White House Attempting to Override Existing Union Contracts
The Trump administration wants Congress to change what it calls an “anomaly” in federal labor-management law that says is “detrimental …More
The Trump administration wants Congress to change what it calls an “anomaly” in federal labor-management law that says is “detrimental …More
Margaret Weichert, who has been the Trump administration’s key officials on federal management and personnel policies, has announced her intention …More
OPM has issued its annual call to agencies for data on performance ratings, pay and awards among their SES and …More
The EEOC says that it reduced its number of appeals pending there during 2019 despite an increase in the number …More
The White House’s budget proposal released this week says the administration will continue to pursue “transforming” the hiring process, including …More
The White House’s budget proposal reflects a continued emphasis on priority items of the President’s Management Agenda while presenting some …More
In a directive whose impact is yet to be determined but could be wide, President Trump has authorized DoD to …More
In the latest of a series of letters from Capitol Hill Democrats objecting to Trump administration labor-management policies, 85 House …More
The latest iteration of a program in which private collection agencies, or PCAs, are used to attempt to collect on …More
The TSA’s Insider Threat program has numerous features to guard against such a threat, including from among its own workforce, …More
GSA and individual agencies were overly secretive in releasing a database of government-owned properties to the public, leaving out some …More
Federal employees may work in temporary jobs related to this year’s census within certain restrictions, OPM has said in a …More
The House has joined the Senate in passing S-375, to improve efforts to identify and reduce governmentwide improper payments and …More
The Federal Managers Association is urging that federal agency facilities not be left out of any nationwide infrastructure improvement initiative, …More
Federal agencies need to be more collaborative internally and better connected with each other to take advantage of the opportunities …More
Now just several months before the 2020 national headcount, the IG of the Commerce Department has raised another in a …More
A new inspector general report underscores the need for taking care to follow purchasing rules even for low-cost basic items …More
The GSA has taken the second of three major steps in its initiative to consolidate its 24 multiple award schedules …More
OPM has issued its first set of guidance, with more to come, on prevention and response in the federal workplace …More
The MSPB’s new annual report documents the impact of the long-running vacancies in leadership there, saying the backlog of appeals …More
In a recommendation for customer service that could apply as well to many other agencies that deal with calls from …More
So-called immersive technologies such as virtual reality have been used effectively for training in the military and could be applied …More
A bipartisan bill (S-3089) newly introduced in the Senate seeks to better match the availability of VA facilities to its …More
The inter-agency council of IGs has again asked Congress for greater powers for conducting investigations into whistleblower complaints and other …More
OMB has issued a call for ideas “to help us shape how the government obtains and leverages acquisition and supply …More
The FLRA has extended through February 11 an opportunity for comment on draft changes to its rules on bargaining, including …More
The federal robotic process automation community of practice has published a “playbook” for agencies “designed to provide federal agencies detailed, …More
Bills have been introduced covering the use of reverse auctions, government fleet emissions standards, contractor bonuses and cyber security coordination. …More
The American Federation of Government Employees union has raised concerns about the latest federal worker injury compensation initiative, saying it …More
The federal CFO council has issued one of its rare “comptroller alerts” to remind grant-making agencies “of their responsibility to …More