Budget
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Questions about agency funding, pay freezes, and benefits are answered for feds as the end of the year approaches.
December 16, 2010 -
The bill aims to improve acquisition workforce training, increase accountability and expand the use of the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund.
December 16, 2010 -
Prefunding USPS pension plans, says the Postal Service, is breaking them. Lorie Nelson, with the USPS OIG, has some surprising findings.
December 16, 2010 -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has dismissed one of its top organic standards experts because he expressed personal opinions on technical matters. Attorney Bill Bransford explains why that may, or may not, be a problem.
December 16, 2010 -
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday unveiled a reorganization plan for the State Department that include a new coordinator for cyber security.
December 16, 2010 -
Tim Embree, an Iraq veteran and a legislative associate of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, explained the ramifications for vets if the defense spending act does not pass Congress.
December 15, 2010 -
Katrina McFarland replaces Frank Anderson, who retired in May.
December 15, 2010 -
December 15th, 2010 October is Cybersecurity month. Jane Norris, host of the new FedCentral program, will be joined by Karen Evans, partner at KE&T Partners, LLC, and former Administrator for E-Government and IT at OMB along with JR Reagan, principal with Deloitte & Touche LLP to discuss Cyber Workforce trends including key findings from the Human Capital Crisis in Cybersecurity study.
December 15, 2010 -
The Pentagon is launching a pilot program to share IT workers with the private sector.
December 15, 2010 -
The 2011 Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities database is intended to assist federal and private-sector employers in identifying workers with disabilities. Labor\'s John Beverly tells us about it.
December 15, 2010 -
PRONOM is a web-based public technical registry of more than 750 different digital file formats that enables digital archivists, records managers and the public to precisely identify and confirm digital file formats. NARA\'s Kenneth Thibodeau explains why that\'s important.
December 15, 2010 -
The $1.1 trillion Senate omnibus bill would authorize President Obama\'s pay freeze proposal. But it protects against furloughs or reductions-in-force. The Senate\'s bill would replace the House\'s version, which is a continuing resolution. Lawmakers must approve a bill before Dec. 19 when the current CR expires.
December 14, 2010 -
Former USDA CIO Anne Reed responds to OMB\'s plan to reform IT management.
December 14, 2010 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a new way of managing risks.
December 14, 2010 -
Whether it\'s decking the halls or planning for parties, the holiday season brings with it a host of distractions for workers. Accountemps\' Josh Howarth tells us about a new survey looking at pre-holiday productivity.
December 14, 2010