Report Sends Up Warning about Banned Drones over Border Construction Site
In an alert memorandum that serves as a reminder and warning to other agencies as well, the GSA has been …More
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Decrease in Improper Payments Estimate Mostly Due to Ending Pandemic Programs, Says GAO
While the government-wide estimate of $162 billion in improper payments made in fiscal 2024 was down $62 billion from the …More
VA Employees Asked to Help Spot Durable Medical Equipment Fraud
The inspector general’s office at the VA has issued a fraud alert asking the department’s employees to help in detecting …More
Auditors to Examine DOGE Access to Federal Personnel Files at OPM
The inspector general’s office at OPM has said it is expanding an ongoing audit of the agency’s information technology systems …More
House Backs Study of Paid Time for In-Facility Commuting
The House has passed HR-862, to require the TSA to study the feasibility of treating as on-duty hours the time …More
OPM Pushes for More Political Appointees among Top HR Officials
OPM has told agencies to review whether they have limited their chief human capital officer position—an agency’s top HR official—to …More
GAO: Security of Buildings a Major Concern of Property Management
The security of federal buildings—including the training and job performance of the largely contracted out security guard force—was one of …More
NASA, GAO Again Top Best Places to Work Rankings for Large, Mid-Sized Agencies
NASA won first place among large agencies for the 13th straight year in the latest rankings of the best places …More
Scores Rose in Best Places to Work Report, but Don’t Reflect Recent Events, Says Partnership
An overall employee engagement and satisfaction score rose from 65.7 to 67.7, but that reflects survey results from last spring …More
GSA Posts, Quickly Retracts Long List of Federal Buildings for Possible Sale
The GSA posted, and then retracted within a matter of hours, a long list of federal buildings—including the headquarters of …More
Audit Cites Safety Risks at Walk-in Events at IRS Centers
Security protections were inadequate at some of the “Saturday Help” events held at IRS taxpayer assistance centers, posing safety risks …More
House Passes Bills on Guidance Documents, Postal Traffic Accidents, Contract Policy
The House has passed HR-1515, to require agencies to publish their regulatory guidance online in a single, easily accessible location. …More
DoD Still Struggles to Assess Excess Property, Says Report
DoD components have not fully carried out guidance designed to optimize its use of real property, with the result that …More
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The Troubled History of Waste and Abuse in the U.S. Postal Inspection Service: DOGE are you listening?
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is often heralded as the oldest federal law enforcement agency in the country, tasked …More
MSPB, Court Set Standards on Whistleblower Protections
A decision by the MSPB extended whistleblower protections to federal employees for cooperating with or disclosing information to investigators, while …More
GSA Offers ‘Space Match’ Service for Agencies Short on Room
The GSA has started a “Space Match” service for agencies short on room for employees as the full effects of …More
OPM Reinstates Requirement to Report on Official Time
OPM has reinstated a requirement imposed for agencies to report on usage of official time—on-the-clock time that federal employees with …More
Comer Digs for Signs of ‘Burrowing In’ by Biden Personnel
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has asked agencies for detailed data …More
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
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
