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Hold on tight
Well, folks, we hope you enjoyed your Labor Day holiday. Because as Phil Piemonte explains, there will be some rough days ahead for feds after Washington kicks back into full gear.
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What's next, locusts?
Here in the capital region, the biggest calamities we experience are usually political in nature. Lately, they have been just in nature.
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You think you're so smart
Being a brainiac may not necessarily be the keys to the kingdom when seeking a government job, according to one recent survey.
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We're getting a bad feeling about this
Ever feel like you're being waterboarded by the federal government?
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The great downsizing has begun
Who out there thinks they will recognize the federal workforce a year from now?
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Favoritism and other pernicious practices
More than a few feds have indicated that they believe favoritism is alive and well in the federal workplace.
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Do you hear shoes dropping?
Two senior Republican senators earlier this week introduced a bill to extend the pay freeze and reduce the size of the federal workforce.
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Good news, for a change
Sick of the debt ceiling? Tired of fed bashing? Ready for a break? Well, we’ve dug through the news and picked some stories aimed at lowering your blood pressure. Read on…
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The deadline cometh
One begins to wonder how many D-Days can be packed into a single year.
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Get those resumes in order
Consider yourself on notice, all you folks at the Education, Labor and Commerce departments: We’re just going to have to shut you down.
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The 'Horrible Bosses' bandwagon
It's a comedy on the big screen -- but no laughing matter in the workplace.
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'Insufficient training' not an easy excuse
Training can advance your performance — but what if you don't get it?
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'My name is Joe, and I am a fed'
OK, all you put-upon feds out there. Time to speak out.
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Feeling TSA workers' pain
The headline on the press release screams in bold letters: "Big Labor Captures Airport Screeners."
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Many grads, but not the right stuff
There's a Catch-22 in government hiring these days -- and a Senate panel took a closer look at it this week.
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How social are your media?
Agencies and corporations have been on a hot streak laying down and revising guidelines for the on-the-job use (or non-use) of social media. How's it working at your agency?
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The incredible shrinking bonus
As you probably have heard by now, the Obama administration has drawn a line in the budgetary sand that caps the total amount agencies can spend on individual performance awards.
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About that telework thing
OPM says agencies are moving steadily toward broader implementation of telework. However...
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Getting rid of the deadwood
“Employees should be retained on the basis of the adequacy of their performance,” according to the sixth Merit Principle.
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Federal pay: Are you one of the 77,000?
You may have heard about a Congressional Research Service study that found that about 77,000 feds make more than the governors of their states.
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