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NSPS move cuts raises of the 'best and brightest'
Tens of thousands of federal employees may have their pay raises cut under the General Schedule for earning better raises under NSPS. Federal Managers Association's Patricia Niehaus explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , NSPS , GS , high three , Patricia Niehaus , FMA , OPM , DoD , Defense
Agencies create a STAR to guide science policy
The STAR METRICS will create a reliable and consistent inter-agency mechanism to account for the number of scientists and support staff that are on research institution payrolls supported by federal funds. Details from Julia Lane, program director with the National Science Foundation.
Tags: Federal Drive , technology , ARRA , jobs , NSF , NIH , White House Office of Science and Technology Polic , Julia Lane , best practices
Better balance comes with telework
Not surprising: Telecommuters balance work and family life better than office workers. Surprising: Even while sometimes squeezing in a couple extra days' worth of work each week.
Tags: technology , TANDBERG Telework Center , telework , Jeffrey Hill , Brigham Young University ,
How to avoid a June swoon with the TSP
May was a pretty rough month for those with money in the stock market, even through the TSP. Arthur Stein takes a look at what's ahead.
Tags: Federal Drive , TSP , pay and benefits , Arthur Stein ,
FCC plans to spread broadband broader
The Federal Communications Commission wants to find out whether broadband providers are delivering Internet connections that are as fast as advertised. John Horrigan, consumer research director at the FCC, explains.
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NSF lends supercomputing help to oil spill
One the world's largest supercomputers is being used to forecast, in 3D, how BP's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will affect coastal areas. Blue Waters Program director Irene Qualters explains how it works.
Tags: Federal Drive , technology , management , Irene Qualters , Blue Waters Program , oil spill , NOAA , DHS , NSF
WMD attack preparation lacking at DoJ
The Justice Department has failed to put together an adequate plan for responding to an attack involving weapons of mass destruction, the inspector general at the agency said Tuesday. Randy Larsen, CEO of the WMD Center, has details.
Tags: Federal Drive , Randy Larsen , WMD , DoJ , DOJ IG , WMD Center , management ,
Defense Authorization still 'veto bait'
Don't Ask, Don't Tell and Joint Strike Fighter issues are only the beginnings of the hurdles for the bill. Jodi Schneider, Senior Editor at American Banker, explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , Defense Authorization Bill , Defense , Congress , FY 2011 budget , Don't Ask, Don't Tell , Joint Strike Fighter , Jodi Schneider ,
Homespun advice for the home office teleworker
A lot goes in to setting up an effective home office.
Tags: technology , TANDBERG Telework Center , telework , Cecelia Jernegan , Dorobek Insider ,
National Parks brace for an oily impact
Debris and tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon accident has been showing up on National Park Service shores with greater frequency. Jon Jarvis, the Director of the National Park Service, tells us about plans for the future.
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