GAO Urges Attention to Personnel Recommendations
The GAO has urged the Biden administration and the new Congress to focus on its priority recommendations for agencies, including …More
The GAO has urged the Biden administration and the new Congress to focus on its priority recommendations for agencies, including …More
President Biden has repealed two 2019 executive orders on issuing and enforcing agency guidance documents, policies the Trump administration had …More
A GAO report has said that “constructive performance conversations” are the number one indicator of employee engagement at all DHS …More
NASA’s projected liability for environmental cleanup has increased from $1.2 billion to $1.9 billion since 2014 and even that may …More
House Democratic leaders have reintroduced (HR-244) legislation offered in the prior Congress to tighten ethical restrictions regarding movement between federal …More
In its last action under the Trump administration, OPM released partial results of the 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey showing …More
Just ahead of leaving office, the Trump administration issued several management-related directives that likely will be reassessed by the Biden …More
GSA, DoD and NASA have finalized rules carrying out a 2019 Trump administration executive order expanding preferences for domestically produced …More
The performance.gov site has highlighted recent initiatives for improving customer experience, an element of the Trump administration President’s Management Agenda …More
OPM has told agencies that they may use the “temporary transition” authority to keep a limited number of Trump administration …More
In the latest of a series of last-minute actions under the Trump administration, the EEOC has issued new standards for …More
The State Department has been hampered by both long-running and recent personnel issues, according to the Partnership for Public Service, …More
The EEOC has issued a call for presenters to its main annual training conference for EEO and HR professionals, the …More
OPM and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have issued a general statement of policies on vetting federal …More
In carrying out the 2019 Taxpayer First Act, the IRS has said it will increase employee training—including standing up an …More
The SSA inspector general has said that scams in which its own employees, and SSA employees in general, are being …More
OMB has sent a memo to the general counsels of federal agencies “to ensure that your agency is aware of …More
In what will serve as the final update from the Trump administration on its President’s Management Agenda, the performance.gov site …More
The Pentagon has extended through May 1 authority to use direct-hire procedures for filling certain positions related to pandemic response, …More
OMB has told federal agencies to pay more attention to the types of contracts they issue, in particular cautioning against …More
The Office of Government Ethics has issued new instructions regarding financial disclosure reporting requirements and conflicts of interest considerations for …More
The House has passed, as among its first priorities in the new Congress, several federal agency management-related bills that had …More
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on the impact of the federal employee raise on certain ethics policies. …More
In response to an inspector general survey, law enforcement officers in five Justice Department components expressed concerns about the impact …More
In a report addressing an issue of concern government-wide, an inspector general audit has said that DoD followed internal and …More
The VA says it has stepped up Coronavirus inoculations of its health care employees, as well as of veterans deemed …More
The EEOC has scheduled a formal vote on a proposal to no longer automatically allow official time for a federal …More
An inspector general audit has raised new concerns regarding use of private debt collection companies to collect delinquent taxes, including …More
President Trump has made new nominations for several key positions related to federal employment, nominations that had expired Sunday at …More
OMB has signaled it intends to relieve agencies of some of the reporting requirements in the process of preparing annual …More