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Management

State Department will get SMART
State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset system will combine diplomatic text cables, e-mail, and memos in a single messaging system for classified and unclassified networks.
(Posted June 23, 2008)
State’s new CIO defines her role
Susan Swart says she will be successful if she can help agency diplomats fulfill their mission.
(Posted June 23, 2008)
Back to square one on clearances
Joint Security and Suitability Reform Team focuses on factors that cause delays and create backlogs.
(Posted June 16, 2008)
Deputy chiefs key to transition
Career executives can provide stability during a change in administration.
(Posted June 9, 2008)
Inside GSA’s telework program
William Kelly outlines a three-part strategy for hitting GSA’s 50 percent teleworking goal.
(Posted June 2, 2008)
NASA CIO doubles as teacher, coach
Jonathan Pettus seeks to bring NASA’s centers together with a single focus.
(Posted May 19, 2008)
CXO Lessons Learned: A new workforce paradigm
The seamless mixing of feds and contractors complicates workforce management.
(Posted May 19, 2008)
Career execs lead during administrative transitions
A change of administrations poses familiar challenges and opportunities for career federal service leaders.
(Posted May 19, 2008)
Feds discover gold in blog posts
Interactive Web becomes a tool for agencies to highlight resources and engage the public.
(Posted May 12, 2008)
Army uses Lean yardstick
Measuring and analyzing service bottlenecks improved the Army’s reputation with veterans.
(Posted May 5, 2008)
Clearance process gets makeover
Lean Six Sigma will shape plan to achieve efficient and uniform security clearances.
(Posted April 28, 2008)
GAO employees to have say in pay
Agency promises to include employees in systematic review of performance pay.
(Posted April 28, 2008)
OPM revises costs for RetireEZ
Agency excludes $69.6 million from life cycle costs of federal retirement systems modernization.
(Posted April 21, 2008)
Managing a blended workforce
Views differ on what the government can do to handle its outsourcing challenges.
(Posted April 21, 2008)
Help for deaf, hard-of-hearing workers
Library of Congress offers employees the option of video-relay phone service.
(Posted April 14, 2008)
Energy agency tries merit pay
Unions say they will watch closely as NNSA introduces a new pay system.
(Posted April 14, 2008)
Panel: Feds must adapt to the next generation of workers
Young workers seek flexibility and new technology at their workplaces.
(Posted April 14, 2008)
Hiring managers look to outsiders
Trends show federal government looks to industry for new upper-level hires
(Posted April 7, 2008)
Corrections and Clarifications: OPM survey: Federal employees like what they do
This story has been updated to reflect that Office of Personnel Management employees, not employees governmentwide, tend to be happy at work.
(Posted April 1, 2008)
Culture counts in war for talent
Agencies examine how employee perceptions of the workplace affect hiring and retention.
(Posted March 31, 2008)
DHS will press for HR changes
End of litigation doesn't end the department's efforts to address performance evaluation.
(Posted March 31, 2008)
OMB entrusts its legacy to PIOs
With a new position, administration seeks to institutionalize its performance programs.
(Posted March 31, 2008)
26,000 move to RetireEZ
Federal employees who are ready to retire will no longer wait months for their first pension payment or wonder if their personnel file is complete and accurate.
(Posted March 24, 2008)
SES pay is broken, critics say
Senior Executives Association complains that promotion to SES has lost its luster.
(Posted March 3, 2008)
A collaboration leader
Angela Norris learned leadership lessons as a member of Voyagers class of 2007.
(Posted March 3, 2008)
McQueary joins RITA
Cheryl McQueary starts March 3 as deputy administrator.
(Posted February 25, 2008)
Home is where the work is
Federal teleworkers navigate the ins and outs of life in a home office environment.
(Posted February 18, 2008)
In search of contracting officers
Coalition initiative targets college students to relieve strain on acquisition workforce.
(Posted February 18, 2008)
Bush to nominate new SBA IG
He also intends to nominate Joseph Benkert as assistant secretary of Defense for global security affairs.
(Posted February 15, 2008)
Get a Life!: Pillow talk
How big a role does your spouse play in helping you make work-related decisions?
(Posted February 12, 2008)
The Lectern: Creative recruiting
The government must forgo looking for employees through traditional routes and start thinking outside the box.
(Posted February 12, 2008)
A boom in the federal workforce
Partnership for Public Service and IBM initiate innovative retiree hiring program.
(Posted February 4, 2008)
Stier's vision of good government
Leader of Partnership for Public Service is at the forefront of many reform efforts.
(Posted February 4, 2008)
Some at DOD get big raises
The total payout in raises under NSPS was not higher than it would have been under the older General Schedule of pay grades, but the distribution is different.
(Posted February 4, 2008)
FCW Insider: Does Bush's SOTU speech matter?
As President Bush makes his final State of the Union address tonight, it makes you wonder if it matters.
(Posted January 28, 2008)
The Lectern: A British government IT system that works
Blogger Steve Kelman, in London for a few days, finds a good example of past performance management being used to deliver results.
(Posted January 24, 2008)
Dee Lee: She’s stepping down after stepping up
FEMA’s Deidre Lee is set to retire in March after a government career that started at an Air Force base in Texas in 1974
(Posted January 21, 2008)
NSPS’ endgame?
AFGE petitions Supreme Court for ruling on pay system, despite impending changes
(Posted January 21, 2008)
From the pages of Federal Employees News Digest
2008 omnibus bill blocks the outsourcing of Interior jobs The recently signed fiscal 2008 Omnibus Appropriation Act contains language that effectively blocks administration efforts to outsource thousands of natural resource and environmental protection jobs, according to documents posted by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) on the organization's Web site. Bush administration officials had targeted as many as two out of three Forest Service jobs for potential outsourcing. The National Park Service and the…
(Posted January 21, 2008)
Federal Executive Boards tidy up
OPM says restructuring of board operations strengthened their effectiveness
(Posted January 21, 2008)

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Acquisition:

GSA advisory panel wants more feedback
The MAS panel is asking more GSA customers to share thoughts on schedule pricing and practices.

DOD Spotlight:

Navy takes EA concept to heart
With two initiatives, the Navy expects to score gains in program efficiency and effectiveness.

Management:

Intell leaders heed pay concerns
Leaders of the intelligence community make a point of getting employee input on pay-for-performance plans.

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