Modernization
USCIS saves $600K through videoconferencing
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency is saving $600,000 a year by moving its employee training sessions online.
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Is the acquisition workforce too small -- or too big?
In response to a recent article, a reader suggested that the Obama administration is trying to solve the wrong problem in government acquisition.
Cybersecurity
DHS to hire 170 IT employees during next 18 months
Richard Spires, the CIO of the Homeland Security Department, said today his IT workforce will almost double by October 2011.
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DFAS employees can be suspended, fired over credit scores
Rep. Dennis Kucinich and three other members of the Ohio congressional delegation asked the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to temporarily shelve a policy which suspends or terminates employees who post low credit scores.
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DOD acquisition process 'fails the mission,' congressional panel says
The Defense Acquisition Reform panel concludes that DOD's mishandling of acquisitions and procurement fails to fulfill current military's mission needs and contributes to massive cost overruns.
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Senators press for broader definition of 'inherently governmental' jobs
A contingent of 11 Democratic senators urged the Office of Management and Budget to more broadly define what constitutes inherently governmental job categories that can be performed only by federal civil servants.
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Telework bill moves forward in House
The Telework Improvements Act of 2009 (H.R. 1722) would require agencies to develop a telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked in every two administrative workweeks.
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Audit reveals FDA not using performance data in management decisions
The Food and Drug Administration is not utilizing performance information effectively to help improve its management, according to the Government Accountability Management Office.
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Does insourcing lead to 'theft' of contractor employees?
Federal agencies are expanding their in-house staffs at the expense of companies already struggling with an unstable economy, writes one reader.
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Younger workforce can motivate agency leaders to embrace new technologies
The latest in technology is creeping into federal agencies, and a younger workforce will be holding the door open for it.
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A practical way to spice things up for new contracting employees
Give high-school grads some of the routine work, so the specialists can engage their minds with bigger challenges.
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SSA bracing for IT worker retirements, IG says
The Social Security Administration has had a good run in hiring new IT workers, but its luck may be running out as it faces a wave of IT staff retirements, according to a new report.
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