SSA to Lay Off More than Tenth of Workforce, Close Offices
The SSA has said it will lay off some 7,000 of its 57,000 employees “with a significant focus on functions …More
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Viewpoint Survey to Be Delayed, Revised to Drop DEI-Related Questions
OPM has said it will delay and revise this year’s version of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, the main annual …More
Personnel Management Remains on GAO’s High-Risk List
Even before the ongoing and planned cuts in federal employment, “strategic human capital management” remained on the GAO’s high-risk list, …More
Trump, Musk Hint at Another ‘What Did You Do?’ Email, Potential Repercussions
Both President Trump and DOGE project director Elon Musk have raised the possibility of a second government-wide mail like the …More
Reduce Number of SES Slots Reserved for Career Employees, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to review the numbers of their SES positions that have been reserved for career employees with …More
Agency Contract Spending on Small Disadvantaged Businesses’ Exceeds Goal Under Now Revoked Orders
Federal agencies are well above the new goals set by the SBA for “small disadvantaged businesses” which reflect a reduction …More
OPM Sets New Standards for ‘Inflated’ SES Performance Evaluations
OPM has revised the standards for performance evaluations of SES members, saying that those ratings “are systematically inflated, and poor …More
White House Pushes Change of Direction in AI Policies
The Trump administration is pushing a change of direction AI policy, including those governing its use in federal agencies, a …More
Beneficiaries at Fault for Most Social Security Overpayments, says Audit
The SSA made an estimated $32.8 billion in overpayments over 2020-2023 in its two largest benefit programs but those were …More
Report Cites Issues with Security Controls at IRS Assistance Centers
In unannounced site visits by inspector general employees to test security at IRS taxpayer assistance centers, security guards did not …More
GSA Announces ‘Deviations’ in Procurement Policies
GSA has changed several procurement policies—so-called “deviations”—in the Federal Acquisition Regulation to comply with Trump administration executive orders that revoked …More
Presidential Memo Calls for More Disclosure on Canceled Spending
President Trump has issued a memo calling for what it called “radical transparency about wasteful spending,” telling agencies to make …More
Trump Ends Management Fellows, Executive Boards, Other Programs
President Trump has ordered the end of the Presidential Management Fellows program and the Federal Executive Board program, among other …More
DoD Getting Slower in Responding to Draft Reports, GAO Says
Despite a law designed to prod DoD into responding more quickly to GAO findings by requiring GAO to monitor the …More
Trump Acts to Increase White House Control over Independent Agencies
President Trump has issued an executive order asserting greater White House control over the budgets, policies and regulatory actions of …More
OPM Expands Authority to Use Temporary Senior Appointments
OPM has expanded the authority for temporary appointments of political appointees in their senior ranks that it granted to agencies …More
DeJoy to Resign from USPS; Says Reorganization Initiative Must Continue
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has announced his intention to resign—although to stay in office until a replacement is named—in the …More
Bureau of Indian Education: Progress, but Much Left to Do
The Bureau of Indian Education “has taken commendable steps in recent years” to address management problems that resulted on its …More
Bill Reintroduced to Better Safeguard Mail Carriers
Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced in the House and Senate that is designed to address risking assaults on postal carriers …More
Comer Seeks Return of Fast-Track Agency Reorganization Process
A process not used for four decades for Congress to give fast-track review of agency reorganizations would be revived under …More
Dejoy, Postal Commission Continue Dispute Over Restructuring Plan
The dispute between the Postal Regulatory Commission and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over his Delivering for America restructuring plan has …More
GAO Cites Workforce Challenges at Maritime Administration
In the latest of a string of reports calling attention to workforce challenges at various agencies, the GAO has said …More
Spouses of Military Personnel, Overseas Foreign Service Exempted from Return-to-Office Directive
Federal agencies should continue remote work arrangements for spouses of military personnel, and of Foreign Service members who are stationed …More
MSPB, FLRA Are Latest Central Agencies Hit with High-Level Firings
The White House has fired a member from both the MSPB and the FLRA in the latest of firings of …More
OPM Cautions Agencies on Potential Age Bias Claims in Deferred Resignation Program
OPM has said that “out of an abundance of caution,” agencies should take several additional actions for employees age 40 …More
OGE Director Is Latest Firing among Oversight Officials
The director of the Office of Government Ethics has become the latest official fired by the Trump administration from key …More
Trump Orders Closing of Federal Executive Institute
President Trump has ordered the closing of the Federal Executive Institute, for decades the government’s flagship leadership development program for …More
IGs Asked to Review ‘DOGE Team’ Access to Databases at OPM, Other Agencies
Top Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have asked several agency IG offices to investigate reports that …More
Head of OSC Fired, Asks Court to Keep Him in Place
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, until his firing late last Friday (February 7), has filed …More
MSPB Says It’s Nearly Finished Clearing Its Backlog of Appeals
The MSPB has said it is nearly finished clearing out the backlog of some 3,800 appeals that built up over …More
