Budget
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The Department of Veterans Affairs named 12 finalists in an employee contest to find ways to improve the agency\'s career training and counseling services.
August 15, 2011 -
A bipartisan group of senators is urging the Defense Department to release information on contractor debt collection after the department\'s Inspector General report found deficiencies in DoD\'s debt collection practices.
August 15, 2011 -
Mackenzie Eaglen from the Heritage Foundation says the Super committee needs to think twice before making major Defense cuts.
August 12, 2011 -
The Government Accountability Office joins a growing list of federal departments and agencies that wants to offer early retirements and voluntary separations to its employees. GAO said the move is in anticipation of a smaller 2012 budget.
August 12, 2011 -
Facing a second year of losses totaling $8 billion or more, the agency also wants to pull its workers out of the retirement and health benefits plans covering federal workers and set up its own benefit systems. Congressional approval would be needed for these changes.
August 12, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: USPS announced it\'s considering massive job cuts, Veterans Affairs large-scale IT contract under siege from bid protests and expanded benefits to the post-9/11 GI Bill.
August 12, 2011 -
Getting and keeping a security clearance is vital in a growing number of federal jobs. And useful when feds retire and go into the private sector. But are those all-important clearances going to be harder to get, and keep in the future? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains. (This column was originally published on July 13, 2011.)
August 12, 2011 -
Patricia Niehaus, national president of the Federal Managers Association, shared her experience in government in keeping the information flowing from D.C. to the field and back.
August 11, 2011 -
The agency is using HUDStat sessions to set, oversee and accomplish performance goals. HUD and VA are using these meetings to ensure they are meeting their joint goal to reduce homelessness among veterans. HUD\'s Peter Grace said getting program managers to talk honestly about their challenges has been among the biggest changes.
August 11, 2011 -
Jeff Neal is the former Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security.
August 10, 2011 -
The list of members of Congress that will make up the \"Super Committee\" responsible for finding more than a trillion dollars in deficit cuts is filling out.
August 10, 2011 -
Scott Spreier is from Hay Group\'s leadership and talent practice, and he\'s been looking at the agencies that are the most innovative.
August 10, 2011 -
George Buck is the Pittsburgh FEB executive director.
August 10, 2011 -
The 28 Federal Executive Boards across the country play an integral role in bringing agencies together and ensuring communication to and from Washington. The organizations coordinate agencies\' efforts and provide input during policy development. FEBs play a key role during emergencies by acting as the conduit of information.
August 10, 2011 -
Mike Lofgren is a retired staffer on the Senate Budget Committee. He writes about the reality of the budget situation in the LA Times, and he discusses what he sees in the budget discussions.
August 09, 2011