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VA's Internet blocking may be a little overzealous
VA reader reports inability to read articles about a recently notorious website due to agency blocking.
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OPM: Discuss telework options before weather hits
The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging federal employees eligible to telework to discuss their work plans with managers in advance of Tuesday’s expected winter storm.
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States face IT worker shortage; cost-cutting measures partly to blame
States are facing critical shortages of IT workers, made worse by furloughs, hiring freezes and stagnant salaries -- similar to measures that are in effect or proposed for feds.
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Stranded on the highway or working from home?
How did the heavy snow affect your commute? Were you able to make use of the telework option?
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DOJ begins hiring freeze to avoid furloughs
The Justice Department is currently under a hiring freeze and managers have been advised to cut non-personnel spending, according to reports.
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Federal furloughs: The telework factor
If a proposal to require federal employees to take unpaid leave passes, will you work anyway?
Cybersecurity
Workforce: Get used to the WikiLeaks mindset
The hacker generation is now employed by government, the military and corporate America, writes George Smith, a senior fellow at GlobalSecurity.org.
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Snow-day telework rules loosen up
The Office of Personnel Management announced a new "unscheduled" telework policy for federal workers who are unable to commute to work due to severe weather or other emergencies.
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How the federal government is missing the bus with its telework strategy
FCW cartoonist John Klossner is puzzled by the federal government's haphazard telework strategy.
Cybersecurity
3 federal IT security predictions for 2011
Unisys' Patricia Titus says we can expect to see three important security trends this year in response to the growing number of employees who connect to government networks via mobile and/or personal devices.
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Thousands signing up for Telework Week
The Telework Exchange is reporting that with 5,480 pledges to participate already made, the total amount saved by those taking part in next month’s Telework Week event will be approximately $340,000.
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Commission's work informs president's cost-cutting plans
President Barack Obama highlighted the across-the-board spending cuts recommended by the fiscal commission in his State of the Union address, although he said he didn’t agree with all of the commission’s proposals.
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Feds to Congress: Don't tread on us!
Reader comments on recent FCW.com stories suggest that federal workers are beginning to feel like all-too-convenient scapegoats.
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From fed to private sector: How to make the move
For feds considering a switch to industry, it pays to listen to the pros.
Cybersecurity
Telework lessons from four federal agencies
A new report shows how four federal agencies overcame technological, operational and management challenges to establish effective telework strategies.
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Agencies can conduct background checks on contract employees, court rules
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the federal government is authorized to perform background checks of people who work under government contracts.
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Federal furloughs: Would you check e-mail? Would you have a choice?
Some feds say is not realistic to expect them to lose ten working days out of the year.
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New bill seeks federal workforce cuts, other spending reductions
Their bill would cut spending and reduce the size of the federal workforce by 15 percent.
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