Digital Government

Pay raises revoked for some SES members

Performance-based pay raises for hundreds of Senior Executive Service members have been rescinded, but administration officials say this has nothing to do with the two-year pay freeze.

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OPM helps NASA's aerospace workers find jobs

OPM wants agency recruitment efforts to extend to the 6,000 NASA workers who need to find a new job with the end of the 30-year space shuttle program.

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Off-track IT investments face do-or-die reviews

As part of the Obama administration's 25-point IT reform plan, agencies are critically evaluating underperforming projects to determine whether corrective action can save them.

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Feds motivated by more than just pay

It seems that pay is not the most important driver when it comes to federal employees’ performance, at least according to some of FCW’s vocal readers. Instead, feds are encouraged by strong managers and their commitment to public service.

Digital Government

How can the government improve? Tell it.

The Obama administration wants to hear from feds as it begins a government reorganization effort.

Digital Government

Google's recipe for superior managers

Can the federal government learn anything from the company’s latest HR project?

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Short-term budget extensions hurt government operations, sources say

The federal government has been operating under temporary funding measures since October 2010, leaving many agencies in limbo in terms of spending and planning for the current fiscal year.

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GAO official calls for stronger IT spending oversight

The federal government must strengthen its oversight of IT spending, a Government Accountability Office official said.

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Shutdown deferred for another few weeks

The government could have closed down on March 18, but Congress passed yet another funding extension that gives lawmakers three more weeks to reach a compromise on a long-term bill.

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OPM's Berry: Performance and pay need not be linked

The federal government is looking to establish a new performance management system, according to a senior administration official.

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Federal CIO Kundra cites progress on IT reform plan

The Interior Department has elevated the role of its CIO and other agencies are likely to follow in coming months, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said.

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OPM seeks to elevate federal information management personnel

The Office of Personnel Management is moving to strengthen information management in the government.