Misuse of Position Most Common Ethics Violation, Says OGE
Misuse of position was the most common basis for disciplinary actions taken against federal employees for alleged ethics violations in …More
Misuse of position was the most common basis for disciplinary actions taken against federal employees for alleged ethics violations in …More
The SSA’s “expedited” process for disability claims related to military duty has virtually no impact on the speed of initial …More
OMB in memo M-19-23 has issued guidance on carrying out the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act signed into law in …More
The main sponsor of the IRS program under which certain tax debt is turned over to private debt collectors to …More
OMB in its latest guidance to agencies on preparing their submissions for the fiscal 2021 budget cycle (Circular A-11) has …More
Warning that the “risk of improper payments increases when agencies spend billions of dollars quickly,” GAO has said that OMB …More
Phone and electronic message scams seeking to pry money or personal information from victims by imitating government agencies continue to …More
The large majority of employees in the two Agriculture Department units scheduled to relocate from Washington, D.C. to the Kansas …More
OMB has issued guidance on carrying out a recent executive order aimed at reducing the number of outside committees advising …More
While DHS has taken steps to improve controls over contracts valued at more than $300 million, it “did not always …More
OMB in memo M-19-21 has set new policies for agencies on the transition from paper-based to electronic record-keeping as required …More
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has entered a memo of understanding with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service designed to …More
The Trump administration has started evaluating compliance by federal agencies with its infrastructure initiative, posting an initial set of results …More
A bill progressing in the Senate would require new security training for thousands of federal employees involved with acquisition, about …More
A negative onboarding experience makes newly hired employees much more likely to leave, according to research by a company that …More
The VA conducts only limited oversight of its 18 Veterans Integrated Service Networks, or VISNs, which manage the day-to-day functions …More
Democratic leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee are questioning the transfer from OPM to DoD of responsibility for …More
A House committee has approved a bill to require the Social Security Administration to again mail annual benefits estimates statements …More
The Navy CIO’s office has compiled a list of the top lessons learned from after-action reports on breaches of personally …More
Vacancy data that the VA has begun reporting under a requirement of a 2018 law is not as accurate or …More
OMB in memo M-19-19 has updated and extended its guidance on consolidating data centers, including targets and metrics for agencies …More
The latest scorecard on agency progress in implementing the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act shows continued improvement in many …More
The administration’s latest quarterly update on its President’s Management Agenda lists four core values and managerial actions related to high …More
The Postal Service spent half again as much on overtime in fiscal 2018 than it had planned, largely because of …More
OMB has updated the government’s cloud services purchasing strategy, changing the focus from the nearly decade-old “Cloud First” to “Cloud …More
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: * S-731, to allow CBP to waive polygraph testing requirements …More
Majorities of federal supervisors said they are not confident that they could remove an employee for performance or misconduct reasons, …More
An MSPB white paper on discipline says that addressing performance problems is especially tricky for management if personal problems are …More
The Partnership for Public Service has issued a guide to government leadership, identifying the four most essential competencies as becoming …More
The Secret Service has taken some steps to address “a number of longstanding workforce issues, such as low employee morale …More