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• State’s Amin presses for expanded use of biometrics

  One of the top IT officials at the State Department wants to push the boundaries of using biometrics to determine who gets visas and passports in the United States.

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  November 04, 2010
• Debate over telework provisions in union contracts

  Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller explains the new telework provisions in contracts from the American Federation of Government Employees.

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  November 03, 2010
• Bosses overestimate their managing skills

  A study finds bosses overestimate their managing skills, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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  November 03, 2010
• Army fills two top acquisition posts

  The Army has filled two of its highest acquisition jobs. Heidi Shyu has been appointed principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology. Scott Fish is its new chief scientist.

  Federal Drive

  November 03, 2010
• Progress on Obama’s management reform initiatives

  Tom Shoop, editor-in-chief at Government Executive Magazine, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the administration\'s progress in management reform.

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  November 02, 2010
• White House hints at new government priorities

  The White House is offering a peek into its plans for the coming months as Barack Obama enters the third year of his presidency. Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients discussed the future at the Excellence in Government conference Monday.

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  November 02, 2010
• Memo to all staff: Dump your own trash

  The Wall Street Journal reports that about 20,000 Texas state employees are dumping their own trash in an effort to save the state an estimated $825,000 annually on labor costs. The program has the dual…

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  November 01, 2010
• Earned value management gaining traction

  Can the process of earned value management help federal agencies? Some managers are trying it out. Dr. Young Hoon Kwak from George Washington University and Professor Frank Anbari of Drexel join us with the details of a new study on the topic.

  Federal Drive

  November 01, 2010
• OPM tries to make disability hiring easier

  OPM hosted a standing-room only training session to help agencies understand what the Executive Order to hire more people with disabilities calls for. OPM is developing new tools including a database of potentially qualified applicants and online training to help agencies bring more people with disabilities into the government.

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  November 01, 2010
• IRS modernization continues to help improve operations

  A look into the 12 year modernization project at the IRS.

  Federal Drive

  November 01, 2010
• Stop learning the hard way

  Andrew Krzmarzick writes in the GovLoop blog about how collaboration tools have changed the way that workers learn.

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  November 01, 2010
• Social media’s leadership challenges

  Quy Huy and Andrew Shipilov of business school INSEAD write in the Harvard Business Review that their studies found that social media use and community development should come from within an organization and not outsourced.

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  November 01, 2010
• Army directs new energy savings initiatives

  A pair of memos requires facilities worldwide to improve how they construct buildings to be more green and to use different light bulbs. The goal is to conserve energy, be environmentally responsible, and save taxpayer dollars.

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  November 01, 2010
• GSA hires small biz to help small biz

  The GSA Office of Small Business Utilization has turned to a small business for help understanding small business needs. Federal News Radio speaks with Jiyoung Park, GSA Associate Administrator for Small Business Utilization.November 2, 2010

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  October 29, 2010