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No new buyouts on Postal Service horizon

The U.S. Postal Service will not be offering any new buyouts in the near future, according to Anthony Vegliante, the agency's chief human resources officer. USPS offered three different buyouts in 2012. In an exclusive interview with Federal News Radio, Vegliante said the Postal Service will drop to around 500,000 employees by the end of January due to multiple consolidation efforts at the agency.

Tags: Anthony Vegliante , USPS , human capital , buyouts , morale , RIF , workforce , exclusive

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Postal regulators OK shorter post office hours

Postal regulators agreed with a Postal Service plan to cut the window hours at 13,000 post offices. Operating hours will be cut to six, four or even two hours per weekday at these locations.

Tags: USPS , Postal Regulatory Commission , post office , Jolie Lee , budget ,

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Bill will propose combining Energy, EPA into one agency

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is introducing legislation this week to consolidate the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency into a single agency.

Tags: Marsha Blackburn , Richard Burr , Congress , EPA , Energy , GAO , OMB

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Outside experts see White House merger plan hitting choppy waters

There's waste and confusion among the six trade- and business-focused agencies that the White House wants to consolidate. That's the conclusion of four panelists who debated the merits of the proposed merger at the American Enterprise Institute, a free-market Washington think tank. They disagreed, however, on the best solution.

Tags: workforce , management , SBA , Commerce , USTR , federal reorganization , Chamber of Commerce , Center for American Progress , American Enterprise Institute , Emily Kopp

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Industry group warns of bleakest IT budget in 17 years

The government's IT budget hasn't been squeezed this hard since Forrest Gump was on the big screen in 1994. In the next five years, agencies will focus their spending on mission-critical technology. They're also finding ways to save money though nontraditional contracts and IT consolidation, a survey by the industry group TechAmerica Foundation found.

Tags: technology , IT , TechAmerica Foundation , Dan Heinemeier , robert haas , acqusition , budget , cybersecurity , cloud computing , mobile , Emily Kopp

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Army to test enterprise e-mail for all of DoD

Lt. Gen. Sorenson says the service will issue a RFP in the coming weeks. Then the Army will follow with a solicitation for its data center consolidation effort, called APCs. Sorenson says it will launch Apps for the Army in the coming weeks as well.

Tags: technology , contracting , Jeff Sorenson , Army , DISA , AFCEA , Apple , enterprise e-mail , data centers , area processing centers , Apps for the Army , Web 2.0 , Forge.mil

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Groves: Census reorg will boost efficiency, technological edge

Census Director Robert Groves explains how the agency will be able to still perform effectively despite the consolidation and cuts.

Tags: Robert Groves , Census , reorganization , management , budget , In Depth

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What you need to know about data center consolidation

Learn what technologies and strategies must be used effectively and efficiently to properly consolidate your data centers. Josh Stephens is the vice president of technology at SolarWinds

Tags: In Depth , technology , data center , data management , SolarWinds , Josh Stephens

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Civilian BRAC bill clears subcommittee mark-up

The legislation would save taxpayers billions of dollars, claims the bill's sponsor Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif).

Tags: Jeff Denham , OMB , federal properties , BRAC , budget , Congress , Jolie Lee

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Interagency board identifies underused fed buildings

Congress is holding the government accountable for federal building ownership and leasing. Rep. Holmes Norton is asking GSA for access to excess building data.

Tags: real estate , budget , GAO , OMB , Darrell Issa , Kathleen Turco , Eleanor Holmes Norton , Thomas Davis , Gene Dodaro , Ryan Alexander , John Buckner

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