Modernization
Employee buy-in key to infrastructure change, experts say
Managing cultural change is a major hurdle when agencies transition to new IT infrastructures, FOSE panelists said.
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Agencies get ready to reduce Internet gateways
They must report to OMB plans for cutting external connections.
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The key to cross-agency information sharing: habit
Strong leaders are required to institute information sharing policies, but the long-term way to ensure the practice stays in place is habit.
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FOSE panelists: Government needs new approaches to hiring
Agencies must adopt nontraditional ways of recruiting and retaining employees, a group of experts said at FOSE 2008.
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Agencies grapple with search and discovery
Google's magic doesn't work in enterprise search, agencies find.
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Letter: A collapsing GSA needs to listen and lead
To date I have met no one at GSA genuinely interested in feedback from clients or industry on how to take charge of the acquisition arena as they could well do again. But even if they did listen, they would surely be unable to synthesize and manage the data and effectively respond.
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Letter: Why shouldn't OPM employees like their jobs?
When you are:[Getting] raises and sometimes even bonuses [that] are almost automatic, and you cannot be fired, what's not to like?
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Letter: Strict hiring policies limit talent pool
There are some exceptionally talented and dedicated individuals who have not had previous government experience. Hiring policies restrictive to those who have had previous experience does not serve the needs of the employer.
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UPDATED: Survey: OPM employees like what they do
The Office of Personnel Management found an increase in positive responses its 2007 annual survey of federal employees.
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Responders test coordination skills
Disaster exercise demonstrates improvements in incident response performance.
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Letter: Still trying to get an interview
A reader says, “I’m now at an executive level in industry, but what I really wanted was to be at an executive level within government.”
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Passport snooping raises alarm
Lawmakers consider whether additional legislation is needed to safeguard data.
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TIGTA: Private debt collectors protect IRS taxpayer data
Two companies that pursue delinquent taxpayer debt do a good job of protecting sensitive information, a new report states.
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The hiring fix
Federal agencies seek fresh ideas for speeding the hiring of the best and brightest.
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DHS will press for HR changes
End of litigation doesn't end the department's efforts to address performance evaluation.
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GAO: Suggestions welcome
How former Comptroller General David Walker began transforming the agency.
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Letter: In retaining workforce, reach out to employees
I'm confused by the initiatives lately that are seeking ways to retain (and continue to recruit) a decent federal government contracting workforce. Why are these initiatives not reaching out to the employees themselves?
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