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Educate Yourself
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Current federal training opportunities for managers and their staff, as well as offerings from educational institutions with programs of interest to federal employees.
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Case Law Update
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Comprehensive summaries of recent court and administrative decisions (from the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA) affecting the terms, conditions and rights of federal employment. The update is written by a lawyer in an understandable format to keep you informed of key legal developments affecting federal employment.
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Tip of the Week
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The original Tip of the Week, featuring tips on managing difficult personnel issues that arise in the federal workplace. Written by the attorneys of Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., a federal employment law firm.
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Career Tip of the Week
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The Tip of the Week column is transformed once a month to focus on federal careers. Each month, Senior Executive Service resume expert Barbara Adams discusses how to obtain and succeed in an SES position.
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Tech Tips by CISCO
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CISCO brings FEDmanager readers an insider view of technology issues and changes affecting government. Topics include telework, cybersecurity, cloud computing, social media and more.
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Dollars & Sense
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James Marshall, a federal retirement benefits expert and owner of Federal Retirement Planning, will examine how federal employees can make the most of their retirement benefits and money. Read James' monthly column, Dollars & Sense, to learn how to maximize your retirement benefits and make the most sense of your dollars.
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Coached
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Tom Dugard, an affirmational leadership specialist and the owner of Affirmational Leadership Consulting, writes this monthly column tailored specifically for federal managers and executives to help them address management and leadership issues that arise in the federal workplace.
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This Week on FEDtalk
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Every other Friday, FEDtalk on Federal News Radio, 1500 AM, explores current issues of importance to federal employees and those interested in the federal sector. The attorneys of Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. bring in experts from across the federal community to bring listeners inside the issues.
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Manager Matters
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Federal Employee Defense Services (FEDS) examines the professional exposures of federal managers, supervisors and executives with recent news stories and current events.
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Hear it from YGL
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YGL's feature column offers a fresh perspective on news and information, not just for current and future generations of YGL, but to all feds interested in hearing from those who will meet the next set of challenges facing the federal government.
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The Funniest Fed
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A GEICO-sponsored column series highlighting the Funniest Fed competition - a standup comedy competition for federal employees. The series will feature interviews with past and current competitors and give readers a backstage pass to one of the funniest competitions in the D.C. area.
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Hear it from FMA
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The Federal Managers Association discusses topics relevant to their membership, as well as all federal managers and supervisors in its featured column. FMA keeps federal managers informed of current legislative initiatives and recent directives from federal agencies that could impact them.
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From the Hill
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Recent legislative initiatives affecting federal employee rights, pay, benefits and retirement, as well as programmatic changes.
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From the Hill
Congress Votes to Extend Payroll Tax Holiday, Increase Pension Contributions for New Feds
Congress on Friday approved a conference report that extends the payroll tax holiday through 2012. The extension will be paid for in part by increasing the amount new federal employees will have to contribute toward their government pensions.
Read more...Educate Yourself
Registration Now Open for the EEOC Executive Leadership Conference
May 15 - 17, 2012
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
Cambridge, Maryland
Case Law Update
Navy Had No Duty to Give Employee “Non-Sensitive” Duties Pending Investigation of His Security Clearance Where Statute, Regulation or Policy Does Not Impose Such a Duty, Federal Circuit Rules
The Department of the Navy had no duty to give an employee “non-sensitive” duties pending an investigation of his security clearance where a statute, regulation, or policy does not impose such a duty on the agency, the Federal Circuit ruled last week.
Read more...Coached
Just Deserts
The semi-annual evaluation process was complete last Tuesday and other than having that task checked off your projects list, you wonder if the process is more of a distraction rather than a real benefit. The recent changes were supposed to improve understanding and acceptance. But everyone still dreads the evaluations and the outcome seems demotivating.
Hear it from FMA
Federal Managers – Doing More with Less
The Federal Managers Association (FMA) invites all federal supervisors, managers and executives to attend its management training seminar, Federal Managers – Doing More with Less, Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia. This seminar was created to assist federal managers in dealing with the unique challenges this era of budget tightening presents, and to make their offices and agencies as efficient and productive as possible. Attendees can expect to gain immediate, practical solutions to be taken back to the office and put to use right away. Additionally, FMA is proud to announce that John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, will offer the morning Keynote Address sharing what OPM is doing to assist agencies and employees through these challenging times.
Read more...This Week on FEDTalk
Federal Managers Association Shares Hot Topics and Annual Convention News
In just a few weeks, the Federal Managers Association (FMA) will welcome its members into town for its annual convention. Highlights of the convention include a keynote address by Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry, visits to Congressional offices, and training seminars on key topics for federal managers.