Report: Government “Culture of Compliance” Needs to Change
The changing nature of work “is creating a rapidly changing landscape” for federal management and the workforce and will require …More
The changing nature of work “is creating a rapidly changing landscape” for federal management and the workforce and will require …More
GSA, the agency that issues charge cards for federal employees government-wide to use on official travel, needs to tighten management …More
DoD is not fully meeting a mandate in its 2016 budget bill to save at least $10 billion from headquarters, …More
The Senior Executives Association has issued a position statement saying that its members, “because of their leadership positions, play a …More
The SSA “has made progress” in increasing its enforcement of two benefit offsets that commonly apply to federal employees under …More
One of the most overlooked and least understood provisions of federal retirement is the annuity limit under CSRS. Under CSRS, …More
While federal agencies see their difficulties in retaining employees as a management challenge, the companies gaining those employees view the …More
Many of the federal buildings that received funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for full or …More
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on requirements that apply when employees subject to filing public financial disclosure …More
The House is set to vote this week on two bills aimed at increasing transparency of agency operations and one …More
Cooperation among agencies, between agencies and Capitol Hill, and within Congress are common elements when the government works most effectively, …More
OPM, OMB and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council have taken steps to ensure that federal employees working on grants …More
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to consider this week a range of agency management-related bills, …More
The IG’s office at the Postal Service has said it is looking into unauthorized release of employees’ personal information, following …More
The Partnership for Public Service has opened the nomination period for its 2019 Service to America awards, or Sammies, a …More
DHS continues to face problems in building itself into” a cohesive, effective department” following its creation in 2003 from some …More
A GSA program created as a “response to criticism that federal buildings are uninspiring” has resulted in some attractive and …More
The Office of Special Counsel has named three TSA employees as winners of its Public Servants of the Year award …More
The government has made progress to address issues with the acquisition workforce in the decade since a special advisory panel …More
The Office of Government Ethics has sent a reminder on policies regarding acceptance by federal employees of gifts toward their …More
Two good-government organizations and the Senior Executives Association have recommended strengthening rotational programs and other ways to prepare for entry …More
The IG’s office at the EPA has issued a management alert calling for “immediate attention” to the agency’s oversight of …More
In October and November OPM will again offer an online tool called WellCheck for agencies to self-assess their employee health …More
DoD is falling short of complying with a legal requirement to review the services and supplies provided by each defense …More
With Hurricane Florence hitting the eastern coastline, OPM has sent guidance to agencies reminding them of personnel policies related to …More
The latest program to use private debt collection agencies to collect overdue taxes has yielded barely more in revenue than …More
OMB has ordered a series of steps designed to reduce administrative burdens on both the providers and the recipients of …More
A Senate report calls for greater transparency by agencies on their compliance with audit and investigative recommendations, saying that more …More
A federal court has rejected an appeal of a federal employee’s firing based on an argument that the agency had …More
The National Science Foundation, an agency making extensive use of rotational assignments to bring in expertise from the outside, should …More