Management
3 Tips to Make Change ‘Stick” In Your Organization
When leaders forget to manage the process, they doom their chances of changing anything.
Management
Program Managers Too Scarce in the Federal Government, Survey Concludes
The private sector does a better job with training and career development, nonprofit finds.
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China Thwarts Its Citizens’ Access to White House Petition
The appeal asked the U.S. to deport a well-connected Chinese woman accused of trying to poison her college roommate in the 1990s.
Management
Obama’s Pick for Regulatory Chief Survives Gentle Grilling
Senators ask Shelanski about economic burden, tardy reviews and future agenda.
Management
What the Heck is a Vision Board (And Should I Use One)?
Creative, motivational and out of the box: the potential performance boost of vision boards.
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Contractor Work on $2 Billion NSA Computer Compounds Is Kept Quiet
Construction crews are speeding toward completion of a mammoth data center in Utah and computing facility in Maryland.
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VA Reaches ‘Tipping Point’ in Processing Backlogged Disability Claims
Department reduced pending claims by 74,000 since March.
Defense
Pentagon Preparing Two Budget Plans for Fiscal 2014
Sequestration cuts are ‘embarrassing,’ could require sharp workforce reductions, official says.
Management
When is a Federal Program Actually a 'Program'?
In search of an answer, a look at the "atomic" level of federal programs.
Defense
Retirement Cuts Offset Health Care Spending Increases in Defense Bill
Extension of TRICARE Prime would increase costs, while eliminating back pay to some retirees would reduce them.
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Senator Slams Pentagon for Its Electronic Health Record Strategy
Patty Murray says the ‘best option’ would be an open source system with VA.
Pay & Benefits
Commentary: The Compensation Fallacy
Arbitrary contractor pay caps would only compound government’s problems.
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Pentagon Will Soon Count Contractors – At a Cost
Defense comptroller does not specify how high the price-tag will be.
Defense
Military Commanders Retain Powers in Sexual Assault Cases
Senate Armed Services Committee chair Carl Levin killed the proposal.
Pay & Benefits
White House Cancels Presidential Rank Awards
A group representing federal senior execs says move may violate federal law.
Management
Ambassador's Prostitute Excuse Won't Help State's Coverup Case
The ambassador is calling his prostitution allegations "baseless" because... he lives in "a beautiful park in Brussels."
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter. Will the NSA Surveil Her?
The PRISM program and the former Secretary of State are topics for jokes Tuesday.
Management
Pentagon Leaders Put Support Contractors on Notice for Deep Cuts
Shift should return clout to civil servants.
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