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It has been months since the last meeting of the Federal News Radio Book Club. Well, it’s back — and with a book that I think will really get you to think. The book is…
March 08, 2010 -
Following up on OPM’s note earlier this week, OPM Director John Berry issued a memo yesterday thanking employees for bearing with the snowpoclypse in recent weeks, but he also lays out the first recommendations for…
February 18, 2010 -
On Monday, the DorobekINSIDER pointed you comments made by Senator elect Scott Brown (R-MA) where he said that feds made double the private sector. Read the full comments here, but the relevant portion: We need…
February 03, 2010 -
Federal employees making twice as much as their private sector counterparts, right? That’s what Senator-elect Scott Brown said during his interview Sunday with Barbara Walters on ABC News’ This Week: Photo: ABC News WALTERS: President…
February 01, 2010 -
Each Friday, Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Francis Rose is asking the question: What are the top stories of the week? And at 2p ET on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s In Depth with Francis…
January 15, 2010 -
Government workers generally despise the term “bureaucrat” — mostly because it has all sorts of negative connotations. Generally politicians use it dripping with derision as they scoff at the work done by government workers. And…
January 14, 2010 -
We’re all back to it today after a few weeks focusing on thing… well, other then work, right? Well, hard core work just hasn’t been the top priority. But we’re all back to it today…
January 04, 2010 -
UPDATED with the text of the bills… Breaking news — Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Bob Bennett (R-UT) have just introduced two bills that seek to improve the federal acquisition workforce. The…
December 17, 2009 - DorobekInsider: USDA gets approval for employee buy outs from OPM as mega-management reorg continues
The Agriculture Department is moving forward with its controversial mega-management reorganization and today, USDA officials announced that the agency has received approval from the Office of Personnel Management to move forward with early retirement offers…
November 25, 2009 -
The Agriculture Department is moving forward with its controversial mega-management reorganization and today, USDA officials announced that the agency has received approval from the Office of Personnel Management to move forward with early retirement offers…
November 25, 2009 -
I was out yesterday so I wasn’t able to highlight this — I had heard it was in the works awhile ago — but OMB chief performance officer Jeffrey Zients yesterday announced that Shelley Metzenbaum…
September 25, 2009 -
Update: See the video of the DorobekInsider on DC’s News Channel 8 here. This goes back to an earlier post on this subject that was based on the monthly column that I wrote for I…
September 01, 2009 -
One of the big stories of the week — and possibly of the year — are the developments with the National Security Personnel System. NSPS, of course, is the Defense Department’s pay-for-performance system — it…
August 31, 2009 -
Late last week, we told you about two scathing reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general’s office. And they are still the buzz around town. You can download PDF of the two reports…
August 24, 2009 -
Yes, I’ve been going on and on and on about the fifth meeting of the Federal News Radio Book Club, talking about the book Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation by James P. Andrew and…
August 05, 2009