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Analysis: Budget stall created a lost year

Continuing resolutions have turned this fiscal year into a lost year, says Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal

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McKeon seeks to keep earmarks out of 2012 Defense authorization bill

The man in charge of the House Armed Services Committee is changing some rules for 2012 defense authorization bill. Congressman Buck McKeon has moved to keep earmarks out of it.

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Industry Chatter: David Kahn on helping the government communicate

David Kahn, Chief Executive Officer at Covia Labs joins Francis Rose in this week's Industry Chatter.

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In pay debate, call for General Schedule restructuring

The Partnership for Public Service's Max Stier argues for a restructuring of the General Schedule, a key issue in the debate over federal employee pay.

Tags: pay debate , budget , Congress , Max Stier , Partnership for Public Service , pay and benefits , General Schedule , restructuring , Francis Rose

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Jumper: Breaking "titanium stovepipes" key to DoD success

Former Air Force Chief of Staff on solving the "people" challenges at the DoD.

Tags: Francis Rose , Pentagon Solutions , DoD , John Jumper , budget , Japan , Defense , acquisition

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State Department training needs work, says GAO

Tags: Francis Rose , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , State , management

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Koskinen: Assume no shutdown, but prepare for one

Both political parties are making a "good faith effort" to avoid a shutdown, but agencies should still have a plan in place in case Congress cannot reach a compromise to fund government, said John Koskinen, the former deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget during the last partial government shutdowns in 1995 and 1996,

Tags: John Koskinen , OMB , shutdown , budget , Francis Rose , management , Congress

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Pentagon Solutions: Gordon Adams

Gordon Adams is the former Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget.

Tags: Gordon Adams , Stimson Center , OMB , DoD , budget , Pentagon Solution , Francis Rose

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How to manage under budget crunch, potential shutdown

Robert Tobias, director of Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University, says it's easy for federal managers to "hunker down" in the trenches while their budgets are under fire. But Tobias argues that now is the time to re-evaluate and improve how their employees deliver services to the public.

Tags: Robert Tobias , continuing resolution , budget , furlough , shutdown , pay and benefits , management , Congress , Francis Rose

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Industry Chatter: Dmitry Kagansky of Quest Software

Tags: Dmitry Kagansky , Quest Software , technology , contracting , Industry Chatter , Francis Rose

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