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House GOP targets more programs for deeper budget cuts

Republican leaders in the House are calling for even deeper budgets cuts by putting forward a plan that cuts about $60 billion to hundreds of federal programs for the seven months remaining in the current fiscal year.

Tags: Congress , budget , Hal Rogers , Republicans , Barack Obama , government shutdown , spending cuts , deficit , Associated Press , Washington Post , House Appropriations Committee ,

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Federal health IT coordinator Blumenthal to step down

Dr. David Blumenthal is leaving his post as head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

Tags: HHS , ONC e-health , technology , David Blumenthal , resignation , Harvard University ,

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Republican plan would cut $32B from agency budgets

Congress must pass another funding measure to keep the government operating past March 4. House Republicans are calling for big cuts to current spending levels. This as President Obama gets set to release his 2012 budget request February 14.

Tags: budget , White House , Barack Obama , Congress , House , Paul Ryan , Tom Coburn , deficit , Senate , management

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NIST releases cloud computing standards

Two draft documents released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology define and set guidelines for government cloud computing.

Tags: NIST , cloud computing , standards , guidelines , technology , OMB , Vivek Kundra , CIO ,

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Introduction: The need for the next generation

The federal government faces a growing number of workers eligible for retirement. At the same time, agencies are seeing its newest workers leaving in the largest numbers. What are agencies doing to bring in the next generation of federal workers?

Tags: retirement , recruiting , retention , Partnership for Public Service , The Need for the Next Generation , pay and benefits

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Agency Tip 2: Provide career development

Part of "The Need for the Next Generation" special report, the VA Acquisition Academy's internship program develops future contracting professionals through rigorous classes, job rotations and leadership development.

Tags: VA , VA Acquisition Academy , Lisa Doyle , management , career development , acquisition , contracting , The Need for the Next Generation , pay and benefits , interns , FCIP

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Innovation From OPM's Basement

Part of "The Need for the Next Generation" special report, the Office of Personnel Management is creating an innovation lab in its basement to test different workplaces and work styles.

Tags: OPM , Matt Collier , innovation lab , cool team , The Need for the Next Generation , pay and benefits

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Agency Tip 4: Make new hires feel welcome

Part of "The Need for the Next Generation" special report, NASA's Toni Dawsey explains how the space agency revamped its onboarding program for new hires.

Tags: Toni Dawsey , Tiffany Schuffer , NASA , onboarding , The Need for the Next Generation , pay and benefits , hiring

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Agency Tip 3: Manage with a ‘personal touch'

Young people want more of a mentor than a supervisor. Part of "The Need for the Next Generation" special report looks at what characteristics young feds expect of their managers.

Tags: management , Linda Springer , Young Government Leaders , Tim Sommella , Ron Sanders , career development , The Need for the Next Generation , pay and benefits , managers

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Agency Tip 1: Get out the message

Part of "The Need for the Next Generation" special report, GAO explains how the watchdog agency re-imagined its brand and recruiting methods to become a highly competitive agency for young people to work for.

Tags: GAO , Lori Rectanus , Rachael Wojnowicz , retirement , recruitment , best practices , David Walker , The Need for the Next Generation , pay and benefits , interns

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