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What does the future federal workforce look like?

Executives from Deloitte Consulting LLP explain the company's vision for the future of the federal workforce, sharing details from their Fed Cloud plan.

Tags: Dan Helfrich , charles tierney , Bill Eggers , Deloitte , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , fedcloud , hiring , In Depth , best practices , management , technology

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USAJobs 3.0 glitches part of 'growing pains'

Jeff Neal, the former CHCO at the Homeland Security Department, said the glitches are not structural and are "growing pains" in standing up a large and complex system.

Tags: Jeff Neal , CHCO Council , hiring , In Depth , OPM , usa jobs , technology

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Improving your agency's performance, with AU's Robert Tobias and OPM's John Berry

Tags: management , best practices , John Berry , Office of Personnel Management , Robert Tobias , American University , Jeffrey Zients , Office of Management and Budget

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New command at tip of DoD cyber spear, Lt. Gen. Alexander says

Services react with relief and expectation for what new organization can do for the military. Alexander says securing DoD networks is foremost focus.

Tags: technology , security , Keith Alexander , Greg Schumacher , David Senty , Sean Filipowski , Ray Letteer , DoD , NSA , Air Force , Army , Navy , Marines Corps , DHS , AFCEA , cybersecurity , Cyber Command ,

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DorobekInsider: Obama expected to nominate GAO’s Gordon to OFPP post — soon

Tags: management , White House , Whose In and Whose Out , nominations , oversight , procurement

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Interagency working group developing cybersecurity workforce models

OPM is giving agencies until Jan. 15 to report on their cybersecurity workforce hiring needs.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , OPM , NIST , FISMA

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Agencies need rules before bringing jobs in-house

Rep. Issa says acquisition reform must begin with defining inherently governmental. He also proposes to use third parties to help write contract requirements.

Tags: contracting , Rep. Darrell Issa , Jeff Liebman , OMB , Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Energy , DoD , U.S. Chamber of Commerce , acquisition reform , inherently governmental , In-sourcing , A-76 , P&B

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House bill calls for cyber workforce report

Lawmakers expected to vote on Cybersecurity Enhancement Act that would give NIST more authority. Bill also focuses on research and development around cybersecurity.

Tags: technology , Daniel Lipinski , NIST , NSFWhite House , Office of Science and Technology Policy , cybersecurity , FDCC ,

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Users frustrated with the new, overwhelmed USAJobs 3.0

Federal jobseekers are complaining that the new version of the USAJobs.gov website is slow and clunky. The Office of Personnel Management had promised that it would be more streamlined and easier to use than the previous version. It is asking agencies that use the site to recruit to extend their application deadlines while it works out the kinks.

Tags: hiring , USAJobs.gov , technology , Gov 2.0 , OPM , John Berry , Emily Kopp , CHCO Council

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One more year of pay freeze, contracting cuts in Senate committee recs

A Senate committee is recommending the super committee consider one more year of a federal pay freeze, increases to retirement contributions and a 15 percent cut to contracting at agencies.

Tags: Congress , super committee , Susan Collins , Joe Lieberman , pay and benefits , pay freeze , budget , management , Jolie Lee , Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government , senate homeland security and governmental affairs , senate homeland security and governmental affairs , Senate

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