Report Questions Estimates of DoD Civilian Costs
The military services’ budget requests do not always accurately represent the actual cost of their civilian workforces since their budgeted …More
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Senate Report Criticizes Marshals Service
The U.S. Marshals Service suffers from “a culture of mismanagement, reckless spending, favoritism, and a general lack of accountability,” the …More
CIO, IG Acts Reintroduced
Legislation has been reintroduced in Congress (HR-247) to formally designate as the federal CIO the head of the OMB office …More
New House Leadership Proposes Stronger Ethics Laws
The new Democratic leadership in the House has introduced as priority legislation (HR-1) a series of reforms including stronger ethical …More
Bill Seeking Broader Anti-Discrimination, Whistleblowing Protections Reintroduced
The new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., has reintroduced (HR-135) legislation that …More
House Drops ‘Holman Rule’ That Allowed Targeted Spending Cuts
The new Democratic leadership of the House has dropped the “Holman Rule,” which in essence allowed the House to use …More
Energy Department Not Learning Its Lessons, Says GAO
The Energy Department has a process to capture lessons learned on capital assets projects “but not all lessons are to …More
OSC Cites Results in Whistleblower, Other Cases
The Office of Special Counsel has said that in fiscal 2018 it again both received and processed about 6,000 cases, …More
Impact of Partial Shutdown Starting to Change
With the partial government shutdown now well into its second week, the impact on affected agencies, their employees and their …More
Several Bills Advance Late in Congress
In the waning days of the 115th Congress, several management-related bills were passed and sent to the White House: S-2276, …More
OGE Sends Reminder on Ethics Policies in Furloughs
Federal employees on unpaid furlough due to the partial government shutdown remain covered by ethics policies governing outside employment, the …More
Guidance Issued on Unemployment Claims
OPM has posted guidance regarding unemployment claims related to furloughs, stating that while furloughed employees could qualify for benefits under …More
Audit Questions Overtime at FPS
An IG report done at the request of the DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate found that the Federal Protective …More
Demonstration Days on Grants Management Set
Demonstration days will be held January 29-31, with a “virtual pre-demonstration day” session January 8, under the “results-oriented accountability for …More
DoD Set to Take Over Nearly All Background Checks by Late 2019
DoD will take over from OPM responsibility for conducting nearly all background checks for issuing or renewing federal employee security …More
Workforce Challenges Hampering DoD Depot Mission, GAO Says
Difficulties in hiring employees in a timely manner and bringing them up to full performance level are having an impact …More
Audit Points to Complications for Sharing Space
In a report whose lessons could apply to the broader government-wide effort to “reduce the footprint,” the Postal Service IG …More
Nominations Period for ‘Sammies’ Awards Near Closing
The nomination period closes January 19 for the 2019 Service to America awards, or Sammies, a top honor for federal …More
Management Agenda Update Cites Agency, Government-wide Actions
The Trump administration’s latest update of its President’s Management Agenda highlights several agency-specific actions since the prior update in September, …More
Agenda Update Highlights Focus on Engagement
The most recent report on compliance with the President’s Management Agenda cites progress in improving federal employee engagement, shortly after …More
Agencies Told to Submit Executive Allocation Requests
OPM has told agencies to submit by December 31 their requests for SES, senior level and senior scientific/professional slots for …More
Audit Finds Issues with Management of VA Police
The police force at VA medical facilities suffers from “inadequate governance,” not because it has too little supervision but because …More
Supervisor’s Role in ‘Reskilling’ Employees Addressed
Additional information from the CIO Council on the launch of the Federal Cybersecurity Reskilling Academy explains considerations for management regarding …More
VA Culture Problems Persist, IG Says
Workforce issues remain among the major management challenges for the VA, an IG report has said, even after years of …More
Agencies Told to Report Data on Discipline
OPM has instructed agencies on their obligation to report on disciplinary actions they took against their employees in the last …More
Digital Services Bill Clears Congress; Excess Property Bill Passes Senate
The Senate has joined the House in passing legislation (HR-5759) to further the move away from paper-based government services, including …More
Policy Updated on High-Value Cyber Assets
OMB has updated and consolidated its policies on strengthening cybersecurity of “high-value assets,” a program it operates in coordination with …More
Reports Warn of CBP Hiring, Training Troubles
At the end of its first year, a contract to help DHS recruit border patrol agents has processed just two …More
FITARA Scorecard Shows Overall Improvement
The latest scorecard on implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act shows overall improvement, with 11 of the …More
Much of IT Spending is Noncompetitive, GAO Finds
Federal agencies on average have awarded about 30 percent of their IT contract spending non-competitively, GAO has said, adding that …More
