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Marc Groman, chief privacy officer for the Office of Management and Budget, revealed the progress made toward updating how the federal government handles privacy and civil liberties as President Barack Obama signs a new executive order.
February 09, 2016 -
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President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for $19 billion for federal cybersecurity efforts in fiscal 2017. The White House wants to use some of the money to create a $3.1 billion IT modernization fund and provide more education to federal employees as part of a new cyber national action plan.
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Federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area are open on Tuesday, Feb. 9, and employees have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
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The American Federation of Government Employees, along with some members of Congress, said a 5.3 percent pay raise for civilian and military personnel isn't out of the question in 2017, after six years of nearly stagnant wages.
February 08, 2016 -
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Even though we've lived through a city-flattening blizzard, the advent of a bear market and umpteen presidential debates on TV, the year is still young. You still have time to do some careful planning on the financial front. Jessica Klement, legislative director of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with predictions for what Congress will do to and about the federal workforce this year.
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Other agency CIOs should take notice for how House lawmakers focused on the $250,000 paid to the Education Department CIO despite what they call poor overall performance, most specifically around cybersecurity.
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The next time somebody proposes contracting out something that touches so many of us, maybe somebody should suggest that the politicians making the push should have a little skin in the game.
February 08, 2016 Talent acquisition manager Mike Bruni will discuss job trends in the federal government, the kinds of workers that agencies need, and how to land a job in what is a competitive and challenging federal market. February 5, 2016
February 07, 2016-
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A group of five senators introduced a bill that would add new incentives for agencies to sell or lease empty and under-used federal property. The Federal Property Management Reform Act also sets stricter requirements for keeping track of federal buildings.
February 05, 2016 -
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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) authored a provision in the fiscal 2016 omnibus spending bill requiring OMB to create governmentwide customer service standards.
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As usual, more federal employees filed for retirement in January than any other month in the last year. The Office of Personnel Management ended January with an inventory of 19,761 unprocessed claims.
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Two years ago, a federal appeals court ruled against a financial analyst and a military commissary employee who said they’d been summarily removed from their positions without being able to contest their agencies’ decisions before the Merit Systems Protection Board. At issue is a category of federal jobs called “noncritical sensitive.” Even though those workers don’t handle classified information, the government contends that airing their cases before MSPB could expose “sensitive” information — and the label now applies to about 200,000 Defense Department workers, according to two members of Congress who say they need more due process rights. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) introduced a bill this week to make clear that MSPB is allowed to hear those employees' claims. Holmes Norton talked with Federal Drive with Tom Temin by phone about why the appeals court’s ruling needs to be overturned.
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The government is big, with 2 million people in the civilian workforce. It's also middle-aged. Only 7 percent are under 30. Now the Office of Personnel Managment has come out with something called the Pathways Toolkit to help agencies hire greater numbers of younger people. Tim McManus, the vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, told Federal Drive with Temin how it's helping OPM develop the new tools.
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The Office of Special Counsel is urging individual agencies to register for OSC’s 2302 (c) Certification Program, which provides information on prohibited personnel practices and offers protection for whistleblowers.
February 05, 2016
