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Federal Employees Working Remotely in Various Ways, Survey finds |
| 10-Apr-2012 |
| This article states that according to a survey of agency information technology professionals, about a fifth of federal employees telework, but about another fifth are “part-time mobile workers,” plugging into the office through laptops, smartphones and other remote access devices as needed. |
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Raising the Floor on Pay |
| 9-Apr-2012 |
| This article states that as the nation’s economy slowly recovers and income inequality emerges as a crucial issue in the presidential campaign, lawmakers are facing growing pressure to raise the minimum wage, which was last increased at the federal level to $7.25 an hour in July 2009. |
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Shrinking GAO Budget Concerns Employees, Oversight Advocates |
| 9-Apr-2012 |
| This article details that when the Government Accountability Office released its 400-page volume on duplicative and potentially wasteful government programs in February, lawmakers praised the investigative and auditing agency for being watchful stewards of taxpayer money. |
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Agencies Prep for Overhaul of Records Management Policies |
| 5-Apr-2012 |
| This article states that the Obama administration plans to overhaul the way agencies manage records by the end of July, according to Chief Archivist David Ferriero. |
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Cloud Services Bring Efficiency, Cost Savings and…Video? |
| 19-Jan-2012 |
| This article describes that despite the ethereal sounding name, cloud computing has been a serious topic down on Earth. Especially within the federal government. |
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Federal CIO's Aim is Government Data as Accessible as iTunes Music |
| 5-Apr-2012 |
| This article mentions that citizens should be able to download free government data online as easily as they download songs on iTunes, according to the federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel. |
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Finances of Top Feds to be Posted Online by August |
| 5-Apr-2012 |
| This article maintains that information about the personal finances of top executive-branch employees, members of Congress, senior congressional staff and candidates for Congress will be posted online by the end of August. |
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Seven Strategies To Cut Costs And Improve Performance |
| 29-Aug-2011 |
| This article is the the seventh in a series of "Seven Management Imperatives" for government leaders, based on the insights provided by some 300 senior government officials and more than 300 research reports, courtesy of IBM Center of The Business of Government. |
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White House Launches Governmentwide Investment in Big Data |
| 30-Mar-2012 |
| This article states that officials from science agencies across the government have announced $200 million in new research and development investments related to the mining, processing, storage and use of big data. |
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Why We Need an Equal Global Workforce |
| 7-Mar-2012 |
| This article states that as we celebrate International Women’s Day every country in the world must address economic gender inequality. |
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