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OPM wants more teleworking
Teleworking by federal employees could increase by 50 percent under goals set by OPM, a new strategic plan released by the agency shows.
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Gordon: Management demands tag along with rebuilding a workforce
Federal workforce managers have a delicate job of tending to their employees
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How to scare away federal IT job seekers
FEMA and other agencies are trying new approaches to attracting IT talent, some with more success than others.
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Senate bill would cap number of executive branch appointees
Sens. Russ Feingold and John McCain reintroduce legislation they say would cut spending and shrink bureaucracy by reducing the number of executive branch appointees.
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A new way to think about favoritism in the workplace
Cartoonist John Klossner suggests that everyone just admit that favoritism exists -- and to acknowledge that not all favoritism is bad.
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How to waste time and talent through acquisition training
Readers respond to blogger Steve Kelman's suggestion that the federal government take a hard look at the content of its acquisition training programs.
Cybersecurity
Are DHS contractors running amok?
Two heavyweights from the Senate want to know who is running the shop at the Homeland Security Department. And whoever it is, the department's inspector general would like to speak with them.
Cybersecurity
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DARPA gets proactive about cybersecurity; Hollywood has a long history of making movies about hackers; and it might be time to rethink your approach to employee evaluations.
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Franken amendment sparks debate about government's role in employee relations
Readers sound off on whether the government should withhold payment from companies that make employees sign arbitration clauses.
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Are we wasting the talents of our new government contracting hires?
Blogger Steve Kelman was discouraged to hear how one agency is failing to leverage the skills of contractor staff.
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Telework: From "What if…" to "What now?"
For longtime advocates of telework in government, February's Snowmageddon was a mess just waiting to happen.
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Favoritism in the federal workplace: Wishful thinking or cold hard truth?
FCW readers take issue with a recent blog post suggesting that favoritism is not as prevalent as many feds think.
Modernization
Feds look for their avatars in 3-D
The Agriculture Department plans to acquire software that agencies across government can use to build its own virtual world for collaboration and training.
Modernization
Snowfuggedaboudit: Practical experience reveals telework isn't as easy as it sounds
Althogh this winter's record-breaking mid-Atlantic snowfall provided the perfect opportunity for telework to prove itself, some who tried it found that it's easier said than done.
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Will telework gain traction after record snowfalls?
The heavy snows of the past week should put a greater commitment to telework on the government’s front burner, to judge from the comments posted to our coverage. But many seem to fear that entrenched opposition will cause any push toward telework to fade as quickly as the snow.
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OPM's Berry discusses telework during government shutdowns
OPM Director John Berry fielded questions about telework during an online chat session today and said he was optimistic that the blizzard experience would drive home to agency leaders the importance of making telework possible.
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Government re-opens while feds talk telework in aftermath of blizzard
Now that severe weather in the nation's capital and elsewhere have provided ample opportunities for testing continuity-of-operations plans, federal employees have some thoughts.
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Responsibility to telework?
One reader finds out that just because employees can telework doesn't mean they really will.
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Teleworkers get the job done with a BlackBerry and car charger
It's a worst-case scenario for teleworkers — being caught in a blizzard with no electricity — but they find a lifeline in the form of their smart phone and a car charger.
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