Better Control over Travel Payments Needed at DoD, GAO Says
Only about 4 percent of DoD travel payments qualify as improper and only a portion of those result in overpayments …More
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R&D Priorities for 2021 Budget Cycle Set
OMB in memo M-19-25 has set research and development priorities for agency submissions for the fiscal 2021 budget cycle, covering …More
OPM Sends Reminder on Weather Emergency Policies
OPM has sent a reminder to agencies on personnel policies for weather emergency situations including hurricanes, including paid time off …More
Toolkit Developed for Building Remote Teams
A group in a Partnership for Public Service program has developed a toolkit to enhance teamwork among remotely-connected workers through …More
Award Schedule Consolidation on Track, Says GSA
GSA has said that it is on track in its effort to consolidate its current 24 multiple award schedules for …More
For Federal Vehicle Fleet, It’s Not Easy Going Green
The government has made progress in meeting requirements in law—some dating back three decades—to reduce gas consumption and greenhouse emissions …More
Privacy Act Revisions Signed into Law
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 116-50) a recently passed bill revising a Privacy Act provision that was seen …More
Plain Language Seminar Upcoming
A one-day seminar on using plain language in government communications will be held September 5 at GSA headquarters in Washington, …More
DoD Collaborative Effort Behind Schedule, Says GAO
The DoD is nearly two years late in parts of an effort to improve collaboration among its components to address …More
Mission Support Services Aided by Customer Focus
A recent survey of agency officials showing only “modest” satisfaction with the quality of mission support they receive in areas …More
Cyber Threats Come from Inside as Well as Outside, Says OMB
Cybersecurity incidents involving federal agencies declined overall in 2018 but threats continued from both outside and inside, according to OMB’s …More
Standards for Agency AI Development Issued
Federal agencies should “commit to deeper, consistent, long-term engagement” in development of AI technology, under new standards issued by the …More
For DoD Acquisition Workforce Hiring, Exceptions Have Become the Rule
In a sign of how much agencies are turning away from traditional competitive service hiring processes to fill positions, the …More
Key Features of Performance Framework Highlighted
Recent changes to a section of OMB Circular A-11 to turn it into the Federal Performance Framework for Improving Program …More
OPM Loosens Some Restrictions on SES Appointments
OPM has loosened some of the restrictions on appointments into the SES—typically the highest level to which career federal employees …More
Suit Filed over Hatch Act Guidance
The AFGE union has filed a suit challenging an Office of Special Counsel’s policy that advocating for or against impeachment …More
Injunction on Executive Orders Left in Place
A federal appeals court has agreed to leave in place an injunction a lower court issued against portions of three …More
Bill on Bonuses Likely to Have Little Impact, Says CBO
A pending Senate bill (S-2119) to restrict performance awards paid to federal employees likely will have little impact, the CBO …More
Federal Labs Stress Everyday Uses for Their Work
A consortium of research laboratories across the government has launched a new online feature designed to stress to the public …More
VA, DLA Partner on Supply Chain
The VA and the Defense Logistics Agency have entered an agreement providing the former with access to the latter’s procurement …More
Technology Business Management Playbook Issued
The administration has issued a “playbook” to assist agencies with implementing technology business management principles, one of the elements of …More
GAO Lists Practices to Improve Agency Hiring
Federal agencies face a “range of problems and challenges” in recruiting, GAO has said, although adding that numerous reports it …More
Lack of Leadership Hampers Reform Efforts at State, Report Says
In a report whose findings could apply to internal agency reform efforts in general, the GAO has said that lack …More
GAO Finds Shortcomings in Cyber Risk Management Practices
The GAO has found that agencies still are not in compliance with cybersecurity risk management best practices, saying that “until …More
Lactation Rooms Open to Public Required for Federal Buildings
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 116-30) a bill to generally require that federal buildings that are open to …More
Senator Presses DoD on Whistleblower Retaliation
One of the Senate’s leading advocates for federal whistleblowers, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, is pressing newly installed Defense Secretary Mark …More
Audit Finds Good Process, Poor Data at TSA
The TSA has put in place “adequate and valid” processes for determining whether employees in its Office of Investigations qualify …More
Mulvaney Comments on Transfers Are Telling, Says Union
Remarks from top Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney show that the main motivation for the administration’s plans to move some …More
Results of Intelligence Community Diversity Initiative Unclear, Says GAO
GAO has said that it the results of the Centers for Academic Excellence program, intended to create an increased pool …More
Congress Backs More Information Sharing at DHS
The Senate has joined the House in passing HR-504, to require DHS to develop and update at least once every …More
