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Transition Watch: Obama will cut outsourcing
President Obama says he will reduce the number of contracts that outsource government work to private firms.
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The makings of a federal police e-academy
The Homeland Security Department's Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is exploring using electronic learning solutions to make its courses more accessible and affordable.
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Bush names officials to oversee rescue plans
Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program and HUD’s Federal Housing Finance Agency set to get inspectors general to assure proper management of funds.
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Transition Watch: Obama's BlackBerry may be disconnected
President-elect Barack Obama, a devoted BlackBerry user, might have to revert to 20th-century communications methods when he moves into the Oval Office.
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Letter: CTO office will become a large bureaurcracy
A reader writes to say that he thinks the staff for the chief technology officer position proposed under President-elect Barack Obama will start small, but will increase without adding value.
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Final rule on E-Verify said to burden contractors
A final rule published today will put major burdens on federal contractors to screen employees and new hires through the E-Verify system, an industry representative says.
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Letter: The federal workforce has two big problems
A reader shares his observations of what ails the federal workforce.
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Road map supports expanding CFO roles
The Council for Excellence in Government has provided a compilation of required and emerging decision-making responsibilities of federal financial management executives.
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Buzz of the Week: Obama, the tech president
President-elect Barack Obama is preparing for a much-hyped technologically advanced administration by picking a chief technology officer for the government.
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Transition Watch: Obama CTO needs clear authority, former feds say
The new position needs the power to effect collaborative and technical transformation.
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Transition Watch: Talk heats up about CTO job description
As well as speculation over who would take the job as the government’s chief technology officer under President-elect Obama, there’s almost as much talk about what the CTO would do once in office.
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Leadership by the book
DOD’s Dave Wennergren spreads a gospel of trust, information sharing and enlightened management through selective reading.
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The 13 behaviors for cultivating trust
These behaviors stem from character, competence, or a combination of the two.
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The 4 cores of credibility
The key to building trust in organizations is alignment — linking an organization’s design around those cores and behaviors.
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Organizational success: A matter of trust
Leaders will reap dividends if they align their organizations with core principles and behaviors that increase trust.
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Transition Watch: Obama's team to check Facebook pages
The president-elect's team is researching job candidates more carefully than past administrations, even asking for links to Facebook pages, according to the New York Times.
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Recruiters make IT connection
DOD and other agencies showcase online chops to attract tech-savvy young people to their ranks.
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