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Rafael Enrique Valero

Oversight

Government's green purchasing program faces oversight challenges

Now that a federal program to buy green goods is a reality, Uncle Sam is discovering the difficulty of measuring its results.

Features

Tracking Greenbacks

Now that a federal program to buy green goods is a reality, Uncle Sam is discovering the difficulty of measuring its results.

Oversight

OPM employee pitches winning idea in federal contest

A member of Gen ‘Y’ devises an online career quiz to match job seekers with the right government gig.

Oversight

OMB aims to further streamline security clearance process

President Bush slated to issue executive order June 30.

Defense

Defense, VA urged to spend more on mental health, brain injury treatments

Better treatment for post-traumatic stress and brain injuries would result in cost savings, RAND official says.

Defense

VA, Defense officials grilled on allegations of ‘epidemic’ of soldier suicides

Senators probe internal e-mails reporting 1,000 suicide attempts per month.

Defense

House committee presses State and Defense officials on lack of coordination on nation building

‘Holistic strategies’ needed to fight terrorism and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, lawmaker says.

Magazine

Dream Weaver

Alan R. Shaffer distills ideas into technologies that protect troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Magazine

A Voice for Veterans

Lucille B. Beck devotes herself to improving quality of life after traumatic injury.

Magazine

Ethics Enforcer

Matt Reres helped Defense officials negotiate the fine line between sanction and scandal.

Magazine

Joining Forces

Transformation artist Deborah J. Spero brought inspectors together to stand up a new border agency.

Pay & Benefits

Salaries for jobs requiring Top Secret security clearances on the rise, survey says

Government contractors with security clearances on average earned nearly $18,000 more than their federal employee counterparts.

Pay & Benefits

Intelligence community places premium on collaboration and job satisfaction, survey says

Agencies fall short in rewarding performance and dealing with problem employees, results show.

Pay & Benefits

Move over 'American Idol,' there’s a new contest in town -- FedPitch

Contestants get two minutes to pitch their ideas for better workforce management.

Oversight

Panel urges new administration to go slow on pay reform

Government workforce gurus offer their two cents on federal pay scale, contracting.

Defense

House chairman asks agencies to probe Blackwater

At issue is whether the company can declare that its security guards are independent contractors, not employees.

Defense

Bush targets contract oversight provisions

President declares he might not implement certain measures included in 2008 Defense authorization bill.

Defense

Private military industry continues to grow

The Army takes on nation-building as a core mission, but can't hope to get it done without the help of a range of private sector supporters.