flexibility, according to a new international study by Forrester Research.
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Some federal agencies to participate in telework event
Several federal agencies have pledged to participate in telework week later this month, according to the Telework Exchange.
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