Hill Democrats Ask How Trump Policies are Affecting Cyber Workforce
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee have asked OPM for information regarding how two of its main federal personnel …More
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Review Ordered of Positions Reserved for Career SES
OPM has told agencies to review which senior executive positions are reserved for career members of the SES vs. those …More
EEOC: We’re Still Open Despite Executive Order, Loss of Quorum
The EEOC has stressed that it “remains open for business” even though its five-member governing board no longer has a …More
Order against DEIA Initiatives Doesn’t Mean Closing EEO Offices, Agencies Told
New guidance on President Trump’s executive order ending DEIA-oriented initiatives and related positions in federal agencies tells agencies to draw …More
OPM Recommends Appointees, Rather than Career SESers, as CIOs
OPM has recommended to agencies that any CIO positions filled by senior executives that currently are held by career SESers …More
Most Non-Disclosure Agreements at IRS Don’t Comply with Anti-Gag Order Policy, Audit Says
Of 22 non-disclosure agreements that the IRS uses in its workplace, 17 do not comply with anti-gag order requirements and …More
House Panel Touts AI Tool Tailored for Government Agencies
The House Budget Committee has urged more use AI by federal agencies, saying it “has the potential to reduce costs, …More
Trump Acts against Biden-Era Contracts, but Effect Is Uncertain
President Trump has issued a memo taking aim against labor-management contracts negotiated during the Biden administration that in its words …More
White House Memo on Contracts Could Presage More Moves against Unions
A White House memo telling agencies not to finalize any contracts negotiated during the last month of the Biden administration …More
Security Lapses Are Common in Federal Building Projects, Says IG
Lapses in security protections are a common theme in construction, repair and alteration projects of federal buildings overseen by the …More
Agency Can’t Limit Where Disclosures May Be Made, Court Rules
The Whistleblower Protection Act “does not require a protected disclosure to be channeled through a whistleblower’s chain of command,” a …More
Bipartisan Bill Reintroduced to Improve Mail Truck Safety
Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced to better track serious crashes and fatalities involving contracted mail trucks toting USPS mail. Reps. …More
USPS Beginning to See Results in Regional Consolidations, Says IG
USPS is making progress consolidating operations in regional processing and distribution centers – RPDCs, in particular at the Richmond VA …More
Put Employees Involved with ‘Gender Ideology’ on Leave, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to review positions that involve “inculcating or promoting gender ideology” and place employees on administrative leave …More
Legal Questions Raised After 18 IGs Fired Without Notice
A key Senate Republican, Charles Grassley of Iowa, has joined Democrats and good-government groups in questioning President Trump’s orders last …More
‘Critical Actions’ Needed on Management of Agency IT, Says GAO
The GAO once again has sounded a warning regarding agency IT, saying that “critical actions” are needed in the acquisition …More
Casino ATMs, Subscriptions and More: Audit Seeks Tighter Controls over DoD Travel Card Use
An inspector general audit has called on the DoD to tighten controls over travel charge cards in the hands of …More
Start Sending RIF Notices Now to Employees in DEI Positions, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to begin issuing RIF notices to employees of DEIA offices under President Trump’s first-day executive order …More
CBO Sees Mix of Possible AI Impacts on Federal Agency Programs
Greater use by federal agencies of AI holds the potential for cutting personnel and other costs, a Congressional Budget Office …More
Report Calls on Agriculture Department to Boost Oversight of EEO
The Agriculture Department has increased its EEO staff since 2022 but it still lacks oversight of many indicators of how …More
GAO: DHS Well Along on Cyber Workforce Efforts; Other Agencies, Not So Much
DHS fully carries out 14 of the 15 key workforce planning practices applicable to cybersecurity positions and partially implements the …More
Access to SSA Records Helpful in Reducing Fraud, Treasury Says
An initial five-month program of Treasury Department access to a SSA file of deaths resulted in preventing and recovering more …More
Agency Use of AI More Than Doubled in 2024, Says CIO Council
Federal agencies more than doubled their publicly reportable uses of AI in 2024 to more than 1,700, according to the …More
OSC Ratchets Up Attention to Delayed Agency Responses to Whistleblower Disclosures
The Office of Special Counsel has acted to further increase attention to delayed responses by agencies to whistleblower disclosures, by …More
Key House Panel on Government Oversight Reorganizes, Adding DOGE Subcommittee
The key House committee on oversight of the federal government has been reorganized for the current Congress, formally adding a …More
Agencies Told to Create Internal DOGE Compliance Offices
Among the early agency-management related initiatives from the Trump administration was to require each agency to establish a “department of …More
Biden Administration Leaves Parting Message on OPM, Federal Workforce Management
The outgoing Biden administration left a parting message—since taken off the OPM site—on its initiatives regarding OPM and the federal …More
Last-Minute Biden Management Directives Left for Trump to Review
The Biden administration in its waning days issued a series of orders and OMB directives that, while mostly routine, now …More
Audit Cites Potential Improper Locality Pay for Some ESIM Bank Offsite Workers
In a report that likely will be used as fuel by opponents of offsite by federal employees, the IG’s office …More
GSA Proposes Rules on Conflicts of Interest, Other Contracting Issues
GSA has proposed rules to carry out the 2022 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act, which requires …More
