GAO Calls for More Controls, Training on Agency Use of Facial Recognition Technology
GAO has called on federal law enforcement agencies to put stricter privacy and other controls on their use of facial …More
GAO has called on federal law enforcement agencies to put stricter privacy and other controls on their use of facial …More
OPM has authorized emergency leave transfer programs for federal employees affected by Hurricane Idalia. In those programs, employees may donate …More
OPM has issued its annual memo telling agencies to review and report on their need for “special rate” pay, a …More
The ranking Republican on the Senate Small Business Committee, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, has introduced a bill (S-2720) to …More
The SSA’s hearings backlog has decreased in recent years both in terms of numbers and average waiting time, but the …More
The EEOC has certified a class action case against the CBP in which a group of employees argued that they …More
DoD spends about half of its contracting dollars on services such as administrative and technical support but does not have …More
September is “National Insider Threat Awareness Month,” the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has reminded agencies in a …More
Identity theft was a key ingredient in the high rates of fraud in pandemic relief programs but “at the federal …More
Generative AI, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Bard, promises to reshape how we work, live, and use information. While businesses …More
OPM has told agencies to review their job vacancy announcements to remove any remaining references to the Coronavirus vaccination mandate …More
Funding and other challenges could cause the government to fall short of Biden administration goals for federal building sustainability, GAO …More
The House is set to join the Senate in focusing on current and possible use of artificial intelligence by agencies, …More
President Biden has nominated to become Office of Government Ethics director David Huitema, who manages the State Department’s ethics program …More
In response to a survey touching on one of the major current issues in the federal workforce—the impact on productivity …More
In the latest in a series of recent decisions taking a broad reading of protections against retaliation for whistleblowing, the …More
Of the types of internal support the government provides for supervisory employees, dissatisfaction is highest for recruiting and hiring support, …More
An inspector general audit has identified maintenance and safety deficiencies at international mail facilities of the CBP, facilities in USPS-owned …More
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is legally obligated to provide $5 billion in funding for its employees’ pensions by September …More
Government leaders are increasingly being asked to do more with less when it comes to updating old digital tools and …More
Saying that agencies “may have an immediate need to hire additional staff” for response to the recent fires in Hawaii, …More
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on reporting the impact on spending of rules they propose as required by the …More
Along with issuing final rules on the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, which sets policies for agencies in …More
The Postal Service has been ordered to reinstate a former letter carrier to employment with seven years of back pay …More
In its latest quarterly update, performance.gov highlighted several hiring-related actions under “strengthening and empowering the federal workforce” priority of the …More
The latest quarterly updates on the President’s Management Agenda touts actions toward the customer service aspect of the agenda, focusing …More
Guidance recently issued by OMB on new “but America” requirements for federal agencies leaves some issues still to be resolved, …More
An inspector general audit has called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency to assure that departing senior officials receive the …More
The two top congressional Republicans on the committees overseeing the IRS are pressing the agency for a response to a …More
On August 7, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement …More