More Scrutiny Sought into Ownership of Buildings with Federal Offices
A recently introduced bipartisan bill (S-1869) in the Senate would require new scrutiny of ownership of building space leased by …More
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Agencies Told to Reduce Advisory Committees
Federal agencies must evaluate the need for the outside advisory committees that they have created but that are not required …More
Mental Health Hiring Initiative Showing Results, VA Says
The VA has said that it is seeing results from its hiring initiative for mental health professionals, which includes new …More
OPM Updates Hiring Practices Handbook
OPM has released an updated version of its Delegated Examining Operations Handbook: A Guide for Federal Agency Examining Officers, which …More
Report Finds Shortcomings in VA Facilities Planning
The VA’s facilities planning process is failing to take into account some expectations of veterans relevant to the decisions, GAO …More
Bill to Improve Security of Interconnected Devices Advances
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has passed HR-1668, a bipartisan bill to set standards for managing cybersecurity risks of …More
Audit Finds Controls Lacking over IRS Travel Expenses
An inspector general audit has found weaknesses in controls over international travel expenses for IRS employees, including employee use of …More
More Changes to DoD Acquisition Workforce Sought
The annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2500) passed by the House Armed Services Committee seeks further changes in the department’s acquisition …More
Report Backs More Data Collection to Improve Customer Service
A bill to loosen restrictions on information agencies may collect from the public will help them offer better customer service, …More
GAO Warns about Agencies Running Decades-Old IT
GAO has identified the 10 IT systems in government most in need of modernization—finding two systems more than 50 years …More
IG Cites Issues with VA Police Force
The VA’s police force suffers from “staffing shortages, the splintering of oversight responsibilities, confusion about roles, and lack of clear …More
SES Exit Survey Shows Little Change
The latest exit survey of SES members who left the government–conducted over August 2016-July 2017–shows little change in the patterns …More
Agencies Missing Chances to Reduce SES Turnover, Says OPM
The latest SES exit survey report shows that their agencies could have kept some of those who left, OPM has …More
DHS Management Bills Pass House
The House has passed a series of bills related to DHS management issues: HR-1158, to authorize the creation of a …More
Report Urges More USPS Attention to Prescription Drug Issues
The Postal Service has not developed a comprehensive prescription drug policy and drug abuse educational program for its employees, an …More
OGE Stresses Role of Ethics Officers
The Office of Government Ethics has stressed the importance of “designated agency ethics officers” and alternative officers, saying that is …More
GSA Takes Next Step in MAS Consolidation
GSA has issued a request for information seeking feedback from industry as the next step toward a consolidated multiple awards …More
Vacancies Hampering DoD Acquisition Reorg, Says GAO
DoD is facing difficulties in filling positions as it works to carry out a reorganization of its acquisitions functions as …More
Negotiations Begin on Major Contract between VA, AFGE
Negotiations have begun between the VA and the AFGE union over a contract that will apply to employees in one …More
Report Calls for More Focus on Risk Management
Federal agency leaders need to increase their focus on enterprise risk management, or ERM, according to a report from the …More
VA Lagging on Addressing Personnel-Related Risks, Says GAO
The VA has made only partial progress in addressing personnel-related issues on the GAO high-risk list, GAO recently told a …More
OMB Issues Federal Data Strategy Plan
OMB has issued the long-awaited federal data strategy plan as a “framework of operational principles and best practices that help …More
Government at ‘Critical Moment,’ Partnership Says
The Partnership for Public Service, a leading good-government group, has issued a new warning about the state of the civil …More
House Focuses on Sexual Harassment, Assault of DoD Civilians
The annual DoD authorization bill being drafted in the House would require a GAO report, to be submitted by next …More
GSA Issues New Blanket Purchase Agreement
The GSA has issued a Discovery blanket purchase agreement, which it said would provide its Centers of Excellence agency partners …More
New Survey on Program and Project Managers Begins
OPM has announced a new survey as the next step in carrying out the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act, which …More
GAO Raises Concerns about Leases Issued by Agencies
GAO has raised concerns about real estate leases issued by agencies under authority delegated by GSA, finding problems including incomplete …More
Panel Backs SSA in Bargaining Dispute with Union
The Federal Services Impasses Panel has sided with SSA management over numerous provisions in a contract dispute with the AFGE …More
GAO Again Warns of Risks to Census
The Census Bureau does not have complete mitigation or contingency plans against already identified risks, including potential security and fraud …More
Hiring Policy Proposal Reportedly Dropped
The Trump administration has dropped a proposed hiring policy rule change that would require applicants to disclose whether they have …More
