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DoD, VA, Education toughen rules against predatory colleges
Agencies are working toward implementing an executive order designed to crack down on "fly- by-night" colleges that target military members' education benefits
Tags: DoD , CFPB , VA , Carolyn Baker , Robert Worley , GI Bill , Executive order 13607 , Jared Serbu , veterans
Feds' satisfaction with pay dips after two-year freeze
Federal employees were less satisfied with their pay after the two-year pay freeze went into effect in 2010, according to a report by the Partnership for Public Service. Although higher-ranking feds were most satisfied with their pay, the highest-ranking feds — those at the SES level — had the biggest dip in pay satisfaction over the previous year.
Tags: pay and benefits , workforce , FDIC , NASA , NRC , OPM , EPA , GSA , State , SBA , SSA , DOT , Labor , TSA
Former victim now leads government's bullying prevention program
Deborah Temkin leads the governmentwide campaign against bullying, working with the White House and federal agencies to educate school districts and governments at all levels on what they can do to protect young people. She is a Service to America Medal finalist in the Call to Service category.
Tags: Deborah Temkin , Federal Drive
Awards recognize top STEM students
Tuesday night in Washington, 40 of the smartest, STEM-oriented American kids in in the whole country were honored.
Tags: Carlos Contreras , Intel , technology , STEM , Federal Drive
Contest would focus on teacher quality
Tags: Arne Duncan , Race to the Top , Congress
VA, Education reap benefits of hiring reforms
Improvements to training and employee retention are increasing department workforces and saving money, agency chief human capital officers for the Education and Veterans Affairs departments said at an event Tuesday.
Tags: John Sepulveda , Robert Buggs , Veterans Affairs , retention , hiring , management , training , hiring reform , Sean McCalley
GAO pushes for more oversight of interagency programs
The Government Accountability Office thinks Congress can play a greater role in improving federal agencies' coordination and performance. In a recent report, GAO recommended Congress use new powers under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 in its oversight, authorization and appropriations roles. The law emphasizes program achievements over processes.
Tags: performance management , GAO , management , GPRA , OMB , Congress , Chris Mihm , DoD , IRS , Emily Kopp
Education wants to put financial management in the cloud
The agency has released an RFI asking for infrastructure and platform-as-a-service options.
Tags: technology , contracting , OMB , cloud computing , financial management , shared services , RFI , Jason Miller
Agencies cut improper payments by $18 billion
Most of the fiscal 2011 reductions came from the departments of Education, Agriculture and Health and Human Services. The administration also announced new steps aimed at improving how agencies use suspension and debarment to deal with unreliable contractors and grant recipients.
Tags: improper payments , contracting , management , financial management , HHS , USDA , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid , OMB , Jack Lew , Ruben Gomez
NIST partners with Education Dept. on cyber education
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has inked a deal with the Education Department and the National Cybersecurity Education Council to better promote formal cybersecurity education.
Tags: NIST , NICE , cybersecurity , Federal Drive , NCEC
