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HReinvented: Defense re-tunes its hiring machine
J.D. Sicilia, Director of the DoD Lean Six Sigma Program Office and Howard Seamens, Performance Improvement Specialist with the Human Capital Portfolio in the DoD Lean Six Sigma Program Office say they've cut hiring time and improved candidates for Defense jobs.
Tags: HReinvented , Lean Six Sigma , hiring process , OMB , DoD , OPM , J.D. Sicilia , Howard Seamens , best practices
Federal Pay Fat Cats Stunned
So how come so many federal workers are surprised by all those news stories which say federal workers are at the top of the nation's salary pole? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there may be a reason they just don't get it.
Tags: P&B , pay gap , Mike Causey ,
Military TSPs: Small Perk, Big Return?
Most federal workers get matching, tax-deferred contributions to their thrift savings plan, but the military refuses to give them to soldiers, sailors and airmen. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks "how come?"
Tags: P&B , TSP , Army , Navy , Air Force , Marines , Mike Causey
FBI Director Robert Mueller comes under fire on terrorist arrest
Christmas Day underwear bomber should have been handed over to military, says one Senator.
Tags: management , DoD , homeland security , DHS , State Department , Senate Judiciary Committee , Jeff Sessions , Robert Mueller , FBI , Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pentagon provides updates on Fort Hood shootings, Haiti response
Report on shootings, mobilization to island nation on agenda at Friday's briefing
Tags: DoD , Defense Department , Robert Gates , Michael Mullen , Haiti
2009 Revisited: Mark Warner on BRAC's effect on NoVa traffic
Sen. Mark Warner fills us in on a Northern Virginia traffic study on the effects of BRAC in the region.
Tags: management , DoD , BRAC , traffic , Mark Warner
In Depth Conversation: Getting defense acquisition reform right this time
Deputy SecDef Bill Lynn says the "stars are aligned" for defense acquisition reform. What evidence exists that such reform will fare better this time?
Tags: In Depth Conversation , management , contracting , DoD , Defense Department , William Lynn , Jacques Gansler , robert burton , Lawrence Korb , defense acquisition reform
Commission on Wartime Contracting finding improvement, problems
A lack of basic infrastructure in Afghanistan is slowing the U.S. effort to build up the Afghan security forces.
Tags: contracting , management , Congress , D. Keith Bryars , DoD , Pentagon , Defense Department , Christopher Shays , Commission on Wartime Contracting
Disabled feds honored for contributions to national security
Defense is hosting its annual disability awards ceremony in Bethesda.
Tags: mngt , best practices , disabled employees , Stephen King , Disability Program Manager , DoD
Analysis: Are more boots on the ground the answer in Afghanistan?
President Barack Obama has a full plate of important issues this week. The big one is seen as his announcement at West Point tomorrow of a new policy on Afghanistan, expected to include more troops.
Tags: Afghanistan , Andrew Krepinevich , Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
