GSA Produces ‘Identity Lifecycle Management Playbook’
The GSA has produced an “Identity Lifecycle Management Playbook” designed to help agencies “understand how to shift their focus from …More
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GAO Sees ‘Little Success’ in VA Acquisition Improvement Efforts
The VA has had “little success” in improving its management of acquisition of goods and services and is “not well …More
Court Upholds Second Disciplinary Action Taken on Same Grounds as First
A federal appeals court has upheld the removal of an employee on the same grounds it raised in an earlier …More
Report Urges Action on Shortage of Cyber Employees
The shortage of employees with cyber skills in government—on GAO’s list of high-risk federal programs since 2003—“has taken on new …More
GSA Faces Personnel Crunch for Projects, Spending Under Infrastructure Act
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted last year added substantial funding for projects under the GSA’s Public Buildings Service …More
OPM Allows Emergency Leave Transfer for Kentucky Flooding
OPM authorized an emergency leave transfer program related to the recent severe storms and flooding in Kentucky that caused flooding …More
Meaningful Work, Support for Employees Make IC a Top Place to Work, Group Says
Providing meaningful work and support for employees are among the key reasons that the intelligence community ranks highly in the …More
Online Plain Language Summit Scheduled
The Plain Language Community of Practice and digital.gov are sponsoring an online federal plain language summit August 24 with speakers …More
Using Fuller Data on Deaths Would Help Some Programs, Says Report
Making fuller use of data on deaths could improve the management of programs in a number of federal agencies although …More
SBA Gives Government an ‘A’ in Meeting Contracting Goals
Federal agencies collectively received an A grade in the latest assessment by the SBA of how well they have certain …More
White House Wants ‘Climate Smart’ Federal Buildings
The Biden administration has started a “Climate Smart Buildings Initiative” for federal buildings with the goal to “leverage public-private partnerships …More
VA Not Cutting Off Some Benefits as Required, IG Finds
The VA is not cutting off compensation and pension benefits as required from veterans who have felony arrest warrants against …More
FLRA Reinstates its Own Labor-Management Forum, ‘Pre-Decisional Involvement’
In another sign of the change in direction at the FLRA now that Democrats hold the majority of seats on …More
Half of Tablet Devices Loaned to Veterans for Telehealth Went Unused, Says IG
An inspector general report has said that just above half of tablet devices the VA loaned to veterans for telehealth …More
Bills on Contracting, Other Management Issues Advance in Senate
The Senate has passed S-3905, to require agencies to identify potential conflicts for specific contracts early in the process and …More
Don’t Erase Texts from Government-Issued Devices, DoD Says
The Pentagon has sent a reminder for all personnel that text messages on government-issued devices are covered by the Federal …More
Latest TMF Allocations Focus on Service Improvements
The latest round of funding under the Technology Management Fund will consist of $14 million to AmeriCorps, $7.2 million to …More
Audit at VA Finds Risk in Controls over Access to IT
A “lack of coordination” among offices with responsibilities over identity, credential, and access management, or ICAM, has left the VA …More
GAO: Continuing Resolutions Cause Problems, but Work-Arounds Exist
In a review of how programs at three agencies cope with continuing resolutions, the GAO has said that each has …More
OGE: We’re Not an Investigative Agency, Here’s Why
A posting from the Office of Government Ethics says the agency often is asked why it “doesn’t do more ethics …More
Federal Workforce Turnover Rose in 2021 but Not a ‘Crisis,’ Group Says
The federal employee turnover rate increased in fiscal 2021 over 2020 to 6.1 percent from 5.5 percent but the government …More
FLRA Seeks Input on Bids to Decertify Unions
The FLRA is seeking input on an issue related to petitions to decertify unions in the federal workplace, which is …More
Much Left for VA to Do in Response to Report on Sexual Harassment, GAO Says
The VA has carried out only two of seven recommendations GAO made in a 2020 report on sexual harassment policies …More
Overturned: Agencies Must Continue to Comply with Contracts under ‘Continuance’ Clauses
Overturning the FLRA, a federal court has said that when “continuance” clauses under a labor-management contract are in effect, a …More
DoD Needs Better Workforce Planning for Cloud Adoption, GAO Says
DoD is on track with requirements set by OMB for security and procurement considerations related to adoption of cloud computing …More
Biden Urged to Expand Vegetarian Dining Options at Federal Facilities
A group of nearly three dozen House Democrats has asked President Biden “make a vegetarian entrée available everywhere the federal …More
Grades Down Overall on Latest FITARA Scorecard
Overall grades for compliance with the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act fell for eight agencies, held steady for 15 …More
Many EEO Offices Still Don’t Report Directly to Agency Heads, Says EEOC
Many federal agencies have not complied with a requirement enacted in 2020 that agency EEO directors report directly to the …More
USAspending.gov Data Still Has Quality Problems, Says GAO
Eight years after enactment of the DATA Act requiring agencies to publicly report spending data on USAspending.gov, problems with the …More
In Phishing Test at One Agency, a Tenth of Sampled Employees Bit
A security assessment at AmeriCorps found “an exploitable vulnerability that could result in a complete system compromise” of its headquarters …More
