Modernization
Attensity masters linguistics
Company touts its mid-October release of Attensity 4 as a complete analyst’s desktop
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Surveys to tap into feds’ feelings
Mandatory satisfaction surveys are meant to give agencies new insights into their leadership and management practices.
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GAO’s go-to guy on governance issues
As managing director of strategic issues, Mihm advises lawmakers.
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OPM awards third Retirement Systems Modernization contract
The Office of Personnel Management selected Integic, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, to digitize federal employee retirement records.
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5 lessons from Katrina
Nonprofit group makes management recommendations based on public-sector responses to Hurricane Katrina.
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3 performance management tips
Author says OMB and others should know the limitations of performance management.
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New book offers managers tips on keeping the best employees
"Retaining Your Best People" describes complex set of managerial skills necessary to retain best workers.
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McKinsey and Co. makes the case for federal productivity increases
Better management practices could improve government and the economy, McKinsey consultants say.
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Fed executive salaries shrink
Some lawmakers consider whether to restructure federal executive pay.
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Discrimination complaints decline
Reprisal and age discrimination were the most frequent reasons employees filed complaints with the EEOC in fiscal 2005.
Cybersecurity
UPDATED: TSA goes sole-source for Registered Traveler clearinghouse
The American Association of Airport Executives will manage enrollment for the traveler program.
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Why can’t feds hire better, faster?
Merit Systems Protection Board urges agencies to use successive hiring hurdles.
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The first 90 days: Success strategies
Book offers transition strategies for new government leaders.
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Rand identifies workforce-planning risks
Limited data could slow management efforts to match DOD workforce to supply and demand.
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NAPA says anxiety afflicts A-76 winners
It recommends that more be done to improve post-award morale.
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Forest Service ended year with A-76 savings
A review warns against offsetting the savings with spending increases outside the IT group.
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‘Ticked off’ about pay at GAO
Some GAO analysts give agency’s new market-based pay system a poor grade
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NAPA studies impact of A-76
The National Academy of Public Administration concluded that it is too early to tell how much an A-76 competition has improved IT services at the Forest Service.
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Board urges more contracting training
Effective contracting has become a major concern because of a federal outlay for contract spending that is now more than $328 billion a year.
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