More Oversight of DoD Energy-Saving Projects Needed, IG Says
DoD has improved its oversight of energy saving performance contracts in response to GAO and IG reports but more needs …More
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Survey Finds Demand for Information on AI
Federal employees are generally aware that potential changes in their jobs are on the horizon due to advances in artificial …More
Proposal Seeks to Build Interest in VA Medical Careers
A bipartisan group of House members has reintroduced legislation aimed at the VA’s persistent difficulties in filling medical care positions …More
MSPB Urges Focus on Candidate Assessment Methods
Federal supervisors say that getting a pool of qualified candidates is their most challenging workforce task but their agencies may …More
Firings, Other Major Discipline Continue to Rise at VA
The VA used its enhanced disciplinary authorities more extensively in 2018 than it did in 2017, according to the department’s …More
Partnership Offers Tips for Using FEVS Results
In a blog posting, the Partnership for Public Service offered these tips for using Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey data to …More
Report Questions ‘Schedule B’ Hiring at State Department
Many of the hiring actions the State Department took under Schedule B in recent years did not meet the department’s …More
Prepare for Human Capital Reviews, Agencies Told
OPM has said it will begin annual agency human capital reviews in April, telling agencies it will be an opportunity …More
Uncertainty Still Surrounds MSPB
The MSPB faces an uncertain future despite approval last week by a Senate committee of nominees to fill two of …More
Guidance Issued on Governmentwide FOIA Portal
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on actions to take to ensure interoperability with the governmentwide FOIA portal, which was …More
GSA Moves to Help Agencies Look Down on Earth
The GSA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have awarded blanket purchase agreements for earth observation solutions under GSA’s IT Schedule …More
End to Special TSA Screener Policies Proposed
Two House committee chairmen have proposed to end the special personnel policies for TSA screeners that have been in effect …More
Management Bills, Two MSPB Nominees Advance
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved nominees to fill two of the seats on the MSPB …More
Audit Finds Weaknesses in OPM Records-Keeping
OPM is “at risk with respect to managing and preserving electronic records” an IG audit has found, in part because …More
VA, CDC Enter Data Sharing Agreement
The VA and the CDC have entered an agreement for the sharing of mortality data designed to produce a better …More
Agencies Told to Stress Artificial Intelligence Investments
President Trump has issued an executive order telling federal agencies to prioritize artificial intelligence investments in their R&D, focusing on …More
Disclosures about VA Wait Time Confirmed, Says OSC
The Office of Special Counsel has said that whistleblowing disclosures regarding long waiting times for endoscopy procedures at the VA …More
Long-Standing MSPB Vacancies to Get Attention
The two-year lack of a quorum on the MSPB governing board is to get attention this week on both sides …More
‘Ban the Box’ Bill Reintroduced
Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced in the House and Senate (HR-1076 and S-387) to extend to the federal government the …More
Ethics, Other Bills Introduced
Among the federal employment-related bills offered early in the new Congress is one by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the chair …More
VA Telehealth Visits Pass 1 Million in 2018
The VA has said it conducted more than one million telehealth visits with veterans during fiscal 2018, an increase of …More
Disputes Continue over Who Works During a Shutdown
Disputes are continuing over decisions on which employees in affected agencies were kept on the job during the partial shutdown, …More
Capitol Hill Panels Reorganized, New Leaders Named
In another sign of the changed priorities for Congress with the House now under Democratic control, the main committee there …More
Shutdown Impact at EEOC: Backlogs, Extended Deadlines
The EEOC has said that the partial shutdown resulted in backlogged work in many of its functions and caused it …More
More Than Half of GAO Recommendations to DoD Remain Open
GAO has said that 53 percent of the 1,122 recommendations it made regarding DoD over 2014-2017 remain open, with 41 …More
‘Buy American’ Directives to Agencies Broadened
President Trump has broadened earlier “buy American” directives to agencies, including an executive order he issued in 2017, to spell …More
Negligence Charge against Manager Overturned
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned an agency’s demotion of a manager on charges of “negligence …More
Security Clearance Proposals Reintroduced
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has reintroduced legislation (S-314) aimed at speeding up and …More
Dates Set for Annual EXCEL Conference
The EEOC will hold its major annual EXCEL conference (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) July 31-August 1 in Atlanta with …More
Suit on Obligations for Documenting Decisions Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that could have better defined the responsibilities of agency officials to create and …More
