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The telework kit: Regular vs. ad hoc home workers
Here are checklists to provide gear for two types of teleworkers.
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4 ingredients of a telework success
Cover these four essentials to outfit a workforce that can take work-at-home days -- planned or not -- in stride.
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NSPS transition office exceeding goals
The Department of Defense is ahead of schedule in transitioning most National Security Personnel System employees back to older pay systems.
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Federal vs. private pay: The latest take on who makes more
A new government report shows that federal workers make an average of 2.1 percent less than their counterparts in the private sector.
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DOD acquisition officials see trade-off problem
Best-value trade-offs are time-consuming and a sticky subject, especially when they involve complex contracts, a lot of money and bid protests.
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Federal vs. corporate pay scales: A cartoonist tries to sort it all out
In the end, FCW cartoonist John Klossner can't sort out the economics of federal and private sector salaries, but that doesn't hold him back.
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NSPS releases new pay pool info
The National Security Personnel System Transition Office this week released online pay pool tools and guides for the 2010 pay pool reconciliation process.
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NIST late to start work after getting paid, GAO says
Auditors scold the National Institute of Standards and Technology for taking too long to deliver results on research studies paid for by federal agencies.
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Multi-taskers: How 5 busy CIOs get through their day
Five busy government tech leaders share their secrets for getting the most out of every workday.
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The blended workforce: One identity crisis after another
FCW readers share stories about dealing with the confusion that can ensue when federal and contractor employees work side by side.
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Accountability, transparency and their unintended consequences
Organizations that emphasize accountability and transparency often find it difficult to improve performance, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
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Air Force lab finds a simple way to support telework
The open-source Lightweight Portable Security tool provides trusted endpoints for remotely accessing DOD IT resources from untrusted environments, enabling secure Internet browsing and telework on sensitive systems.
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Agency leaders, advocates see tipping point on telework
Federal officials and telework experts say government is ripe for making telework a normal part of its work routine, rather than a neglected relative of normal on-site productivity.
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OPM not doing enough to protect privacy on background checks, GAO says
The Office of Personnel Management handles about 2 million background checks a year, but it needs to do more to ensure that privacy is protected, GAO says.
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Breaking the big taboo: How much do you make?
GovLoop members discuss the discomfort that comes with making the federal pay system transparent, writes Andrew Krzmarzick.
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Note to feds: Go forth and fail!
There's a fine line between being on top of a project and stifling workers' skills, FCW cartoonist and blogger John Klossner writes.
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Do program managers belong in program offices, or in IT shops?"
Should program managers--the professionals who are best-suited to provide a results-oriented, front-line perspective on the features of the system as it is developed and released--work with program offices, or in IT shops? Blogger Steve Kelman ponders the question.
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