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The 'just do it' program manager
Good program managers, like good politicians, make promises and then deliver
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Campaign encourages students to consider federal service
The Partnership for Public Service has launched a nationwide effort to encourage college students to pursue careers in the government.
Digital Government
Senate passes 2008 spending bill for Labor, Education, HHS
The $606 billion appropriations bill would provide funding for the Labor, Education and Health and Human Services departments. President Bush promised to veto the bill.
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Academic programs in homeland security make gains, report states
More academic institutions are offering degree and certificate programs in homeland security, but the field lacks standard coursework and core teaching areas, according to a new report.
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Akaka, Davis introduce bill to improve labor/management relations
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) have introduced legislation in the Senate and House that would create a labor/management partnership council.
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Mary Lacey brokers pay changes
Program executive leads DOD through a difficult personnel system transformation
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Experts tout virtual work environments
Knowledge management experts at the Program Management Summit 2007 agreed that virtual offices are the wave of the future for effective collaboration.
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Be adaptable, SSA's CIO tells program managers
Thomas Hughes said predicting trends and focusing on agencies' missions should be their main goals.
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EVM replaces spreadsheets
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory manages 20 projects under an earned value management system.
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SEC case proves merit pay is hard
Arbitrator identifies subjective practices in SEC’s merit compensation system
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OPM wants new evaluation of security clearance process
Director Linda Springer, citing progress on the security clearance backlog, has called for an updated report from the Government Accountability Office.
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GAO analysts vote to form union
‘Ecstatic’ employees turn their focus to setting bargaining priorities
Modernization
OPM posts alert on USAJobs
Experts assessing fallout from USAJobs breach warn users to beware of scams
Modernization
GSA’s 50 percent solution: How to get there
How can the General Services Administration reach its goal of having 50 percent of eligible employees teleworking at least one day a week within three years?
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GAO analysts vote for union representation
By a wide margin, analysts at the Government Accountability Office voted Sept. 19 to be represented by the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.
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Rep. Davis introduces bill to promote rehiring of retirees
The legislation would let retired federal employees return to work on a short-term basis without losing annuity benefits.
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GSA sets new goal for telework: 50 percent by 2010
Adminstrator Lurita Doan said that the agency is developing plans to let half of its eligible employees telework by 2010.
Modernization
Crisis leaders are a special breed
Harvard researchers develop yardstick to predict decision-making abilities.
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Arbitrator finds SEC pay system discriminatory
The arbitrator found that the commission's pay-for-performance system discriminated against African-American and older employees.
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The most divisive issue: Pay
Distrust has stalled federal efforts to change the 50-year-old civil service pay system.
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