GAO Stresses Need for Continuing Focus on Category Management Initiatives
A GAO report has stressed the need for agencies to keep a continuing focus on category management initiatives, saying that …More
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Agencies Told to Enforce New DEI-Related Guidance on Entities Receiving Funding
OMB has told agencies to enforce newly issued Justice Department guidance on DEI-related issues “when managing federal programs and overseeing …More
Report Cites Causes of Delays in Postal Electric Vehicle Acquisition
A combination of factors both inside and outside of the Postal Service’s control contributed to the delays in acquiring and …More
FLRA Drops ADR Program Office, Closes One of Five Regional Offices
The FLRA has dropped its Collaboration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Program–which offered agencies and unions an informal channel to resolve …More
Rules Clear Way for Agencies to Impose Forced Ratings Distributions on SES Members
OPM has finalized rules that clear the way for agencies to impose a forced ratings pattern for their career SES …More
New Treasury ‘Awards for Savings’ Program Could be Expanded to More Agencies
The Treasury Department has a new awards program for its employee for suggesting potential savings on contracts, called Savings Award …More
The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
On Feb. 10, on the third floor of the Social Security Administration’s Baltimore-area headquarters, Leland Dudek unfurled a 4-foot-wide roll …More
Public Lands Maintenance Backlog Grew Despite Funding Infusion, Report Says
The backlog of deferred maintenance at public lands agencies continued to grow despite a five-year infusion of funding from a …More
GAO Reports on Sprawling AI Governance
Laws and executive orders on AI usage by federal agencies contain nearly 100 requirements that are government-wide or have government-wide …More
Non-Federal Employees at NSF Going Beyond Limits on Supervisory Roles, Says IG
An inspector general report has found that non-federal employees at the NSF with supervisory roles over agency employees have exceeded …More
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
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
