Cut the Jargon in Federal Job Titles, OPM Tells Agencies
OPM has told agencies to put in plain language federal job titles both for current employees and in recruiting – …More
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Suit against RIF/Reorganization Order and Guidance Allowed to Proceed
A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s request to dismiss a suit by the AFGE union and a number …More
Agencies Still Lack Clear View of Cyber Workforces, Says GAO
Federal agencies still lack a clear view of their in-house and contractor cyber workforces—particularly the latter—despite OPM, OMB and Office …More
Fill ‘Digital Potholes’ in Services, Agencies Told
An executive order creates a new National Design Studio under the White House, to be led by a chief design …More
Trump Revives Order Stressing Classical Elements in Design of Federal Buildings
President Trump has issued an executive order that revives one from his first administration—canceled by the Biden administration—emphasizing the use …More
Bills Offered on Emergency Response, Other Federal Workplace Issues
Among bills recently introduced in Congress was S-2542, to require the FPS and DHS to issue guidance for emergency communication …More
GAO: Edwards AFB, Other Installations Face Staffing Strain as DoD Pay Raises Remain on Hold
The Pentagon has yet to approve 2025 Federal Wage System rates for 87 wage areas after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …More
Report Warns of Flight Safety Risk with FAA-NWS Staffing Pact Set to Expire
An FAA-National Weather Service interagency agreement on aviation meteorologist staffing is set to expire Sept. 30, 2025, as the agencies negotiate a …More
OMB Forced to Restore Spending Website as Budget Negotiations Ramp Up
The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last month ordered OMB to restore its public apportionments website, ruling that …More
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That
Erin McCanlies was listening to the radio one morning in April when she heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promising to …More
TIGTA Report Faults IRS for Improper Terminations of Probationary Employees
The IRS violated its own internal rules when it fired probationary employees, citing performance but never reviewing individual records, the …More
DoD Announces Civilian Volunteer Detail in Support of Immigration Enforcement
DoD has announced a way for certain defense civilian personnel to voluntarily be detailed in support immigration and border enforcement. …More
Urban Policing Order Calls for Hiring Federal Law Enforcement, Deputized Guard Unit Under Interior, DHS, Justice
President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to expand law enforcement numbers in Washington DC and to …More
OPM Launches Internal “Awards for Savings” Program
OPM has announced an internal cost-savings incentive program that encourages employees to identify and propose efficiency improvements, to “set the …More
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Veterans hospitals are struggling to replace hundreds of doctors and nurses who have left the health care system this year …More
Opinion | Commentary
How the U.S. Mail became a Data Breach
When most Americans think of a data breach, they imagine hackers halfway around the world slipping through firewalls and stealing …More
We Don’t Protect Crops from Espionage, USDA Unit Employees Say in Challenging Order against Unions
A union representing employees of the USDA’s Plant Protection and Quarantine unit has filed a new lawsuit against President Trump’s …More
Opinion | Commentary
How Many More Staff Must Die Before the Bureau of Prisons Acts?
Does another staff member have to die before the Federal Bureau of Prisons finally takes the crisis of drugs entering …More
It’s Time to Either Implement Technology Business Management or Drop It, Says GAO
Federal agencies have reached a “critical go or no go” point on a standard framework for agencies to assess and …More
IRS Customer Service Data More Negative Than Told, Audit Says
The main customer service level indicators that the IRS widely reports “do not fully reflect the taxpayer experience,” which is …More
OPM Sets Policy on Standards for Hiring for HR Positions
Agencies may use Delegated Examining certification as a condition of employment, selective factor, and/or quality ranking factor when hiring into …More
Ruling Rejects Key Legal Argument in Challenges to Probationary Employee Firings
An MSPB hearing officer has said the agency lacks the jurisdiction to consider a key legal argument being used in …More
Hill Dems Call Out IG Staff Losses; Press Agencies for Cooperation
A group of Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has written to each department secretary, pressing them …More
IG Calls for More Attention to Risk of Falls from Federal Buildings
The GSA is “not effectively identifying and resolving roof fall hazards in a timely manner” in federal buildings under its …More
Rewrite, Paring Down of FAR Completed; New Guides Added
The Trump administration it has completed revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation in a way that “is returning the FAR …More
Bill Restricting Incentive Payments to Senior Executives at VA Signed into Law
President Trump has signed into law S-423, which bars the VA from paying “critical skill incentive” payments those in the …More
Report Calls for Strengthening Security, Privacy Training at SSA
An inspector general report has called for strengthening security and privacy training for SSA employees and contractors, after identifying issues …More
House Democrats Question Reasoning Behind Pending USDA Reorganization
More than a dozen House Democrats active in civil service and agriculture issues have questioned the Agriculture Department’s reasons for …More
VA Inconsistent in Tracking Care of Veterans by Outside Providers, IG Finds
The VA is inconsistent in tracking whether veterans are receiving the care they are supposed to be getting from outside …More
Report Points Out Challenges to Customer Self-Service Solutions for Agencies
In a report that points out the challenges of customer self-service options that federal agencies have been turning to increasingly …More
