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GAO backs boost in oversight of executive pay-for-performance (12/16/08) Watchdog recommends that OPM and OMB streamline certification process for senior executive pay systems. New international development agency could emerge under Obama (11/13/08) More than 20 agencies governmentwide administer foreign assistance programs. Foreign Service officers clamor for security clearance reform (11/10/08) Wish list of diplomatic community also includes pleas for more staff and training. Scramble likely for seats on House Armed Services Committee (11/06/08) As many as seven slots have opened up on the high-profile panel. Agencies end fiscal 2008 with higher management marks (11/03/08) Scores improve in making services more efficient and measuring program performance. Preparing for the Transition: Two Schools of Thought (10/28/08) Our series on the upcoming transition continues this week with tips for career managers on how to get into the minds of new appointees.
Contract dollars awarded to small firms on the rise (10/22/08) Small businesses still receive less of the pie than mandated, and data continues to be plagued by errors. Preparing for the Transition: Dos and Don'ts (10/14/08) A former government executive lists what career professionals should -- and shouldn't -- do when a new administration comes to Washington.
State Department urged to boost hiring (10/08/08) New report cautions against an increasing "militarization" of diplomacy. Top-notch civil servants lauded at black-tie gala (09/17/08) Awards recognize achievements in disaster planning, environmental protection, medicine, law and social justice.
Progress in Afghanistan gets rockier (09/15/08) If Iraq is the model for how to defeat an insurgency, NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan have a very long road ahead.
Candidates stress need to restore faith in government (09/12/08) Americans would be more inclined toward public service if they were confident federal agencies were effective, McCain and Obama say. Lawmaker cries foul over government-sponsored travel to global conference (08/06/08) Agencies are spending nearly $500,000 to send federal employees to an annual international conference on HIV/AIDS, report says. U.S. counterterrorism efforts flounder in North Africa, GAO says (08/05/08) Interagency conflicts and lack of an integrated strategy thwart critical program. Officials call for dramatic boost in State Department staff (07/17/08) Ohio senator and others recommend a 16 percent increase in workforce in addition to more language and skills training. Africa Command has trouble filling key civilian slots (07/16/08) The initial goal was to fill a quarter of staff positions with experts from civilian agencies; now the target is 4 percent and even that is proving difficult. Service to America Medals finalists unveiled (06/18/08) Nominees recognized for their work in science, technology and human rights issues. House-passed bill seeks better coordination between State and Defense (05/23/08) Amendment would establish a 12-member panel to review how the two departments, as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development, collaborate on overseas national security issues. Senior executives back pay for performance (05/13/08) Execs report they're being held accountable for results, but satisfaction with overall pay drops. Reconstruction teams hindered by lack of resources, skills (04/28/08) House committee is "amazed" that groups' missions in Iraq, Afghanistan are not more defined.
