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
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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
SSA, IRS Still Struggling with Impersonators
Two agencies whose names have long been used in impersonation scams, the SSA and the IRS, say that the problem …More
Agencies Meeting Privacy Protections in Information Sharing, GAO Finds
Agencies are meeting the privacy-related provisions of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, GAO has found. It said that …More
OGE Updates Financial Disclosure Guides
The Office of Government Ethics has updated its guides for federal employees who are required to file financial disclosure forms, …More
GAO Sees Slow Start for Anti-Fraud Act
More than two years after its enactment, some agencies have not even started planning to carry out the Fraud Reduction …More
Next Steps Ordered in Program Management Assessment
Agencies have been told to take the next steps toward implementation of the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act, which …More
Several Bills Could Get Late Attention
Several bills related to agency management issues are in line to get late-year attention in the Senate, following release of …More
Task Force on USPS Recommends More Contracting, Less Bargaining
A task force on the USPS commissioned earlier this year by the White House has stopped short of recommending privatizing …More
OPM Sees ‘No Systemic Abuses’ in Veterans’ Preference
OPM has said it sees “no systemic abuses” in the application of veterans’ preference in federal hiring, a policy that …More
CBO Sees Potential for Converting Military Positions to Civilian
The CBO has again raised the prospect of creating more DoD federal employee positions by converting work from military personnel, …More
Military Personnel More Expensive than Federal Employees, CBO Says
In a presentation on the potential for converting military positions to civilian, the CBO said that after taking into account …More
Reskilling ‘Academy’ to Be Piloted
The White House has announced a pilot project related to two of its federal workforce initiatives–retraining employees for higher-priority jobs …More
Many VA Facilities Out of Date, Report Says
A House report on a committee-passed bill (HR-4243) to conduct a review of VA facilities argues that many of them …More
On Data Center Consolidation, Easiest Part already Finished, OMB Says
OMB has said that the easiest part of the federal data center consolidation effort already has been finished—resulting in nearly …More
Military-Civilian Mix in DoD Health Care Needs Attention, Report Says
DoD uses a mix of military, federal civilian and contractor personnel in the military health system but the planning process …More
SBA Oversight of VA Contracting Program Proposed
Legislation (HR-7169) newly offered in the House by leaders of committees overseeing the SBA and the VA would give the …More
GAO Voices Concerns about CIO Effectiveness
CIOs exist to serve as an agency focal point to address IT challenges but their roles are not well defined …More
OPM Starts Building Database on Contracts, Arbitration Awards
OPM has told agencies to submit collective bargaining agreements and arbitration awards under terms of a May executive order, saying …More
GSA to Consolidate Multiple Award Schedules
GSA has said it will consolidate its 24 multiple award schedules into a single schedule for products and services to …More
Weichert Stresses Reskilling Employees
Acting OPM director Margaret Weichert has again stressed one of the administration’s themes for the federal workplace, to “reskill and …More
EEOC, OPM Partner on Disability Reporting
The EEOC and the OPM have signed a joint memo highlighting revisions to OPM’s SF-256 form for self-reporting disabilities for …More
House to Take Up Management-Related Bills
The House has scheduled votes this week on several bills impacting agency management practices. HR-2846, to loosen restrictions against agencies …More
OPM Stresses Agency Responsibilities in Emergencies
As part of new guidance on agency closings due to severe weather or other safety concerns, OPM has reminded agencies …More
Draft Data Standards Posted for Comment
Draft data standards under the President’s Management Agenda cross-agency priority goal on grants have been posted for comment through January …More
