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
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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
DoD Reform Program Off to Slow Start, Says GAO
DoD is off to a slow start in complying with a directive in its 2017 budget to better promote collaboration …More
SEA Report Warns of Weakened Federal Workforce
The weakening of the federal workforce has reached the point where “critical operations might fail in stressful events,” according to …More
VA Missing Savings Potential on Data Centers, IG Says
The VA did not meet its 2018 target of $85.4 million in savings and cost avoidances related to data center …More
Shutdown Said Likely to Further Erode Satisfaction with Government
A research firm that tracks public satisfaction with the federal government has said that the partial shutdown likely will aggravate …More
Deadline for Some Financial Filings Pushed Back
The Office of Government Ethics has pushed back the deadline for filing confidential financial disclosures for those working in agencies …More
Concerns Raised on Shutdown’s Impact on Agency Cybersecurity
The prolonged partial government shutdown may have compromised the security of agency websites and IT in general, a leading senator …More
GAO Warns of Big Cleanup Job ahead for Energy
GAO has said that estimates of the cost of cleaning up hazardous Energy Department sites now is at least $377 …More
On Restart, Technical Problems Now, Bigger Issues Later
As the agencies that were affected by the partial government shutdown get restarted, they are experiencing various technical problems in …More
