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Support of federal workforce misses mark by a wide margin
Labor groups hoped to see more progress by now. But the administration has failed to live up to expectations about pay, benefits and government service.
Tags: American Federation of Government Employees , J. David Cox , National Treasury Employees Union , Colleen Kelley , pension , Senior Executive Service, , Senior Executive Service , OPM
DoD, VA's health IT efforts grow out of leadership, necessity
The agencies soon will issue solicitations that will take them one step closer to deploying integrated electronic health records for service members, veterans and their families. The departments have been working on the project for years but have only recently begun to demonstrate tangible progress.
Tags: DoD , VA , electronic health records , health IT , technology , Barclay Butler , Jeff Miller , Ed Meagher , Robert Wah , Obama Impact , House Veterans Affairs Committee , CSC , SRA , DoD Report , Federal Drive
OMB's Zients hints at making strategic sourcing mandatory
The President's Management Advisory Board wants agencies to focus on reducing improper payments and making strategic sourcing mandatory.
Tags: PMAB , budget , improper payments , strategic sourcing , contracting , aquisition , Greg Brown , Gail McGovern , Jeff Zients , Rick Vogel , Federal Drive
Census asks employees to grade themselves to cut costs
Agency leaders hope employees will help the Census Bureau fill critical workforce skills gaps. The self-assessments are aimed at upgrading the way workers collect, process and analyze data about the U.S. ahead of the 2020 census.
Tags: Census Bureau , Nancy Potok , 2020 Census , Workforce , Management ,
Interior reduces hiring time, manager paper cuts
The Interior Department's new, simplified hiring process has slashed hiring time by more than 100 days. Much of the change results from less paperwork for managers, a department leader told Federal News Radio.
Tags: Rhea Suh , Workforce , DOI , hiring reform , Management , Federal Drive ,
White House selects innovation fellows for five federal projects
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park is naming 18 innovation fellows today to work on five "high-impact" federal IT projects.
Tags: White House , Todd Park , technology , Innovation Fellows Program , Blue Button , open government , innovation , Jolie Lee ,
AFGE's Cox eyes bigger, better union
The union's new president hopes to add more than 20,000 federal employees to its membership within a year. J. David Cox hopes "underrepresented" parts of government will fuel that growth.
Tags: J.David Cox , AFGE , American Federation of Government Employees , Workforce , union ,
Derecho strikes GSA right in the cloud
The thunderstorm in June knocked out GSA's connection, threatening some of the agency's core operations. GSA's chief information officer Casey Coleman said agencies should consider enlisting secondary Internet access providers to ensure connectivity during emergencies.
Tags: Casey Coleman , technology , Internet service providers , cloud computing , Erik Boxhoorn , KPMG , continuity of operations
NTEU survey finds broad public support for vital federal programs
A new survey from the National Treasury Employees Union finds two-thirds of Americans said Congress should raise taxes on the country's wealthiest citizens before cutting vital public services. However, others say the survey didn't ask the right questions.
Tags: budget , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , Ipsos , Andrew Biggs , Workforce
Veterans group calls for legislative fix to VA contracting rule
Vietnam Veterans of America alleges the Veterans Affairs Department's service-disabled veteran-owned business set aside program is keeping legitimately qualified companies from competing for VA contracts. The group advocates loosening a rule that requires service-disabled veterans maintain unconditional control of all business decisions.
Tags: Veteran Affairs , SBA , contracting , Congress , Bill Johnson , Thomas Leney , Rick Weidman , Vietnam Veterans of America , Small business contracting , industry , House Veterans Affairs Committee
