People
Women in government IT: Profiles in persistence
A new book shines a light on women who are blazing new trails in science and technology.
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Secret to her success: Cuny opens doors for others
Janice Cuny searches for ways to give people opportunities, whether she's attracting young people to information technology or ensuring that foster children are treated right.
Cybersecurity
DHS could hire 1,000 more cybersecurity professionals
The Homeland Security Department plans to hire up to 1,000 new employees to work in cybersecurity, officials said today.
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More flak about federal hiring
In response to a recent article about the federal hiring process, readers share more observations and horror stories.
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4 programs that collect innovative ideas from government employees
Some of the best ideas for improving government might come from within government, writes IBM's John Kamensky.
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6 core capabilities that acquisition workers need
Any plans to insource must include efforts to rebuild the acquisition workforce, writes Peter Tuttle.
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Klossner: How to recognize the mentors in your life
The 2009 Rising Star Award program makes FCW cartoonist John Klossner think about the accidental mentors that guide us all through life.
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Get a Life: Telework resistance in agencies at odds with benefits
Blogger Judy Welles notes that a recent survey showed a significant drop in the number of feds eligible to telework, even though agencies cite positive returns.
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At a glance
More employees are working away from the office, according to a recent OPM report.
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Agency insourcing plans make industry nervous
Although industry hears the rumblings of insourcing, experts say agencies aren't arriving at the potential savings with a full perspective of the government's costs.
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5 problems with federal hiring — and 5 reality checks
If federal officials know they need to hire tens of thousands of new employees in the coming years, why do they make it so hard for highly qualified individuals to land — or even apply for — a job?
Cybersecurity
Performance survey gives low grades to Interior, FEMA, Forest Service
Managers at the Interior Department, FEMA and the U.S. Forest Service got low rankings for using performance management data, according to the GAO.
Modernization
Telework speeds security-clearance process
At-home investigators at the Office of Personnel Management helped to reduce the security clearance backlog, John Berry, OPM director, said today.
People
The case for pay for performance
A review of academic research finds tying compensation to metrics can pay off, writes columnist Steve Kelman.
People
Baseball and acquisition have a lot in common, for better or worse
Intensified oversight undermines support for procurement staff, writes columnist Bill Gormley.
Modernization
VA could repeat mistakes in IT program, IG says
The VA's program to develop a financial and logistics system has the same problems as a previous effort, according to a new report from the department's inspector general's office.
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Agencies gradually embrace telework
The overall number of teleworkers federal increased from 94,643 in 2007 to 102,900 in 2008, a report says.
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IRS braced to lose experienced technical employees — and newer ones, too
The IRS estimates that it would need to recruit one manager a day for the next 10 years to fill the projected shortage.
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