People
Public experts could become on-demand resources
GSA wants feedback on ExpertNet, a draft concept for soliciting and collecting advice on specific topics from experts in the public.
People
Bill seeks to protect against counterfeit IT
Defense Department officials worry that globalization of the IT industry increases its vulnerability to malicious or counterfeit IT systems.
People
Commission vote leaves 3-year pay freeze proposal in limbo
The commission proposes a three-year federal employee pay freeze while scaling back the size of the federal workforce by 10 percent.
People
Could pay freeze send feds to private sector?
As the likelihood of a freeze on federal pay sinks in, experts wonder about the long term effects on recruiting, retention and retirement.
Digital Government
Senate committee approves Dodaro as GAO head
Nominee Dodaro has worked at the Government Accountability Office for 37 years and would lead GAO as comptroller general.
Digital Government
Are feds ho-hum about pay freeze?
Several employees from the General Services Administration didn't really complain about losing out on plenty of money over the next two years.
Digital Government
Pay freeze: How $2B + 1 decade = $60B
Jeffrey Zients, federal chief performance officer, explains the math behind President Barack Obama's projected $60 billion in savings with a two-year freeze on federal salaries.
People
Pay freeze idea gets chilly reception
The president's proposal to freeze the pay of federal workers generates objections from labor unions and questions of fairness from congressional leaders.
Digital Government
Feds could see pay freeze
Administration officials hope for $2 billion in savings for fiscal 2011 and more in the coming years.
People
Issa sets tone for Government Reform Committee
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he plans to examine government operations and find ways to improve them.
Modernization
OMB to push for big changes in IT management
The federal government is doing a major rehab on how it oversees and manages the $70 billion in annual IT spending.
People
Telework bill finally on president's desk
Legislation is an attempt to greatly increase the number of federal employees allowed to telework, but its critics say it won't do the job.
Digital Government
Alaska firms could lose special status in new legislation
Sen. Claire McCaskill's bill would remove exclusive provisions for the companies owned by Alaska Native Corporations.
Acquisition
GSA acquisition team gets down to business
Some leaders aren't hailed with cheers and thunderous applause. Instead, they make people realize it’s time to get to work.
Cybersecurity
Priscilla Guthrie to leave CIO job at ODNI, report says
The national intelligence director has announced Charlene Leubecker will be acting CIO.
Cybersecurity
OMB exec brings wide-angle lens to anti-terror unit
Mike Howell's move from OMB to the Information Sharing Environment could bolster that program and expand the administration's understanding of it, experts say.
Modernization
Is it time to stop mailing the Federal Register?
Few employees reference the hard copy, but many read it online, officials say.
People
Administration uses IT to cut improper payments
Agencies show a good start toward reaching the goal of reducing improper payments by $50 billion by the end of 2012, officials said.
Acquisition
Acquisition workforce gets half-hearted support, survey shows
A new survey shows a widening chasm between the trajectory of policy and what acquisition workers see as benefits.
People
Tracking bill could cost $75M, CBO says
The $75 million would be in addition to the $50 million to $100 million the government spends annually to meet current GPRA mandates.
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