Cybersecurity
Budget pressures, workforce woes and cyber threats converge
A shortage of skilled IT pros comes at a time when cybersecurity must compete for sparse funding.
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GAO: Funding ambiguity hinders hiring
Delays in collecting and then distributing workforce-support money causes uncertainty about spending the money to aid the acquisition workforce.
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DOD, industry finalize IT personnel exchange
A pilot program will help defense officials build up their workforce's skills to protect and defend.
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Top NIST workers to receive modest bonuses
Changes to personnel management system removes minimum bonus requirement.
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Readers speak out: The great federal pay debate
Readers comment on discrepancies in government compensation estimates.
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Political appointees: Don't plan to stay
OPM reminds agencies it isn't easy to move politically-appointed employees into civil service positions.
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Can you really trust claims about federal pay?
Who earns more, federal employees or their private-sector counterparts? It all depends on whom, and how, you ask.
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OPM head warns against 'burrowing in'
Agency leaders should be wary of political appointees trying to make their positions more permanent as the election draws near, John Berry says.
Cybersecurity
DHS accelerates cyber workforce development
New initaitive will zero in on efforts to man the cyber frontlines.
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VA employees to protest position downgrades
VA employees said they've been targeted by unfounded position downgrades and now plan to vent their grievances in upcoming rally.
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Federal labor union leader to step down
After nine years as AFGE president and 25 years in the labor movement, John Gage announces his exit.
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Issa probes telework travel reimbursements
GSA teleworkers billed $750,000 in travel expenses, raising questions in Congress.
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Bill with pay freeze extension passes House
A bill whose primary purpose is to fund certain military and VA activites would also extend a freeze on federal pay for certain employees.
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White House threatens to strike down bill to extend pay freeze
An appropriations bill that funds military construction and veterans' programs also would add another year to the federal employee pay freeze for some employees.
Cybersecurity
Is someone compiling information on federal employees?
TSP data breach could be sign of larger threat, some experts believe.
Cybersecurity
Feds don't always see mobile as cost saver
A poll discovers feds are enthusiastic about mobile technology and believe it will help cut costs -- but not all the time.
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Rules for political advocacy for teleworkers in question
Applying the Hatch Act to teleworkers is not as simple as it seems.
Cybersecurity
Who's the top employer among IT and engineering students?
Government agencies make the top 10 list of best employers.
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