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The Performance Imperative

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John Mullins

In his inaugural address, President Obama laid out a significant challenge to the managers of the federal government and the public and private sector partners that support government programs: The question we ... More »

Primer for Budgeting Federal Labor Costs

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Thad Juszczak

Labor costs (salary and benefit costs) for federal civilian employees often constitute a substantial portion of an agencys budget, typically exceeding 50 percent of its total budget. Even for those agencies that have considerabl... More »