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The mistreatment of federal employees is at an 18-year low, but that doesn\'t mean it can\'t get better. The Merit Systems Protection Board has some recommendations on how to improve.
September 02, 2011 -
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In an interim rule, the agency listed four ways someone could be banned from the agency. SSA said threats against employees rose 43 percent from 2009 to 2010.
September 02, 2011 -
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On today\'s Federal Drive: The Labor Department and contractors are butting heads over a new final rule, the Army makes progress on digitizing Arlington Cemetery records and the Combined Federal Campaign kicks off its 50th year.
September 02, 2011 -
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The Labor Department issued a final rule in the Federal Register Monday implementing a 2009 Executive Order requiring the employees of losing incumbent vendors to be offered the right-of-first-refusal for vacancies with the winning contractor. Industry associations have expressed dismay over the rules, which is broader than a similar one enacted in the 1990s.
September 02, 2011 -
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Ahead of a Senate hearing Tuesday on the Postal Service\'s financial woes, the National Association of Postal Supervisors is urging senators to change the USPS\' payment schedule for retiree health care. The union said it would oppose the elimination of Saturday delivery and other legislative proposals.
September 01, 2011 -
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Tim McManus, vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, how agencies can use the program to hand-pick new employees.
September 01, 2011 -
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The Obama administration and the Defense Department said Wednesday they are making progress in reforming contracting in overseas contingency operations. An independent commission found the government has lost up to $60 billion to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan.
September 01, 2011 -
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The Office of Personnel Management said shared registers will make it easier and quicker for agencies to fill openings for entry-level budget analysts and IT specialists. OPM will send requesting agencies a list of the \"best qualified\" candidates. Agencies then will have 30 days to review the applications.
September 01, 2011 -
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The federal government needs to hire 30,000 cybersecurity professionals. But does anybody out there want the jobs? That\'s what the Government Accountability Office is trying to find out
September 01, 2011 -
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Mary Mitchell, of The Mitchell Organization, a training and consulting practice, joined the Federal Drive to discuss ways to defuse workplace tension.
September 01, 2011 -
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On today\'s Federal Drive: GSA seeks to dispel myths about its green contracting rules, OPM prepares to revamp its federal jobs website and new job-creating guidelines for agencies from the White House.
September 01, 2011 -
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The Office of Personnel Management will roll out the latest version of the Web portal USAJobs.gov in October. OPM said USAJobs.gov will protect applicant data better and will make it easier for agencies to mine data, create reports and refine their recruitment strategies.
September 01, 2011 -
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When it comes to politics are federal workers, postal employees and government retirees mostly Democrats, Republicans or Independents. Unions representing feds are solidly in the Democratic camp. But what about members and non members they represent, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders?
September 01, 2011 -
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The Missouri Democrat said the Pentagon needs to hire and improve training of contracting officers. She said the $31 billion in waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan should be a wake-up call for Congress to better fund the acquisition workforce.
August 31, 2011
