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
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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
Postal Supervisors Sue for Raise, Back Pay
A lawsuit has been filed seeking pay increases and back pay for some 50,000 Postal Service managers, supervisors and professional …More
Agencies Affirm Few Complaints of Interference with Science
Policies created in the Obama administration aimed at protecting scientific research by federal employees from political interference were carried out …More
GSA Awards Blanket Purchase Agreements on Building Services
The GSA has awarded the first 30 blanket purchase agreements under its next generation maintenance repair facility supplies purchasing channel …More
OGE Calls Attention to Conflict of Interest Restrictions
The Office of Government Ethics has issued an annual report that serves as a reminder that among the ethical conduct …More
Senate Backs Customer Service Improvement Bill
The Senate has passed S-1275, which would enable the government to collect more information from the public for purposes of …More
Report Outlines Tasks in Integrating AI into Federal Workforce
Federal agencies face a range of tasks as they step up their use of artificial intelligence, including the need for …More
House Bill Seeks Greater Transparency on Building Spending
The House Transportation Committee has approved HR-2502, to require greater transparency on spending on federal buildings by requiring the GSA …More
OPM Revises Certification for HR Officials Involved in Hiring
OPM has revised its policies for certifying HR practitioners involved in hiring, in the process replacing its former online “delegated …More
Work Lies Ahead for DHS on Workforce Diversity, GAO Says
DHS has identified barriers to greater representation of women, minorities and those with disabilities in its workforce but has not …More
Management-Related Bills Advance in Senate
The Senate has passed S-375, to improve efforts to identify and reduce governmentwide improper payments and consolidate prior laws and …More
Senate Democrats Press SSA on Negotiations
All 47 Democrats in the Senate have joined to press the SSA to return to the bargaining table with several …More
EPA Challenged on FOIA Policy Changes
In a letter that could send a message to all agencies, a bipartisan group of senators has asked the EPA …More
