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Federal hiring and conflicts of interest at OPM

Linda Brooks Rix, Co-CEO of AVUE Technologies, joins host Derrick Dortch for a discussion of how the budget battle is affecting federal hiring and concerns she has about the Office of Personnel Management.
March 25, 2011 (Encore presentation April 1, 2011)

Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , Fed Access , Avue Technologies , Linda Rix , hiring , Derrick Dortch , Congress

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What's happening with federal hiring?

Career coach Kathryn Troutman of the Resume Place discusses the current federal hiring outlook and how to land a federal job.
March 25, 2011

Tags: hiring , continuing resolution , Kathryn Troutman , pay and benefits , Debra Roth , Shaw, Bransford & Roth , FedTalk

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Pentagon wants a $3.2 billion cyber budget

Based on new figures, the military expects to spend more than three times what DHS is requesting for cyber operations.

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , Pentagon , DHS , cybersecurity

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USPS cuts 7,500 jobs, offers $20,000 buyouts

The Postal Service will offer $20,000 early retirement incentives to administrative employees, who must make a decision on whether to leave USPS by late April. RIF notices will be issued on May 25 to any affected employees who do not voluntarily retire or move to a lower grade.

Tags: USPS , RIF , management , pay and benefits , Patrick Donahoe , Postal Regulatory Commission , Anthony Vegliante , cost cutting , Jared Serbu

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Feds rarely denied raise for poor performance

Federal Times' Steve Watkins and Steve Losey discuss the likelihood of bills targeting federal employees will have enough votes to pass.

Tags: Your Turn , Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Steve Losey , Steve Watkins , Federal Times , retirement , Congress

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Libya costs won't blow up the budget

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, in an analysis this month, estimated that the Libyan no-fly zone could cost $100 million to $300 million per week. The Hill's Sam Youngman puts those numbers into perspective for us.

Tags: Federal Drive , Congress , The Hill , Libya , FY 2012 , continuing resolution , Sam Youngman , Suzanne Kubota

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Strategies for managers under CRs

Focusing on these five strategies could help federal managers deal with budget constraints and low morale in the workplace.

Tags: continuing resolution , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , best practices , management , John Buckner , Federal Drive

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Causey: Feds 'outraged' over threats to pay, benefits

WFED's Mike Causey analyzes some of the proposed cuts to federal pay and benefits.

Tags: pay and benefits , Congress , retirement , Mike Causey , Dorobek Insider

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Gov embraces Drupal for web needs

More agencies are using content management system Drupal to build a web presence that aligns with their mission goals.

Tags: Dries Buytaert , Drupal , open source , technology , content management system , innovation , transparency , Barack Obama , social media , collaboration , blogs , Dorobek Insider

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Five strategies for managing on an unsure budget

Five ways federal managers can handle these difficult times, from the Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service

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