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Mulvaney's record shows tilt toward outsourcing, cutting federal workforce
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget doesn't have a long record on IT issues, but he's shown an interest in outsourcing to the private sector and trimming the federal workforce by attrition.
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Procurement policy and the transition sweepstakes
While would-be Trump officials are lobbying for jobs, Steve Kelman makes the case for some fundamental policy priorities.
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South Carolina congressman is Trump's pick for OMB director
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), a fiscal hawk and founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
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Job satisfaction is rising at most agencies, but lags for IT workers
For the second year in a row, federal agencies saw employee happiness improve, but IT and cybersecurity specialists’ job satisfaction still lags behind the rest of government.
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What will Trump's innovation policy look like?
Although specifics regarding innovation policy under a Trump administration remain unclear, Trump's campaign promises to create manufacturing jobs for American workers, make better trade deals and increase military spending will likely play out in the technology sector.
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Federal power company seeks CIO
The agency that sells electricity generated by federal dams and nuclear plants to communities in the Pacific Northwest is looking for a CIO that can support its business activities.
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Advice for the next administration
A former agency CIO argues that three key initiatives should drive the federal IT agenda.
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GSA in the crosshairs on Trump lease
House Democrats and others say that President-elect Donald Trump will be in breach of his lease on the Old Post Office when he takes office, but the General Services Administration is not taking a position for now.
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White House honors federal workforce
The White House honored federal employees by recognizing the range of achievements and the ways the workforce has influenced how government operates by leveraging technology over the past eight years
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Gustafson, Mayock get 11th-hour confirmations
Commerce IG and OMB deputy director for management posts are filled after multimonth vacancies.
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Will Trump make acquisition great again?
Steve Kelman sees signs for optimism in some of the president-elect's pronouncements.
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Obama gives feds a pay hike
President Barack Obama authorized a 2.1 percent pay increase for federal civilian employees, a bump over the 1.6 percent increase submitted in August, to match Congress's approved pay increase for defense personnel.
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Federal IT veterans help Trump transition
Among the growing ranks of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are a former e-Government administrator and a former GSA CIO.
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Civil service changes pass in NDAA, while Trump plans workforce moves
The annual defense bill passed Congress with a few provisions that impact the federal workforce. Advisors to President-elect Trump say more changes to federal employment could be on the horizon.
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Remembering Jim Dean
A linchpin from the federal IT community's early days passed away on Nov. 28.
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Making a market for shared services
OMB and GSA have spent the last year bringing structure to agencies' back-office system needs. Now they have to keep it moving for the next administration.
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Trump administration can appoint up to 9,000
Beyond the top-level cabinet positions, President-elect Donald Trump will have as many as 9,000 appointments to make across the government, according to data from the just-released Plum Book of federal jobs.
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Tech leaders urge Senate to codify PIF program
A group of entrepreneurs, coders and former officials are urging the Senate to pass legislation that would make the Presidential Innovation Fellows program a permanent fixture of government.
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House VA committtee gets new boss
Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) will replace outgoing Congressman Jeff Miller of Florida as chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
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Pushing for results-based procurement reform
A former OFPP administrator outlines steps the next administration can take to improve the federal acquisition.
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