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DoD to set new path for IT acquisition
The Pentagon will issue new guidance this summer to move the military services away from buying technology in the same way they buy weapons. DoD's challenges are similar across the government, according to a new survey of CIOs. TechAmerica finds in their 21st survey of CIOs that technology managers believe acquisition employees need more expertise in buying IT.
Tags: technology , management , contracting , Beth McGrath , DoD , OMB , TechAmerica , Norm Lorentz , cloud computing , CIO survey , Web 2.0 , TechStat , cybersecurity , agile development , Jason Miller
CAM-I identifies steps to improve performance
(CAM-I) has come up with its own performance framework to improve performance.
Tags: CAM-I , budget , performance , Derek Sandison , Strategic Alliances with Decimal Technology , Ward Melushi , Dorobek Insider
OMB reorganization efforts: what you should know
The White House is detailing how a government reorganization effort will work, and who will run it.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , OMB , Jeffrey Zients , Robert Shea , management
Contractors survey: Agencies slow in resolving contract issues
Grant Thornton's Kerry Hall describes findings of a survey of government contractors.
Tags: contracting , Kerry Hall , survey , DCAA , procurement , stimulus , Dorobek Insider
2011 predictions: programs cut, but raises still on table
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Robert Shea , 2011 Predictions , management , pay and benefits , Pay & Benefits , pay freeze
Pay freeze won't save money, cut debt or deficit
Monday's proposal by President Obama to freeze Federal pay for two years has been subject number one on FederalNewsRadio.com the last several days.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Robert Shea , pay debate , Barack Obama , management , pay and benefits , OMB
Pension, health care programs could be cut next
The Fiscal Commission issued its final set of recommendations detailing several that would affect federal employees. The panel suggested reducing the federal workforce by 200,000 employees over the next five years, changing the FEHB to a defined contribution premium program and several other short term changes.
Tags: management , White House , OMB , National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and R , Paul Posner , Robert Shea , Alice Rivlin , George Mason University , budget deficit , pay freeze , spending cuts , Jason Miller
Survey: Acquisition policy doesn't translate
A new survey from the Professional Services Council and Grant Thornton finds contracting officers don't always find new guidance helpful in how they do their job. Acquisition workers also say too much oversight is causing innovation to be muted.
Tags: contracting , OFPP , OMB , Stan Soloway , Lew Crenshaw , PSC , time and materials contracts , high risk contracts , Recovery Act contracting , Jason Miller
Has government hit mute on contracting officers' innovation?
Tags: GAO , Congress , Professional Services Council , contracting , innovation , Dorobek Insider , Jason Miller
Mission and merit systems collide in HR
A recent survey of chief human capital officers reveals some shortcomings and frustrations in the relationship between CHCOs and the Office of Personnel Management. But two veteran federal HR experts said such a tension is natural and even healthy. And a top OPM leader talks about an initiative to resolve concerns over the shortcomings of training on the part of the HR workforce and their ability to assist in hiring reforms.
Tags: management , human resource management , CHCO Council , OPM , Kathryn Medina , DHS , Jeff Neal , John Salamone , FMP , Ron Sanders , Booz Allen Hamilton , Partnership for Public Service , hiring reforms , Max Cacas
