David_Reed

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by David_Reed 7y ago
GS-15 Dollar amount varies by locality. In DC it's $170,800
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by David_Reed 7y ago
Right, max pay grade for ordinary civil servants. But "senior executives" and some political appointees get more.
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Trapped Under the Salary Cap(federaltimes.com)
2 points by David_Reed 7y ago|5 comments
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Beware of “Transformational Leaders”(federaltimes.com)
1 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, My subordinates are revolting!(federaltimes.com)
2 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, I'm frozen on the salary ladder (use rules to your advantage)(federaltimes.com)
1 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, Where is my tribe? (hint: online isn't enough)(federaltimes.com)
1 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, How can I be part of real innovation?(federaltimes.com)
1 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, How can I win arguments against lawyers? (hint-don't argue law)(federaltimes.com)
2 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, Do I have to do work I wasn't hired for?(federaltimes.com)
3 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, Is a government job worth getting?(federaltimes.com)
1 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, I want to be a crony (hint: match appointee's time horizon)(federaltimes.com)
2 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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Dear Bureaucrat, My Boss Doesn't Appreciate Me (Let a Little Crap Hit the Fan)(federaltimes.com)
1 points by David_Reed 7y ago|0 comments
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by David_Reed 7y ago
I've gotten feedback that this installment of the column advises to do as I say, not as I did. But that's what learning from experience is about.
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Dear Bureaucrat, Should I get an MPA? (tldr: probably not)(federaltimes.com)
1 points by David_Reed 7y ago|1 comments
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by David_Reed 7y ago
Yes, but by the time the system is implemented, the official whose pet project it was had moved on. The new official wants to channel resources to his own pet project, not making the old one work.
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by David_Reed 7y ago
You're exactly right. Officials like to award contracts for new systems--it makes them look important, it gets the systems integrators to kiss up to them, and the failures won't become apparent until they've moved to their ne
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by David_Reed 7y ago
Thanks.
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by David_Reed 7y ago
The question is whether the workflow the developers are being told to implement is what the workers actually need to do to get the work done. Also, will there be an ongoing mechanism to revise the software as the work requirements change? I
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by David_Reed 7y ago
Thanks. I'll look at coda.io
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Dear Bureaucrat, how can I work with agency’s useless computer system?(federaltimes.com)
49 points by David_Reed 7y ago|24 comments
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by David_Reed 7y ago
[Running sarcasm detector.] Thanks!
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by David_Reed 7y ago
Thanks. I'll post that column to Hacker News tomorrow.
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Dear Bureaucrat, my job wants me to lie(federaltimes.com)
587 points by David_Reed 7y ago|436 comments