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Reader comment roundup: Mandatory public service with a catch and more ideas
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
(Posted July 15, 2008)

Letter: Challenges in business management and IT collaborations
A reader writes, "IT people are resistant to including the business aspects in what they see as their domain, ie. architecture."
(Posted July 11, 2008)

Reader comment roundup: Competitive sourcing as the gateway to scams, and more comments
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
(Posted July 11, 2008)

Letter: Seniority rights for feds are gone
A reader writes that job security and seniority rights are being lost with NSPS and the retention of less-experienced employees.
(Posted July 7, 2008)

Reader comment roundup: Sole-source awards, Thrift Savings Plan, NSPS and more topics
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
(Posted July 3, 2008)

Letter: No fairness under pay for performance systems
A reader shares a personal experience with a performance pay system under which, the reader says, biases exist and fairness does not.
(Posted July 3, 2008)

Letter: Give managers responsibility to do their jobs
A reader says managers need some room for discretion to uphold general standards of performance.
(Posted July 2, 2008)

Letter: Managers hold too much control under NSPS
A reader writes that the National Security Personnel System "lets the manager's get away with too much without good checks and balances."
(Posted July 2, 2008)

Letter: 'Watchdogs for the watchdogs'
A reader writes that the Government Accountability Office needs someone to examine "some of the questionable management advice they've been issuing for the last 20 years."
(Posted July 2, 2008)

Letter: No more changes to General Schedule system
A reader writes about keeping the GS system uniform governmentwide and says, "New alternatives to the GS system are attempts to get rid of unions."
(Posted July 3, 2008)

Letter: Kost knowledgeable on transitions, IT governance
A reader says chief information officers can learn a lot from John Kost about good IT governance and surviving transitions.
(Posted July 1, 2008)

Letter: Cronyism in pay for performance
A reader calls the new Defense Department personnel pay system a scam.
(Posted July 1, 2008)

Letter: COOP and telework won't be issues until next disaster
A reader says continuity-of-operations planning and teleworking will not get agencies' attention until the next crisis arises.
(Posted June 30, 2008)

Letter: Best price not on GSA Schedule
A reader says a more simple way than using the GSA Schedule to make purchases would be best for all parties involved.
(Posted July 2, 2008)

Letter: Beware of workforce layoffs and hires
A readers says the employee who has been working at DOD for 20 years or more may not have "seniority retention privileges."
(Posted June 27, 2008)

Letter: Commercial terms among vendors and government should match
A reader writes, "In my purchases, [General Services Administration] Schedule prices are always just a starting point for negotiations."
(Posted June 27, 2008)

Letter: GSA's Jim Williams major career contributions not highlighted
A reader says Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Jim Williams implemented the merger of the Federal Technology Service and the Federal Supply Service among other great accomplishments.
(Posted June 27, 2008)

Letter: Poor integration and lack of communication hamper US-VISIT
A reader writes that US-VISIT suffers because contractors have not communicated well since the program's inception.
(Posted June 25, 2008)

Letter: Clearances: The problem is in the technology managing the process
A reader writes, "In technology, any agency can go only as fast as your oldest technological processing system."
(Posted June 24, 2008)

Letter: Who will fund the move to digital records?
A reader wants to know whether state and local governments will have to foot the bill to move to digital records.
(Posted June 26, 2008)

Reader comment roundup: Hide your IT project?; Performance pay affects lives
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
(Posted June 25, 2008)

Letter: Pay-for-performance projects leaves no one better off
A reader says, "The current [pay] system isn't broken, so leave it alone!"
(Posted June 23, 2008)

Letter: Postal management treatment harsh on workers
A readers says the postal service uses "unethical and illegal pressure on longtime workers who have injuries" from the job's tasks.
(Posted June 23, 2008)

Reader comment roundup: DOD contingency plan is on readers' minds
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
(Posted June 24, 2008)

Letter: Contract types don't depend on employee numbers
A reader writes, "More and better-trained employees does not automatically translate into fewer of [sole source]/no-bid and cost-plus contracts."
(Posted June 19, 2008)

Letter: Company supports GSA's mentor-protégé program
A reader from BMAR & Associates calls GSA's proposed mentor/protégé program a positive action.
(Posted June 19, 2008)

Letter: AtHoc not a de facto alert platform for military
A reader finds a source comment misleading about AtHoc's alert platform being a "'de facto' alert platform for the Navy and Air Force."
(Posted June 22, 2008)

Letter: Act to preserve electronic records needs funding support
A reader doesn't want to see the Electronic Communications Preservation Act become another "unfunded mandate."
(Posted June 17, 2008)

Letter: Clearance process flaws suggest DOD indifference
A reader writes, "The dawdling, neglect and indifference shown in this security clearance process suggest that [the Defense Department] does not appear serious about gaining or retaining the services of professional linguists."
(Posted June 17, 2008)

Letter: Prior fed experience requirement blocks potential applicants
A reader writes, "If they are truly looking to fill these jobs, then this prior fed employment restriction needs to be made to go away."
(Posted June 19, 2008)

Letter: Feds have option to choose more secure systems
A reader writes, "Given the factual history of attacks and weaknesses of the Microsoft platforms, why was it selected?"
(Posted June 13, 2008)

Letter: Plenty of procurement data available
A reader finds that the United States provides data on procurement performance, disagreeing with columnist Steve Kelman.
(Posted June 13, 2008)

Letter: Delays are only part of the federal funding issues
A reader writes about some of the problems in federal funding, such as the approval process and low funding.
(Posted June 11, 2008)

Letter: Who benefits from biometrics use?
A reader writes that individuals are often surveyed and asks whether biometrics is another method to "serve national security or corporate interests."
(Posted June 10, 2008)

Letter: Feds need technical expertise, clear boundaries in contracting
A reader writes that the government employee should have "more control of operational issues" when working with contractors.
(Posted June 10, 2008)

Reader comment roundup: Praise for small-biz mentors, advice on online privacy and more
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
(Posted June 13, 2008)

Letter: Performance objectives not always relevant to mission
A reader writes that some objectives were generic and "were not necessarily appropriate at the "grassroots" level."
(Posted June 9, 2008)

Letter: Health care spending increases may not lead to health IT increases
A reader writes that medical advances led to health care spending, not information technology.
(Posted June 9, 2008)

Letter: Pro-telework policies for feds overdue
A reader says allowing feds to telework is a way to minimize highway traffic, save money on government building space and provide fed commuters with relief from gas prices.
(Posted June 9, 2008)

Letter: Telework expansion depends tax removal
A reader writes about the barrier of taxation and how the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act can help.
(Posted June 6, 2008)

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