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Agencies still must do more to fix hiring process

Federal hiring still takes too long and asks too much of applicants. But the agency hiring process is inching closer to mirroring the private sector. Officials, academics, analysts and union representatives agreed that agencies need to take the next steps to maintain progress.

Tags: workforce , hiring , OPM , John Berry , hiring reform , Rob Shriver , Max Stier , elaine kamarck , Partnership for Public Service , Alan Balutis , Brookings Institution , Emily Kopp

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Countdown: Budget gridlock, public employees' union rights

Host Francis Rose counts down the top federal news stories of the week with Lena Trudeau of the National Academy of Public Administration and Al Burman of Jefferson Consulting.

Tags: Federal News Countdown , In Depth , Francis Rose , Lena Trudeau , Al Burman , Jefferson Consulting

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OPM Director John Berry wants end to Federal pay debate

His goal: to settle once and for all the question of whether federal employees are overpaid compared to the private sector.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , pay and benefits , John Berry , Tom Coburn , John Thune , OPM , BLS , Senior Executive Association ,

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DorobekINSIDER guest host: Lena Trudeau

A bio of guest host Lena Trudeau of NAPA.

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OPM wants to settle the fed salary debate

Director John Berry has asked federal and private sector experts to come up with a formula to compare public and private sector salaries. He says the government has a perception problem that needs to be fixed. Two senators introduce provisions to freeze federal pay and the number of employees.

Tags: pay and benefits , John Berry , Christine Griffin , Tom Coburn , John Thune , OPM , BLS , Senior Executive Association , Administrative Conference of the U.S. , diversity , hiring reforms , pay raise , Jason Miller , Executive Update 2010

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For federal workforce training must be the top priority

New book highlights possible way forward to change HR system

Tags: P&B , Scott Gould , VA , DLA , GAO , Harvard Kennedy School of Government , IBM , Linda Bilmes , Workforce training

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White House should heed lessons of reorgs past

Nearly every President since Richard Nixon tried to revamp how the government works in one way or another, and few have found any real success. Experts say the focus should be getting Congressional buy-in first, and not promising cost savings. Four senior lawmakers ask OMB for more information on the status of the current restructuring effort.

Tags: management , Jeff Zients , Moira Mack , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Darrell Issa , Elijah Cummings , OMB , White House , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , DHS , John Kamensky , Dwight Ink , Janet Hale , Thomas Reinhardt , Jim Locher , Beryl Radin , Robert Tobias , Scott Fosler , IBM , Deloitte , CSC , Project on National Security Reform , American University , Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise , government reorganization , Jason Miller

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DoT, NASA use Web 2.0 to increase satisfaction

What makes one federal agency better than another in terms of worker contentment? One of Washington's good government groups did some additional digging in the wake of the federal "Best Places to Work" survey and found that better communication using social networking tools helped at least two agencies move up the list.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , Jennifer Dorn , DOT , Marlise Streitmatter , NASA , Toni Dawsey , Best Places to Work , Max Cacas

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Report endorses pay for performance for Intel community

A recent report from the National Academy of Public Administration says the principles behind the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System are sound.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , pay for performance , DCIPS , NSPS , Jennifer Dorn , Rachel Stevens , DorobekInsider

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Open government used for Quadrennial Homeland Security Review

The Department of Homeland Security and the National Academy of Public Administration teamed up to create the document; NAPA has released a report about how they did.

Tags: management , technology , open government , DHS , Lena Trudeau , Open Government Initiative , Quadriennial Homeland Security Review

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