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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.
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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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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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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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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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