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Senate approves fed employee pay freeze

The Senate has approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 4 that includes a two-year pay freeze for all civilian federal employees.

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The year in cartoons: Security certifications, insourcing and light bulb procurements

FCW cartoonist John Klossner selects his favorite editorial cartoons from 2010.

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DOE freezes contractor employees' pay

The Energy Department will implement a two-year freeze on salary increases and bonuses for department contractors who manage day-to-day operations at certain agency sites, including national laboratories.

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Spending bill withdrawn

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev) abandons omnibus budget bill, which included pay freeze for civilian feds; promises to work with Republicans on short-term compromise.

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Senate weighs federal employee pay freeze

Following House approval last week, the Senate is considering a two-year pay freeze for all civilian federal employees.

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Senate passes bill giving boost to Federal Acquisition Institute

Upgrading the institute and making sure it has enough money will ultimately lead to more effective oversight of government contracting, the measure's backers say.

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Tax breaks for all -- except some feds

Federal employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System would not see a 2 percent "tax holiday" under the bill that the Senate passed today.

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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 to make telework work

The Telework Exchange recommends steps agencies should take to implement the Telework Enhancement Act signed by President Barack Obama last week.

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Why OMB’s IT reform plan just might work

Blogger Steve Kelman finds a lot to like in OMB’s new IT reform report.

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10 red-hot stories at FCW.com

Oil spills, lousy managers and the pay debates top the list of most popular topics among FCW readers.

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3 arguments for telework managed services

Managed services offer one way to avoid the network problems that can plague teleworkers, writes Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes.

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Buzz Factor

These were the most-read stories on FCW.com in the past two weeks.

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Can grand design be driven to extinction?

The administration's plan to hasten the end of giant, trouble-plagued IT projects depends on achieving two objectives.

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Telework bill becomes law

Obama has signed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 into law, which will allow eligible federal workers to telecommute.

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House approves two-year federal pay freeze

The House today passed legislation with a two-year pay freeze for all civilian federal employees.

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Successful agency recruiting strategies revealed in report

A new report shows the techniques that federal agencies have found to be most effective in attracting talented young new hires.

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Some lawmakers seek to dilute pay freeze proposal

Some House members want to leave federal pay adjustments beyond 2011 to the next Congress.

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Revealed: The top tech jobs for the coming year

Robert Half reveals the technology jobs most in demand next year.

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WikiLeaks no-peeking order: Silly or serious?

Even though WikiLeaks has published pages and pages and pages of secret cables and documents, federal employees are under orders not to look at them.