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
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‘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
IG Finds Small Payoff of Private Tax Collection
An audit has found that since the start nearly two years ago of an IRS program to turn over certain …More
Agencies Told to Focus on Morale While Getting up to Speed
Federal agencies returning from the partial shutdown have been told to keep a focus on their employees, many of whom …More
OPM Asked to Protect Employees’ Clearance Eligibility
A group of House Democrats has asked OPM to issue guidance that “explicitly prohibits agencies from penalizing security clearance applicants …More
Opinion | Commentary
Cost of shutdown far greater than economic
During the more than four-week partial government shutdown — the 21st since 1976 and longest in history — politicians and …More
FEDVIP Direct Billing Postponed; Guidance on Benefits Impact of Shutdown Updated
OPM on Wednesday updated a fact sheet it had issued January 11 on benefits impacts of the partial government shutdown, …More
Positions Differ on Unemployment Benefits in Shutdown
As the partial shutdown continues on, differing interpretations are emerging among states regarding whether those still working but without pay …More
Growing Numbers of ‘Excepted’ Employees Missing Work
Growing numbers of employees who are “excepted” from furlough and required to continue working without pay due to the partial …More
Interior Cautions on Ethics Considerations for Unpaid Employees
In guidance whose basic contours would apply government-wide, the Interior Department has warned employees unpaid during the partial shutdown–both those …More
GAO Lists Hiring, Pay as in Need of Reform
A recent blog posting by the GAO says that “key personnel functions still need to be modernized” and that since …More
Membership Set on Key House Panel
The membership for the present Congress has been set for the key committee in the House overseeing federal employment and …More
MSPB Hits Two-Year Mark without Quorum
The Merit Systems Protection Board has now been without a quorum for two years, a period it has been unable …More
Report Finds Improvement in VA Appointment Wait Times
The VA has said it has substantially reduced wait times for patients in primary care and three specialty care services …More
Agencies Lagging in Using Shared Services, Report Says
Despite efforts dating to the Reagan administration to expand use of shared services among agencies, the government remains well behind …More
House Passes Personnel, Management Bills; Others Signed
The House has passed a series of bills that advanced in the prior Congress but fell short of enactment: HR-135, …More
Guide to Understanding Agency Financial Audits Issued
The inspector general’s office at DoD has issued a guide to help non-auditors understand agency financial audits, saying that management …More
Lineup of Key Senate Panel Set
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., as expected will remain chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the key panel …More
