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OPM says managers are too timid
OPM Director John Berry is calling for agency executives to use their existing tools to get rid of poor performers. Berry tells House lawmakers that over the next year OPM will work with managers improve performance management. OPM also giving up on its retirement systems modernization program and putting its financial management system upgrade on hold.
Tags: pay and benefits , management , OPM , John Berry , House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Ser , Jo Ann Emerson , Barbara Lee , Steve Womack , best practices , FEHBP , hiring , employee dismissal , federal managers , John Buckner
Bill would protect military pay in shutdown
The bill would protect both active duty and reserve members.
Tags: pay and benefits , Louie Gohmert , shutdown , DoD Report , In Depth
How bad is DoD blowing its budget?
Nearly one-third of weapons systems the Defense Department has bought since 1997 are overbudget, and some of them by as much as 50 percent, GAO found.
Tags: Mike Sullivan , DoD , In Depth
Analysis: Impact of e-gov fund cuts
Next on the Federal Drive, 6-10 a.m. * Here we go again - the countdown to shutdown is underway. Congress has less time than you think to come to a compromise. * Find out about the new National Center for The Veteran Institute for Procurement, and how it helps small veteran-owned businesses land federal deals. Be sure to check out these interviews and more on the next edition of the [14]Federal Drive, weekdays from 6-10 a.m.
Tags: e-government , Mark Forman , technology , In Depth
Kelman: Share-in-savings contracts to return?
Former federal procurement policy chief Steve Kelman says you should think about share-in-savings contracts.
Tags: contracting , OFPP , Steve Kelman , share-in-savings contract , Federal Computer Week , In Depth
Budget cuts may end transparency programs
On the chopping block are the government's transparency programs and websites like USAspending.gov and Data.gov.
Tags: Daniel Schuman , Sunlight Foundation , transparency , openness , Data.gov , USASpending.gov , In Depth
Bill would reduce GPO printing costs
Two Senators have proposed a bill reducing the number of printed copies of the Congressional Record in order to reduce the overall deficit.
Tags: management , Congressional Record , Tom Coburn , Herb Kohl , GPO , John Buckner
How to motivate employees in budget uncertainty
Jefferson Consulting Group's Kathy Conrad offers tips for managing in tough budgets.
Tags: Kathy Conrad , Jefferson Consulting Group , management , In Depth , Fed 100
POLL: Is your agency preparing for a shutdown?
Federal News Radio asks readers to take a poll on their agency's shutdown preparations.
Tags: shutdown , poll , contingency plan , OMB
How to backtime the budget
Any budget deal in Congress has to be reached a lot sooner than you might think. The House and Senate need more than just enough time to pass it. Because of that Russell Berman, congressional reporter, says not to be surprised if another continuing resolution is needed to keep the lights on at your agency.
Tags: Federal Drive , The Hill , shutdown , furlough , CR , Russell Berman , Suzanne Kubota
