Federal agencies will need to fill more than 11,500 mission-critical information technology jobs during the next three years, and they must be prepared to meet the high demand for the talent, parti
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Federal agencies paid more than $280 million in bonuses in 2008 to recruit, retain and relocate employees, according to a new report from the Office of Personnel Management.
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E-Retirement System on the Way?
Modernizing the federal government's retirement system, including moving from paper to electronic records, has long been a priority of the Office of Personnel Management.
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Generational Views on Privacy
Wired Workplace was in San Francisco on Thursday covering the RSA Conference.
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Are Feds Overpaid?
USA Today has an interesting article that claims that federal employees earn higher average salaries than pri
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Outlook Bright for Federal IT Jobs
A new survey finds that even in the tough economy, the job outlook for information security professionals within the federal government remains strong, largely due to the Obama administration's foc
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Cyber Plan Invests in Workforce
The White House on Tuesday unveiled the unclassified version of its Comprehensive National Cybersec
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Social Media: Is Defense Unique?
The Defense Department on Friday unveiled its new policy allowing military members and civilians to access social media Web sites f
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Twitter Trends
A recent study by comScore provides new insights for federal agencies into how
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Got Clearance? Got More Money
IT professionals holding an active federal security clearance maintained a compensatory advantage over their not-cleared counterparts.
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OPM's 2010 Employee Survey
The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday announced that it has begun to distribute the 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
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Navy's Top IT Priorities
Navy Department Chief Information Officer Robert Carey recently wrote a blog post highlighting his top 10 priorities for the department in
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Portrait of Generation Next
A new report by the Pew Research Center provides new insights into the views and personalities
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OPM to Launch Online Recruiting Portal
The Office of Personnel Management is building a new Web-based recruiting resource to assist managers, employees and human resources professionals in the planning and implementation of recruiting s
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Transitioning Out of NSPS
If you're a federal IT employee working under the Defense Department's National Security Personnel System, you may be transitioning back to the General Schedule pay system much earlier than expecte
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VA Staffing Shortage
Several major IT projects at the Veterans Affairs Department are being hampered by a shortage of experienced federal IT project managers,
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Are IT Careers a Dead End?
Sharyn Leaver of Forrester Research has an interesting blog post at CIO.com about
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Gen Y: Beliefs vs. Realities
Federal managers have long expressed concern over how the Generation Y workforce would shake up the federal government with their short attention spans, high expectations and tech-savvy ways of com
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Luring Young IT Workers
The Defense Department is creating a new manual to help federal agencies attract the next generation of technology workers, FederalNewsRadio.com
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IT Lessons from Snowmageddon
A new report by CDW-G suggests that there may be some valuable lessons for federal IT leaders in the aftermath of last week's snowstorms that shut down federal agencies in the Washington, D.C., are
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Recruiting Vets for Info Security Jobs
Commission and now the new director of government affairs for (ISC)2, said he has been working with (ISC)2, the Government Advisory Board and the Information Systems Security Association for more t
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OPM to Review 3Rs Bonuses
The Office of Personnel Management has launched an effort to enhance the oversight of recruitment, relocation and retention (3R) bonuses, largely due to concerns about the continued growth of such
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Fat Burning Furnace Review
Fat burning furnace review includes weight training workouts and a healthy diet regime. You don't have to do long boring workouts such as cardiovascular exercises for attaining lean muscles.
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More Incentives for Teleworkers?
The record blizzard that has shut down federal agencies in Washington for four consecutive days has drawn a flurry of articles on how the government must significantly boost the number of federal e
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The IT and HR Disconnect
A disconnect exists between information technology managers and the human resources professionals who assist them when it comes to increasing IT workers' motivation, according to the February issue
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Top IT Management Challenges
Government information technology leaders will need to embrace new ideas and approaches in order to address a wide range of technical and management challenges, including increasing transparency an
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Double Your Dating
It's Simply Amazing How David Deangelo's eBook, "Double Your Dating" Is Turning Regular Guys In To Irresistible Casanovas.
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Advice on Improving IT Workforce
The Obama administration's fiscal 2011 budget proposal laid out several priorities for the fe
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Teleworking Through the Storm
Federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area will close four hours early on Friday due to a major snowstorm.
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Fed Health Plans Commit to Health IT
The Office of Personnel Management on Friday released a list of 45 health plans in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program that have made a commitment to health information technology through
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OPM Launches OpenGov Web Site
The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday launched its new open government Web site.
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Cyber Workforce Take in House Bill
The House on Thursday passed a bill that would require the White House to submit a report to Congress on the current and future needs of the federal cybersecurity workforce.
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The Retirement Wave Opportunity
An aging federal workforce combined with rapid technological change have long been considered as challenges to future government performance.
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The Budget's Personnel Priorities
The fiscal 2011 budget proposal unveiled by the White House on Monday identifies several high-priority goals for the Office of Personnel Management over the next two years.
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White House Proposes 1.4 Percent Pay Raise
President Obama proposed a 1.4 percent pay increase for military members and federal civilian employees in fiscal 2011, according to budget documents released on Monday.
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2011 Budget Invests in IT Workforce
The federal The Chief Information Officers Council plans to conduct a governmentwide IT workforce survey in 2010 to help enable agency managers to identify future workforce needs, according to the
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A 1.4% Proposed 2011 Pay Raise?
The White House is scheduled to release its fiscal 2011 budget blueprint on Feb. 1, and federal employees will be anxious to learn the Obama administration's proposal for federal pay in 2011.
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IT Takeaways from SOTU
In his State of the Union address on Wednesday evening, President Obama proposed extending a student loan forgiveness program to students who commit 10 years to public service careers.
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Mortgage Refinancing - Home Refinancing Loans
Moreover, one can shorten the repayment time period. By reducing the term of loan from 30 to 40 years down to just 10 to 15 years can help build equity faster, and at better interests.
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OPM Halts Plans to Restrict SSN Use
The Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday announced it was withdrawing plans to create a consistent policy for restricting t
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IT Skills Shortage?
Don Tennant at IT Business Edge tackles an interesting question of wh
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Refinancing Mortgage Loan
Some homeowners refinance to shorter term with higher monthly payments to build equity faster. This home equity can be efficiently used in future.
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Mortgage Refinance - Loan Modification
The mortgage broker qualifies the homeowner for a specific interest rate, and to it is added one percent origination fees.
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Points to Consider Before Mortgage Refinancing
The broker adds commission to the mortgage rates to avail some bonus from the lenders, apart from the origination fees. This is known as Yield Spread Premium.
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Understanding Your Mortgage Refinancing Before Getting It
* People who had obtained a high rate loan due to bad credit ratings can refinance to a lower rate mortgage after building some credit points.
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Intel Wants Cyber, IT Experts
The federal intelligence community will hold a virtual job fair on March 16, and the community is seeking culturally diverse and technically savvy applicants for a number of jobs, including cyberse
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OPM Unveils New USAJobs
The Office of Personnel Management on Monday unveiled its revamped USAJobs.gov, the government's primary job search Web site.
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Federal HR Meets Social Media
A new report from the Human Capital Institute and Saba estimates that 66 percent of local, state and federal gover
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Bring 'Em Back
The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday unveiled a memo sent to chief human capital officers earlie
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Refinance Mortgage, Loan Modifications
As you're previously got a mortgage loan protected on your home, why would you even consider adding yet additional loan that is basically one more debt on your main and most expensive asset?
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