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Contracting officers need training in critical areas, survey finds
The survey, conducted by OFPP, OPM and other agencies, also finds that many of the best-trained contracting officers are likely to retire in the next 10 years.
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GAO: DHS relies too much on contractors
DHS is paying billions to professional service contractors to perform tasks that are similar to work usually reserved for government employees, officials said today.
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Denett: Proposed bills include "poison pills" for competitive sourcing
Provisions in several bills would make it difficult for federal employees and private companies to compete fairly for government work, said the administration's top procurement official.
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Study finds shortcomings in government management
A new study has revealed a disconnect between Americans' perception of how the government manages its programs and how federal managers rate their programs.
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GAO: DOD needs CMO to guide business transformation
The department's idea of having a part-time chief management officer is not enough to get the job done, Comptroller General David Walker told senators.
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Letter: Agency employment biased toward high-level employees
Lower-level positions are often contracted out, making it hard to compare industry pay and public-sector pay.
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Letter: VA must stop being efficient with ineffective processes
Efficient data extraction, ensured data quality and an effective change management strategy are department's most significant challenges, a reader says.
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Letter: GSA praises Power Player
Martha Dorris manages the programs that simplify citizens' access to official government information and services, an agency official says.
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Commerce's CIO to leave
Barry West's last day will be Jan. 1, 2008. He is the third high-ranking official to leave the agency in the past three months.
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Letter: E-mail separation anxiety? Toss messages in a folder
Then purge the oldest items in the folder every three to four weeks, a reader suggests.
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VA signs up for OPM’s USA Staffing application
The software is configured to automate recruitment, assessment referral and notification processes.
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Letter: Pay for performance bad from taxpayers' perspective
Although pay for performance is good for workers, the government must define who judges performance and what performance is.
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Meet Mr. Procurement Policy
Robert Burton sets directions for OFPP and steers governmentwide acquisition
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Mary Lacey brokers pay changes
Program executive leads DOD through a difficult personnel system transformation
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