Cybersecurity
Can federal programs address cyber training?
The government is beginning to tackle the need for cybersecurity professionals through training and education efforts aimed at all levels.
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Furloughed feds can take to the fairway
If you're forced to take unpaid leave, might as well enjoy a discounted round of golf.
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DOD furlough decision expected soon
The expected number of days that DOD employees will have to take off without pay has dropped from initial estimates, but no final decision has been made yet.
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What happens when the kids go for startups?
Government recruiting efforts have a lot of hurdles already. Steve Kelman identifies a possible new one.
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Telework Week report highlights upside
The 112,000 federal employees who participated in this year's event during the week of March 4 were 'equal if not more productive' while working remotely than when in the office.
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How to manage your management consultants
Agencies have long relied on outside consultants to help them achieve their goals, and the current economic environment could provide an opportunity to enhance those partnerships.
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Uncertainty persists with DOD furloughs
Hagel, others note productivity hit and the need for flexibility
Cybersecurity
State of the cyber workforce
What a survey of 22,956 feds tells us about the makeup of -- and gaps in -- agency cyber efforts.
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Doing more with less?
For health IT and other agency programs, finding ways to turn the catch-phrase into actual action is key.
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The contributions of immigrants -- it's not just high tech
Whether it's Silicon Valley or a New York yogurt factory, Steve Kelman argues, we should be grateful for foreign-born talent.
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Cloudy with a chance of furloughs at NOAA
Agency charged with watching the weather plans to shut down for four days during hurricane season.
Cybersecurity
House passes FISMA update, cyber training bills
Three bills now move to the Senate, where Homeland Security Chairman Carper will determine that chamber's strategy for cyber legislation.
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Delinquent feds in GOP crosshairs on Tax Day
House expected to pass bill to prohibit federal employment for those with "seriously delinquent" tax bills.
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DOD leaders defend planned workforce cuts
Citing a need for 'full flexibility,' Hagel and Dempsey explain their plans to a House panel.
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Federal retirements outpace predictions
Numbers for March more than double estimates, but less than February's total.
Digital Government
Demand grows for data scientists
People who can turn big data into useful information are in high demand in the private sector; is government keeping up with the trend?
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CIOs on cyber workers
A new report seeks to help agency leaders understand the cybersecurity workforce.
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Is federal leadership on the decline?
NASA tops the list in the 2012 Best Places to Work analysis, but governmentwide scores drop for the first time.
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