Agencies Told to Review, Update Workforce Fund Plans
OMB and OPM have told agencies to review their workforce fund plans, from which awards to employees are paid, to …More
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OMB-OPM Guidance Steers Awards Policies
Memo M-19-24 telling agencies to update their policies on employee awards says that recognition programs are “particularly important as agencies …More
Misuse of Position Most Common Ethics Violation, Says OGE
Misuse of position was the most common basis for disciplinary actions taken against federal employees for alleged ethics violations in …More
SSA’s ‘Expedited’ Process No Faster for Initial Claims, Report Says
The SSA’s “expedited” process for disability claims related to military duty has virtually no impact on the speed of initial …More
Guidance Issued on Evidence-Based Policy Act
OMB in memo M-19-23 has issued guidance on carrying out the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act signed into law in …More
Private Tax Debt Collection Working, Main Sponsor Says
The main sponsor of the IRS program under which certain tax debt is turned over to private debt collectors to …More
Best Practices Listed for Measuring and Managing Customer Experience
OMB in its latest guidance to agencies on preparing their submissions for the fiscal 2021 budget cycle (Circular A-11) has …More
Agencies, OMB Fell Short on Disaster Relief Controls, GAO Says
Warning that the “risk of improper payments increases when agencies spend billions of dollars quickly,” GAO has said that OMB …More
Agency Impersonation Scams Continue to Grow
Phone and electronic message scams seeking to pry money or personal information from victims by imitating government agencies continue to …More
Move of USDA Units Means High Employee Attrition, Union Says
The large majority of employees in the two Agriculture Department units scheduled to relocate from Washington, D.C. to the Kansas …More
Guidance Issued on Reducing Advisory Committees
OMB has issued guidance on carrying out a recent executive order aimed at reducing the number of outside committees advising …More
Report Calls for Stricter Controls on Contracts at DHS
While DHS has taken steps to improve controls over contracts valued at more than $300 million, it “did not always …More
New Policies Set on Electronic Records
OMB in memo M-19-21 has set new policies for agencies on the transition from paper-based to electronic record-keeping as required …More
FLRA, FMCS Enter Agreement on Mediation
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has entered a memo of understanding with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service designed to …More
Agencies Now Being Rated on Infrastructure Initiative
The Trump administration has started evaluating compliance by federal agencies with its infrastructure initiative, posting an initial set of results …More
More Training on Security Threats Sought for Acquisition Employees
A bill progressing in the Senate would require new security training for thousands of federal employees involved with acquisition, about …More
Research Suggests Ways to Retain New Employees
A negative onboarding experience makes newly hired employees much more likely to leave, according to research by a company that …More
VA Uncertain on Performance of Service Networks, Says GAO
The VA conducts only limited oversight of its 18 Veterans Integrated Service Networks, or VISNs, which manage the day-to-day functions …More
Transfer of Background Investigations Function Raises Questions
Democratic leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee are questioning the transfer from OPM to DoD of responsibility for …More
Bid Made to Restore Mailed Social Security Statements
A House committee has approved a bill to require the Social Security Administration to again mail annual benefits estimates statements …More
Navy Cites Lessons Learned in Personal Information Breaches
The Navy CIO’s office has compiled a list of the top lessons learned from after-action reports on breaches of personally …More
VA Vacancy Reporting Needs Improvement, IG Says
Vacancy data that the VA has begun reporting under a requirement of a 2018 law is not as accurate or …More
New Guidance Issued on Data Center Initiative
OMB in memo M-19-19 has updated and extended its guidance on consolidating data centers, including targets and metrics for agencies …More
FITARA Scorecard Identifies Improvement, Issues
The latest scorecard on agency progress in implementing the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act shows continued improvement in many …More
PMA Report Lists Best Practices in Engaging Employees
The administration’s latest quarterly update on its President’s Management Agenda lists four core values and managerial actions related to high …More
Overtime Costs Run Up at Postal Service, Audit Says
The Postal Service spent half again as much on overtime in fiscal 2018 than it had planned, largely because of …More
‘Cloud Smart’ Replaces ‘Cloud First’
OMB has updated the government’s cloud services purchasing strategy, changing the focus from the nearly decade-old “Cloud First” to “Cloud …More
Management-Related Bills Advance in Senate
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: * S-731, to allow CBP to waive polygraph testing requirements …More
Most Supervisors Not Confident They Could Remove Problem Employees
Majorities of federal supervisors said they are not confident that they could remove an employee for performance or misconduct reasons, …More
Addressing Performance Tricky When Personal Problems Arise, MSPB Says
An MSPB white paper on discipline says that addressing performance problems is especially tricky for management if personal problems are …More
