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Why are More Employees Job Hopping?
A recent survey found 47 percent of cleared candidates have been in their jobs less than 3 years.
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Evidence-Based Policy Proponents Face Cost, Privacy, Political Hurdles
Bipartisan commission explores how to make federal data more widely available to program evaluators.
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How to Tame This Attention Span Killing Device
The average human attention span has dropped precipitously since 2000.
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Unions to Trump: Your Federal Hiring Freeze Plan Is Impractical, Harmful
SSA, IRS and USPS among agencies that would suffer most, labor groups say.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Rule Aimed at Fair Treatment of Federal Contract Workers
Preliminary injunction prevents implementation of requirement that contractors disclose alleged labor law violations.
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Testing Federal Power Over Immigration
An upcoming birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court could give some insight as to whether Donald Trump’s proposed ban on immigration could pass Constitutional muster.
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What Will Customer Service Look Like in a Clinton or Trump Administration?
The key is knowing what drives satisfaction.
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Hiring Freeze Will Cause Longer Delays in Disputing Social Security Claims, Group Warns
Union calls for SSA to fire supervisors to allow for support staff funding.
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Now Available: 8,200 Reports Some in Congress Wanted to Stay Private
Transparency groups work out a deal with allied lawmakers to release Congressional Research Service reports.
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Lawmakers Urge Federal Government to Stop Selling Defective Cars to the Public
House Democrats say agency is putting American public’s safety at risk.
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The Science Behind Why We Dress Up
Dressing up every day is an important responsibility, according to Tim Gunn and sartorial science.
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From Voting to Writing a Will: The Power of Making a Plan
As Election Day approaches, candidates in races across the country will be doing everything they can to get out the vote – including turning to behavioral science.
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Kendall: The Pentagon’s Spending Less on Weapons, So Let Me Keep My Job
A 30-year-low in cost growth is part of the defense acquisition undersecretary’s closing argument for why Congress shouldn’t eliminate his position.
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GSA Launches Phase 2 of Making It Easier
The agency continues to work on speeding up the contracting process.
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Having a Backup Plan Might Be the Very Reason You Failed
Research suggests that backup plans change the way goals are pursued, sometimes for the worse.
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Meet the Head of Hillary Clinton's Transition Team
Ken Salazar earns praise from former colleagues, but some are wary of his influence.
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Trump Pledges Governmentwide Hiring Freeze
The proposal would be implemented on his first day in office, Trump said in a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Still Alive: The Movement to Un-Shutter the Office of Technology Assessment
Bipartisan Capitol Hill effort would modernize OTA and counter its reputation as leftist.
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