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March 2nd, 2010
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Every week FEDmanager gives out the latest information you need to manage the nation's largest and most important workforce. From new laws and regulations to key court decisions FEDmanager delivers unfiltered news in an easy-to-read, straight forward format designed to help managers and other federal employees keep ahead of the rapidly changing federal workplace.
This Week in FEDmanager® (scroll to articles below if these quick links do not work in your email provider)
- DOD Releases New Policy Allowing Access to Social Networking Sites
- OPM Begins Rollout of 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
- Open Enrollment for New Federal Employees
- From the Hill - Senators Express Shock at High Number of DHS Contractors
- Educate Yourself - Last Chance to Register for FOIA and Privacy Act Training
- Case Law Update - Federal Supervisor Who Sued Subordinate for Defamation and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress May Proceed With Her Case, Fifth Circuit Rules
- Tip of The Week - My 2010 Top Training Recommendations For Competitive Feds and Future Feds
- Ask YGL - YGL Forum with OMB Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management
- This Week on FEDtalk - March 5, 2010
- Smile of the Week - Smile of the Week
- Leadership Reflection - Leadership Reflection
News Round Up
DOD Releases New Policy Allowing Access to Social Networking Sites
Last Friday, the Department of Defense released a new policy that allows its civilian employees and military members to access Internet-based social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as to utilize other interactive applications such as blogs and instant messaging. The ban on Web sites related to gambling, pornography, and hate-crime related activities remains in effect. Under the new policy, the ...
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OPM Begins Rollout of 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has begun distributing the 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Previously known as the Federal Human Capital Survey (FHCS), the "new and improved" survey will be distributed governmentwide through mid-March. More than half a million federal employees will be invited to take the survey, which is approximately 100,000 more than the previous survey. The survey is intended to ...
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Open Enrollment for New Federal Employees
Newly hired federal employees now have the opportunity to choose $25,000 or $50,000 of guaranteed issue life insurance. This Open Enrollment is being sponsored by WAEPA, Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies Inc., a non-profit association that has been serving the federal community since 1943. WAEPA offers exceptional premium rates. For example, a newly hired federal employee age 33 could enroll for $2 ...
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From the Hill - Senators Express Shock at High Number of DHS Contractors
Two Senators are expressing shock at the high number of federal contractors working for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano last week about the high ratio of contractors to civilian employees within the DHS workforce. Accord ...
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Educate Yourself - Last Chance to Register for FOIA and Privacy Act Training
This is your last chance to register for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act training! To learn about FOIA's procedural requirements, fees, time limits, and exemptions under the Obama Administration, register today for "FOIA 101 and Avoiding Criminal and Civil Penalties Under the Privacy Act" through OmniGov Training Institute. The trainer for this engaging and informative program is Richard Huff, Forme ...
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Case Law Update - Federal Supervisor Who Sued Subordinate for Defamation and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress May Proceed With Her Case, Fifth Circuit Rules
A federal supervisor who sued a subordinate employee for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress may proceed with her case, the Fifth Circuit ruled in a recent decision. In this case, the plaintiff was a Group Supervisor ("the supervisor") in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Her subordinate ("the subordinate") was a Case Intake Assistant ...
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Tip of The Week - My 2010 Top Training Recommendations For Competitive Feds and Future Feds
As a federal career coach, and federal career development trainer, many federal jobseekers and federal employees ask me this question: What training or courses can I take, so that I will be more marketable for a federal job or promotion? Federal managers are looking for employees who know the importance of continual learning and updating of skill, because that equates to improved job performance.For specialized jobs, ...
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Ask YGL - YGL Forum with OMB Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management
One of Young Government Leaders top issues for 2010 is performance management in government. We are proud to present a forum for young federal public servants to engage on the issue with Shelley Metzenbaum, the Office of Management and Budget's Associate Director for Performance and Personnel Management. Ms. Metzenbaum will be speaking to the YGL audience on March 11, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the National ...
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This Week on FEDtalk - March 5, 2010
This week on FEDtalk, the attorneys of Shaw, Bransford & Roth will host a special two-part show. First, USIS will discuss the security clearance process, and then the Federal Managers Association will talk about their upcoming convention and the top issues facing federal managers.The radio show airs this Friday, March 5, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Click here Friday to listen - www.federalnewsradio.com - or tun ...
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Smile of the Week - Smile of the Week
I know all good things must come to an end - I just want to know when they start!
Leadership Reflection - Leadership Reflection
My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group. There is much less competition. -Indira Gandhi
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