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Senate committee seeks GSA reorg sign-off

A Senate Appropriations Committee spending bill would prohibit GSA from reorganizing without approval by the House and Senate appropriations committees.

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3 agencies submit to Extreme Hiring Makeover

The experiment tested the suitability of private-sector hiring practices for the government, and broke at least one speed record.

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Labor scores green sweep on President's Management Agenda

Executive agencies have made significant improvements in their management practices in the past four years, score cards show.

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House e-gov restrictions find faint echo on Senate panel

Senate panel votes to fully fund Transportation CIO office and ignores other House actions on e-gov.

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Dickson forms consulting firm

Bob Dickson, a vice president at Acquisition Solutions, will work closely with Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates.

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Senate subcommittee limits competitive sourcing

Subcommittee votes to prevent agencies from converting federal jobs into private-sector ones without letting government workers compete.

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GAO to Census: Focus on management

Government Accountability Office auditors suggest how the Census Bureau can get in shape for the 2010 decennial census.

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VA names Wooten to head enterprise program management office

The Veterans Affairs Department today named David Wooten, a retired Navy aviator and senior program manager, to direct its new enterprise program management office.

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Wooten named to head VA program management office

A retired Naval officer tapped to lead VA's new project management office.

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White House issues civil service reform proposal

The Bush administration proposal would phase out the General Schedule system replacing it with occupation-based pay bands.

Cybersecurity

DHS reshuffles the deck

Will Chertoff's reorganization plan fix what needs fixing?

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For some IRS employees, it's tough to win

An 18-month workforce restructuring effort affecting 15 percent of employees of the Internal Revenue Service's Modernization and Information Technology Services (MITS) should be complete by September.

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Legislating a sunset

Commissions would examine, even eliminate programs and agencies

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Editorial: The need for IT advice

We were deeply disappointed when we heard that the Bush administration had decided to allow the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) to expire.

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Circuit

30-minute rule is history; Shhh! It's a secret; Young and in the job market; IRS gets the fax; Do government workers waste time?

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Lisagor: A dash of appreciation

Nothing is more motivating to a person than feeling appreciated

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Intercepts

IA on the agenda; JNN makeover; Ruthless individuals; An Army friend; Bad date, bad info.

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IRS 5.0

After numerous failed modernization efforts, the IRS now believes it has a model that works

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Pay won't fix everything

NIST finds pay-for-performance system helps hire and retain good employees, but does not motivate poor performers.

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EPA to set jobs up for competition

The Environmental Protection Agency is coming closer to deciding which functions might be ripe for inclusion in the agency's push to competitively source an average of 200 jobs a year through 2008.