2012 FEVS Says Government Workers Remain Mission-Focused

Ryann K. Ellis

The 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), released this month by the Office of Personnel Management, indicate that federal employees’ remain dedicated to their jobs in spite of an overall decline in morale. More »

New Report Advises Agencies on Building an Analytics Culture

The Partnership for Public Service and the IBM Center for The Business of Government recently released, “From Data to Decisions II: Building an Analytics Culture.” This second report on using information to measure and improve performance examines what it re... More »

Needed: Formal Career Track for Managing Big Data

The government should create a formal career track for the employees who manage its increasingly large volumes of complex and variable data known as “Big Data,” according to a new industry report from the TechAmerica Foundation’s Big Data Commission. More »

VA Fills First Phase of Veterans Retraining Program

In press release September 20, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has approved applications for all 45,000 slots available in fiscal year (FY) 2012 under the successful Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP). More »

Agencies Fail to Take Advantage of Strategic Sourcing

Ryann K. Ellis

“Improved and Expanded Use Could Save Billions in Annual Procurement Costs,” a report released in September 2012 by the Government Accountability Office(GAO), finds that that selected agencies leveraged only a fraction of their buying power through strategic... More »