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Report lauds VA's focus on quality care, health IT
The department has improved shared decision-making and performance measurements, the Congressional Budget Office said.
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Letter: Thompson offers empty campaign promise
A reader says that if elected, Fred Thompson would find it impossible to keep his pledge to freeze government hiring.
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Sen. Kerry: SBA must protect whistleblowers
Employees must be ensured confidentiality when they have complaints, Kerry told SBA Administrator Steve Preston.
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Be patient with DHS, advisory group advises next president
The Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Administration Transition Task Force recommends that the incoming administration wait at least six months to make significant changes.
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GAO: Rising claims, fewer employees feed SSA disability backlog
Management weaknesses have also contributed to the backlog and claimants' longer waits for resolution, GAO said.
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Letter: Coast Guard's approach to Deepwater was flawed
A reader uses a story to illustrate a lesson in working with contractors.
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Letter: Feds should have nothing to hide
A reader says employees of the Jet Propulsion Lab should submit to background checks -- or get out of government.
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OMB sets guidelines for first-, business-class travel
The new internal controls come after GAO found waste at several agencies.
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Presidential candidate would freeze government hiring
Republican hopeful Fred Thompson said he would curb government spending by not hiring any new employees for one year.
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Stay professional on Facebook, career coach advises
Unprofessional Facebook profiles--and backstabbing--are career blunders to be avoided, an executive coach tells Young Government Leaders.
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Letter: Pay for performance doesn't live up to the ideal
A reader says many NSPS employees receive smaller raises than their General Schedule counterparts.
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NASA aeronautics official steps down
Lisa Porter will head the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity after she steps down Feb. 1.
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IRS taxpayer advocate: Congress is biggest problem
Tax code changes cause the Internal Revenue Service to delay processing returns, says Nina Olson.
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NASA aeronautics official moves to new intell agency
Lisa Porter will head the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity after she steps down Feb. 1.
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Candidates should recognize change is hard, report states
“Why not use social-networking technologies to build political support to make [innovation] move faster?” asks Bruce McConnell, president of Government Futures.
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State IT Consortium gets VP, general manager
David Popovich replaces Robert Glasser, who retired last week after joining the Systems and Software Consortium in 1990.
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Letter: Kelman's 'secrets' aren't so secret
A reader says Steve Kelman's revelations about worker productivity are obvious to anyone who's spent time in federal agencies.
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SBA promotes Ott
Fay Ott, who has been a senior manager at the Small Business Administration since 2004, is now associate administrator at the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development.
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AFGE seeks Supreme Court review of NSPS
The American Federation of Government Employees has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear its case against DOD's National Security Personnel System.
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