OGE Updates Financial Disclosure Guides
The Office of Government Ethics has updated its guides for federal employees who are required to file financial disclosure forms, …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Enter your email to subscribe free!GAO Sees Slow Start for Anti-Fraud Act
More than two years after its enactment, some agencies have not even started planning to carry out the Fraud Reduction …More
Next Steps Ordered in Program Management Assessment
Agencies have been told to take the next steps toward implementation of the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act, which …More
Several Bills Could Get Late Attention
Several bills related to agency management issues are in line to get late-year attention in the Senate, following release of …More
Task Force on USPS Recommends More Contracting, Less Bargaining
A task force on the USPS commissioned earlier this year by the White House has stopped short of recommending privatizing …More
OPM Sees ‘No Systemic Abuses’ in Veterans’ Preference
OPM has said it sees “no systemic abuses” in the application of veterans’ preference in federal hiring, a policy that …More
CBO Sees Potential for Converting Military Positions to Civilian
The CBO has again raised the prospect of creating more DoD federal employee positions by converting work from military personnel, …More
Military Personnel More Expensive than Federal Employees, CBO Says
In a presentation on the potential for converting military positions to civilian, the CBO said that after taking into account …More
Reskilling ‘Academy’ to Be Piloted
The White House has announced a pilot project related to two of its federal workforce initiatives–retraining employees for higher-priority jobs …More
Many VA Facilities Out of Date, Report Says
A House report on a committee-passed bill (HR-4243) to conduct a review of VA facilities argues that many of them …More
On Data Center Consolidation, Easiest Part already Finished, OMB Says
OMB has said that the easiest part of the federal data center consolidation effort already has been finished—resulting in nearly …More
Military-Civilian Mix in DoD Health Care Needs Attention, Report Says
DoD uses a mix of military, federal civilian and contractor personnel in the military health system but the planning process …More
SBA Oversight of VA Contracting Program Proposed
Legislation (HR-7169) newly offered in the House by leaders of committees overseeing the SBA and the VA would give the …More
GAO Voices Concerns about CIO Effectiveness
CIOs exist to serve as an agency focal point to address IT challenges but their roles are not well defined …More
OPM Starts Building Database on Contracts, Arbitration Awards
OPM has told agencies to submit collective bargaining agreements and arbitration awards under terms of a May executive order, saying …More
