A MeriTalk survey says agencies could cut 14 percent from the total federal budget by using big data for projects in areas such as transportation infrastructure, FCW reported Monday. Frank Konkel writes
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The Government Accountability Office launched a new online database Monday for lawmakers and citizens to search for and access the agency’s reports. GAO said the “Key Issues” website is organized by topic
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A recent job study found that the District of Columbia has a third of its residents working in the public sector, the Washington Business Journal’s G. Scott Thomas reports. U.S. Bureau of
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The Merit Systems Protection Board recently released a report advising federal agencies to treat teleworkers and non-teleworkers equally. According to GovExec, the report found teleworking improves employee work-life balance, reduces the need
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A new report from the Merit Systems Protection Board reveals that a sizable minority of federal employees say telework can have a negative affect on on work unit dynamics. At the same
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According to Reuters, a new report by the Energy Department’s inspector general reveals it has recently been hit by cyber attacks. The report also found the department’s computer systems have a variety
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Hedge funds and private equity investments pose a number of risks and challenges beyond those posed by traditional investments, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday. In its 17-page report,
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Both in-house security workers and contractors come with advantages and disadvantages for federal agencies, a Government Accountability Office report says. Homeland Security Today reports the GAO surveyed nine federal agencies that have
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released a report on its work to build the year-old agency from the ground up since last year’s passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
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The Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration today released a new report that shows fast-growing STEM industry offer high pay and low unemployment. Over the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs
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