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Managers still find barriers to interagency collaboration

Managers who responded to a recent survey worry that too many barriers, such as politics and ineffective communication, threaten the ability of interagency collaboration to help their agencies achieve mission success. But there are signs that agencies are trying to overcome the challenges in the face of increased budget pressure.

Tags: interagency collaboration , smart power , management , best practices , Cheryl Steele , Booz Allen Hamilton , Ruben Gomez , Michael OConnell

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NIST, DHS trying to tame cyber workforce definitions

Agencies, vendors can comment until Friday on the draft standard describing cybersecurity workers. A common definition will help agencies classify who is a cyber worker.

Tags: cybersecuirty , cybersecuirty update , workforce , Hord Tipton , (ISC)² , DHS , Peggy Maxson , Angela Curry , National Initiative for Cyber Education , NIST , Emily Kopp

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How do you feel about the Recovery Act?

Tags: management , contracting , Recovery Act , GovExec , Bryan Klopack

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More reponsiveness needed from managers

Federal executives recognize that citizens are "frustrated" with government's ability to engage and service the public. We learn more from Melissa Hardt and Bryan Klopack, authors of a new study on engagement.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , citizen engagement , transparency , Melissa Hart , Right Now Technologies , Brian Klopac ,

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'What, me worry' Teleworkforce

When feds walk out the door, sometimes security goes out the window.

Tags: technology , Telework Center , telework , Polycom , Suzanne Kubota ,

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Federal managers mixed on need for pay freeze

Bryan Klopack, director of research at the Government Business Council, discussed a recent survey of federal managers by Government Executive on the impact of the impending pay freeze.

Tags: Bryan Klopack , Government Executive , pay and benefits , pay freeze , pay debate , management , retirement , hiring , Dorobek Insider

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Hiring challenges weigh most on federal managers

This far surpasses the percentage of respondents who identified other human capital issues.

Tags: DorobekInsider , best practices , management , Partnership for Public Service

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