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Technology, workforce advances key for OMB

OMB Director Orszag says the administration considered not requesting a raise for feds in 2011. But he says several reasons, including focusing on the workforce, swayed the decision. Orszag calls the workforce and technology key to transforming the government.

Tags: management , technology , Pay & Benefits , Peter Orszag , John Berry , OMB , OPM , Cisco , federal workforce , IT systems , pay raise

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Federal News Countdown: Cyber unpreparedness, 20 best feds

Francis' guests are Rob Burton of Venable LLP and Alan Balutis of Cisco.

Tags: Cisco , Rob Burton , Venable , Federal News Countdown , In Depth

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Federal IT Update: Evans, Balutis, McClure

Tags: Chief technology officer , chief information officer , Karen Evans , Vivek Kundra , Aneesh Chopra , Dave McClure

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Agencies still must do more to fix hiring process

Federal hiring still takes too long and asks too much of applicants. But the agency hiring process is inching closer to mirroring the private sector. Officials, academics, analysts and union representatives agreed that agencies need to take the next steps to maintain progress.

Tags: workforce , hiring , OPM , John Berry , hiring reform , Rob Shriver , Max Stier , elaine kamarck , Partnership for Public Service , NAPA , Brookings Institution , Emily Kopp

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Federal News Countdown: national security team shuffle

Tags: Federal News Countdown , In Depth , Tom Temin , Cisco

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Countdown: 2-week CR, potential shutdown consequences

Host Francis Rose counts down the top federal news stories of the week with Alan Balutis and Robert Burton.

Tags: Federal News Countdown , In Depth , Francis Rose , robert burton

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When NOT to telework

During a Shutdown: non-essential teleworkers unplug!

Tags: technology , Telework Center , telework , Polycom , Suzanne Kubota , OPM , pay and benefits , Cisco's Business Solutions Group

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In case of shutdown, step away from the BlackBerry

Federal employees are barred from voluntarily working unpaid during a shutdown, explains Cisco's Alan Balutis.

Tags: Cisco , shutdown , budget , Congress , furlough , technology , smartphone , laptop , OPM , Jolie Lee

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Countdown: Gates cuts Pentagon budget, Census surplus

Alan Balutis and Joanne Connelly count down the three most important Federal news stories of the week.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Federal News Countdown , Joanne Connelly , Robert Gates , DoD , Pentagon

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In Depth Conversation: Obama administration's management agenda, one year later

A team of experts on government management and performance assesses the first year of the Obama administration.

Tags: In Depth Conversation , management , technology , best practices , cybersecurity , government 2.0 , Dave McClure , Martha Dorris , Robert Tobias , Donald Kettl , John Sindelar , Allan Burman , Stephen Benowitz , Fred Thompson , Gerry Gingrich

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