OPM Streamlines Certification for High-Level Performance Rating Systems
OPM has streamlined its system for certifying whether agency performance evaluation systems for SES and non-executive senior career employees meet …More
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GAO to Continue Focus on Agency IT Security, Personnel Issues
GAO has said that in the time ahead it will “focus our work on several pressing national issues” including the …More
Lawsuit on VA Official Time to Test Management’s Authority
Three federal unions have filed a lawsuit against the VA’s decision to stop allowing medical personnel to use official time, …More
Secret Service Experiencing IT Workforce Challenges, GAO Says
The common government-wide issues of staffing for IT positions extend to the Secret Service, GAO has said, although it has …More
Labor Dept. Program Cited as Model on Improper Payments
A report cites the Labor Department’s unemployment insurance program’s focus on cooperation with state agencies and on data collection as …More
DoD Needs to Better Track Real Property, GAO Says
DoD requires its components to collect and maintain information about real property assets but its central database contains inaccurate and …More
Backlog Reduced Despite Rising Demand for Services, EEOC Says
The EEOC has reported that it reduced its backlog of complaints by federal employees in fiscal 2018, a year of …More
Rank Award Winners Announced
Presidential Rank Awards, the top honor for SES members and senior professional career employees, will go to 131 persons this …More
Better Oversight of VA Contractors Needed, Says GAO
The VA is increasingly relying on contractors to conduct medical exams on veterans applying for disability benefits but has only …More
Postal Service Ethics Program Gets Overall Good Review
The Postal Service’s ethics program is generally mature but there is room for improvement to “reduce employee misconduct and unethical …More
Best Practices on Shared Services Summarized
Best practices on shared services, an element of the President’s Management Agenda, include better understanding of shared needs, learning from …More
Safeguard Personal, Official Information, Mattis Tells DoD Employees
Defense Secretary James Mattis has told DoD employees that their vigilance “is our best defense against attack or exploitation of …More
Asset Management Practices Need Improvement, GAO Says
Federal agencies are not fully complying with asset management standards issued in 2014, GAO has said, although all of the …More
Interagency Agreement Signed on Legal Services for Veterans
The VA and a number of other federal departments and agencies have signed a joint statement aimed at improving the …More
Next Steps against Insider Threats Recommended
The office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued guidance for agencies to take next steps on insider threat …More
Customer Service Not Just for English-Speakers, Report Shows
A Postal Service IG report serves as a reminder that agency efforts to improve customer service must take into account …More
Guidance Issued on Cybersecurity Job Classification, Hiring
OPM has issued the latest in a series of policies aimed at helping agencies hire and retain cybersecurity workers, this …More
Leave Transfer Authorized Due to Hurricane Michael
OPM has authorized agencies to establish emergency leave transfer programs related to Hurricane Michael. In those programs, employees may donate …More
Report Suggests Strategies to Improve Hiring for IT Jobs
In their search for IT talent, agencies can use technology to help them find the most qualified candidates and to …More
VA Mismanaging Emergency Cache of Drugs, Supplies, IG Says
VA’s medical facilities maintain emergency caches of drugs and other medical supplies but their inventories are inaccurate in some cases …More
FLRA Closes another Regional Office, Leaving Five
The FLRA is closing its Boston regional office as of Friday, following the recent closure of the Dallas office and …More
Employee Morale Holding Up Despite Leadership Uncertainty, Says MSPB
The MSPB has said that “despite a lack of quorum for over 21 months” in its governing board, the Federal …More
Memo Stresses Initiative for Hiring of Those with Disabilities
OPM and EEOC have called attention to a form through which employees and job applicants can self-report whether they have …More
OPM Sets Human Capital Evaluator Training Sessions
OPM has set four three-day training sessions for employees who participate in evaluations associated with their agency’s Human Capital Framework …More
OPM Moves to Ease Direct Hire for IT Positions
OPM has proposed rules to pave the way for more use of “direct hire” authority in IT positions by delegating …More
Direct Hire Authority for IT Would Continue Trend of Loosening Policies
OPM’s move to allow agencies to decide whether use of direct hire authority is justified in IT positions is the …More
Employee Views of Leaders Decline with Each Higher Level
This year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey once again revealed that employee views of their leadership decline with each successively higher …More
Survey Shows Improvements in Workplace Management Indicators
Government-wide results of the 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey show improvements in employee views of a number of indicators of …More
OMB Issues Guidance on FISMA Compliance
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on reporting and deadlines under the Federal Information Security Act in a memo that …More
GSA FASt Lane Program Gets Mixed Assessment
GSA’s FASt Lane Program to provide customer agencies quicker access to vendors with new and emerging technologies appears to be …More
