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Trump names new ethics chief
The Trump administration has nominated Emory Rounds to head the Office of Government Ethics.
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OMB's user guide to the MGT Act
The Office of Management and Budget is working on a rules-of-the-road document to cover how agencies can seek and use funds under the MGT Act.
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IT hiring fair offers early successes
Federal agencies are seeing an early yield from their participation in a first-of-its-kind governmentwide federal IT hiring fair in November.
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Oversight Chairman Gowdy won't seek reelection
After a short stint holding the House Oversight and Government Reform gavel, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) announced plans to leave Congress.
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Trump: Expand VA's firing authority governmentwide
In his State of the Union, President Trump touted the Department of Veterans Affairs' use of new power to terminate low-performing employees, and wants Congress to expand the measure to cover all agencies.
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Critical Census test to start on schedule, as long as the government doesn't shut down
Despite its unconfirmed budget and the possibility of another shutdown, the Census Bureau is moving ahead with its plans to conduct its critical dress rehearsal on time.
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Trump picks federal CIO
Ernst & Young's Suzette Kent is the administration's choice to serve as CIO and lead the Office of E-Government at OMB.
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Anne Altman to chair Siemens Government Tech board
The longtime federal business leader for IBM will succeed retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal.
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Do ethics norms still matter in the workforce?
Government ethics experts worry that perceived ethical lapses at top of the administration are influencing everyday feds.
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Connolly doubts full funding deal is possible by Feb. 8
A Democratic supporter of the continuing resolution currently funding the government says that there's too much to do and not enough time to do it before the measure expires.
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Even short shutdowns complicate federal hiring
With two government shutdowns in recent memory -- and a third looming -- the disruptions of federal operations make an already-protracted federal hiring process even more challenging.
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Senate votes to end shutdown
A midday procedural vote in the Senate clears the way to reopen the government with a stopgap spending bill that lasts through Feb. 8.
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Shutdown continues, but quick end possibly in sight
After a weekend of legislative negotiations, the Senate will begin key procedural votes at noon on Jan. 22 to end the shutdown.
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Government shuts down as CR fails in the Senate
Large parts of the federal government will shutter at least temporarily as Congress fails to enact a four-week stopgap spending bill. As agencies prepare to power down, officials say cybersecurity is being given a higher priority than it was in the 2013 shutdown.
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Pentagon CMO reorg to take effect
The White House announced the promotion of the Defense Department's current deputy chief management officer, John Gibson to the new role of CMO.
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House passes CR, but shutdown still looms
The House of Representatives voted to pass a month-long funding bill to keep the government open, but its Senate prospects are uncertain.
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Connolly, Schatz push to give feds a pay raise
Bill would improve upon the 1.9 percent pay increase the president proposed for civilian employees.
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Agencies still adjusting to FITARA
Agencies consistently underreport IT project funding, according to a recent oversight report, but progress is being made.
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FITARA sponsor Issa to retire from Congress
The former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the lead sponsor of the IT procurement bill FITARA is calling it quits.
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