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Kundra to agencies: Manage your 'digital oil'

Agencies are following through on the administration's 25-point plan for IT reform. Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra said the movement to cloud is becoming more important than ever.

Tags: Vivek Kundra , cloud computing , technology , NIST , Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop , GSA ,

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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MSPB: Screen workers' abilities prior to training

Many feds are taking training programs without the necessary skills leading to frustration, wasted time and money.

Tags: MSPB , John Ford , training , Dorobek Insider ,

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:19am EDT

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OPM gives agencies new way to measure time-to-hire

The Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Council Officers council have provided guidelines to agencies for improving time-to-hire. The requirements will begin June 30.

Tags: OPM , hiring , CHCO , best practices , time-to-hire ,

Monday - 07/18/2011, 06:34pm EDT

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Agencies release first sustainability scorecards

The scorecards provide a benchmark on agencies' progress to meet the mandate. Each agency will update its sustainability plan based on its scorecard performance, according to a joint statement from the Office of Management and Budget and the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

Tags: sustainability , greenhouse gas emissions , scorecard , OMB , Jolie Lee , environment , green government

Monday - 07/18/2011, 06:34pm EDT

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IRS picks new advocacy members

Tags: IRS , Doug Shulman , open government , TAP ,

Monday - 07/18/2011, 06:31pm EDT

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Sen. Collins tries to curb workers' comp abuses

Postal workers have been collecting workers' comp after retirement. A bill introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) would put an end to it.

Tags: pay and benefits , USPS , FECA , workers' compensation , Susan Collins , Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committ ,

Monday - 07/18/2011, 06:30pm EDT

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Fed membership in unions declines slightly

Union membership has declined across the board in 2010 despite a substantial rise in public sector union workers compared to their private sector counterparts.

Tags: pay and benefits , Bureau of Labor Statistics , unions , State ,

Monday - 07/18/2011, 06:29pm EDT

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Most agencies lacking in classification policy

Less than half of the agencies directed by the President have complied with his 2010 request for a document security policy. ISOO has released their annual report on the agencies progress and where they need improvement.

Tags: ISOO , Barack Obama , document management , classification , declassification , management , best practices ,

Friday - 04/22/2011, 07:07pm EDT

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