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January 24 - 31, 2012

GSA Survey Tool Helps Determine Agencies Greenhouse Gas Emissions

GSA has helped develop a survey tool designed to calculate employees' greenhouse gas emissions as part of an overall mission to reduce GSA's carbon footprint, a GSA official told Federal News Radio on Monday.

» Feds test new OPM Performance Management System

» OPM Updates Telework Training Package for Federal Employees

From the Hill Congress Reaches Agreement on FAA Temporary Funding Extension Congressional leaders reached an agreement last week on a bill that allows for a temporary funding extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The current extension was set to expire Jan. 31.	Educate Yourself Changes to the Civil Service: Hollow Government or Necessary Reforms? A Conversation with Paul Light Is the federal workforce too large? Should Congress cut agency resources across-the-board? Does the civil service need to be reformed? Noted scholar Paul Light will provide his perspective on these questions.	Case Law Update Agency's Settlement Agreement with Two Other Employees Did Not Preclude It from Disciplining Petitioner, Federal Circuit Rules An agency's settlement agreement with two other employees did not preclude the agency from disciplining the petitioner for misconduct, the Federal Circuit has ruled.

Career Tip of the Week

New Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Measurements

In 2010, the President's Management Council started a working group to explore ways to improve SES performance evaluation, and ultimately recommended a new standardized system.

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Manager Matters

Maintaining and Disposing of Government Records

The maintenance and disposition of official agency records is an important collateral responsibility for many federal managers and supervisors.

Smile of the Week During a safety training course, the instructor asked, "Does your company have an evacuation plan?" "Yes," said one employee. "And it works without a hitch." "Really? How do you manage that?" the instructor inquired. "We practice every day at five o'clock."	Weekly Leadership Reflection Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people. - John D. Rockefeller

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