Senate Report Presses for Agency Compliance with Recommendations
A Senate report calls for greater transparency by agencies on their compliance with audit and investigative recommendations, saying that more …More
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A federal court has rejected an appeal of a federal employee’s firing based on an argument that the agency had …More
GAO Recommends Better Planning of Rotations at NSF
The National Science Foundation, an agency making extensive use of rotational assignments to bring in expertise from the outside, should …More
GAO Sees Little Progress in Using Performance Information
Agencies’ use of performance information to make decisions “generally has not improved” over the last four years, GAO has said, …More
FLRA Strategic Plan Stresses Preventing Conflicts
The FLRA has released a new strategic plan covering the next five years that among other things includes a goal …More
Make Sure Feedback to Employees Is Effective, MSPB Says
The federal government among other employers has emphasized the benefits to management of giving employees feedback on their performance and …More
MSPB Stresses Sense of Purpose in Employee Engagement
The MSPB has said that in response to its most recent merit principles survey, when asked which of 10 items …More
Agency Spending Binge Coming as Fiscal Year Winds Down
The bipartisan leaders of a Senate committee and its subcommittee on government contracting have asked more than a dozen major …More
VA Reports More Than 10 Percent Vacancies
The VA has said that 42,239 full-time positions are vacant, more than 40,400 of them in its largest component, the …More
OPM Makes Case for Combining Special Hiring Authorities
Agencies make more than nine-tenths of excepted service hires using just 11 of the more than 100 hiring authorities outside …More
Agencies Told to Report on Disabled Veteran Hiring
OPM has told agencies to report by December 1 on their compliance with the Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program, one …More
Job Applicant Pools Bigger but Not Better, Says MSPB
By making it easier to apply for federal jobs, the government has increased the number of applicants it receives but …More
GAO Cites Delays, Cost Increases in DHS Acquisitions
Of 24 large DHS acquisition programs, only 10 are on track to meet their cost and schedule goals, GAO has …More
NAPA Shares Takeaways on Shared Services
The National Academy of Public Administration has posted key takeaways from a conference it recently held on shared services. These …More
USPS Customer Service Center Needs to Improve Customer Service, Says IG
The Postal Service’s customer care centers suffer from “long hold-times for customers, abandoned calls, and customer frustration,” an IG white …More
EPA Controls on Purchase Cards Judged Ineffective
The EPA’s purchase card and convenience check program controls are not effective for preventing improper purchases, an IG report has …More
CBO, Union Assess Bill on Bargaining over IT
The Congressional Budget Office and the AFGE union have issued assessments of a bill now ready for a House floor …More
IG Report Criticizes EPA Payment Controls
The EPA is putting the $1.2 billion it spends annually on contract invoices “at greater risk” by not using an …More
DHS Inconsistent in Providing Whistleblower Protection Assurances
Non-disclosure agreements and personnel settlement agreements at DHS do not always contain required language assuring employees that they remain protected …More
Drug Use by Volunteers Hampering Peace Corps, Report Says
Illegal drug use by volunteers “continues to pose a serious risk to the integrity and reputation of the Peace Corps …More
Groups Praise Enactment of New Hiring Authorities
Two good-government groups have said that the recently signed defense authorization bill (P.L. 115-232) “takes one step toward a much-needed …More
GSA Under-Reporting Unused Lease Space, IG Says
GSA’s Public Buildings Service is under-reporting the amount of leased space in its portfolio that tenant agencies are not using, …More
House Leaders Raise Concerns about Chemical Safety Board
The chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and of its subcommittee overseeing the Chemical and Safety Hazard …More
New Student Hiring Flexibility Explained
The newly signed DoD authorization bill contains a provision designed to improve recruitment for college students and recent graduates as …More
DHS Close, but Not Yet Compliant on Improper Payments Act
DHS is close to compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act but still falls short because it did …More
GAO Questions Figures on Burdens Agencies Impose
GAO has questioned the accuracy of agency reports on the hour and cost burdens they impose on the public through …More
OPM, GSA Reduce Price of HR Services Program
OPM and GSA have lowered, effective immediately, the Contract Access Fee under the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) program, …More
Arbitrator Backs Unions on Employee Time Off for Campaigns
An arbitrator has sided with three major postal unions in a dispute over employees taking leave without pay for politically …More
SSA Too Generous with Waivers, Report Says
SSA employees overstepped their authority to waive overpayments to beneficiaries in about a third of the cases an IG audit …More
New OGE Director Emphasizes Public Trust
Newly installed Office of Government Ethics director Emory A. Rounds, III, has emphasized the agency’s importance for trust in government, …More
