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Likely smooth sailing for Comptroller General nominee Gene Dodaro

Chairman and Ranking Member of committee overseeing GAO both recommended him to President Obama as best candidate.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Gene Dodaro , Joe Lieberman , Susan Collins , Tom Carper , Daniel Akaka , GAO

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Shrinking security clearance times: how to keep up the momentum

Government making progress on cutting clearance times, but member of Congress fear backsliding.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Daniel Akaka , George Voinovich , Chris Coons , Jeffrey Zients , James Clapper , John Berry , Beth McGrath , Brenda Farrell , security clearance

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Cyber legislation likely on hold until January

Congress is slated to return for a lame duck session two weeks after next Tuesday's elections, but no action is expected until January at the earliest.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , cybersecurity , Heritage Foundation

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UPDATE: More on training and mentoring managers at your agency

Agencies will have defined benchmarks to hit for training current and future managers.

Tags: management , best practices , Daniel Akaka , Nancy Kichak , Marilee Fitzgerald , OPM , Defense Department

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Senator Ted Kaufman's goal: doing better transitions

Legislation builds on Bush-to-Obama transition success.

Tags: transition , management , Senator Ted Kaufman , Max Stier , Clay Johnson , John Podesta , Gail Lovelace

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Sen. Tom Carper learning more about waste, fraud, abuse in Medicare

Fraud and improper payments are on the hit list at agencies across government. One Senate committee is looking at how it's done.

Tags: management , best practices , CMS , Tom Carper ,

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