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
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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
Partnership Issues Leadership Model
The Partnership for Public Service has issued a guide to government leadership, identifying the four most essential competencies as becoming …More
Secret Service Needs to Take Next Steps on Workforce, Says GAO
The Secret Service has taken some steps to address “a number of longstanding workforce issues, such as low employee morale …More
Employment of Those with ‘Targeted’ Conditions Gets Capitol Hill Attention
A group of more than 30 House and Senate Democrats, including many of those most active in civil service issues, …More
Report Questions IRS Customer Service Measures
The data the IRS reports to Congress and the public regarding the level of customer service reflects the experience on …More
Defense Bill Focuses on STEM Workforce Compensation
The Senate’s version of the annual DoD budget bill (S-1790) raises concerns about the department’s ability to recruit and retain …More
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
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
