OSC Ratchets Up Attention to Delayed Agency Responses to Whistleblower Disclosures
The Office of Special Counsel has acted to further increase attention to delayed responses by agencies to whistleblower disclosures, by …More
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Key House Panel on Government Oversight Reorganizes, Adding DOGE Subcommittee
The key House committee on oversight of the federal government has been reorganized for the current Congress, formally adding a …More
Agencies Told to Create Internal DOGE Compliance Offices
Among the early agency-management related initiatives from the Trump administration was to require each agency to establish a “department of …More
Biden Administration Leaves Parting Message on OPM, Federal Workforce Management
The outgoing Biden administration left a parting message—since taken off the OPM site—on its initiatives regarding OPM and the federal …More
Last-Minute Biden Management Directives Left for Trump to Review
The Biden administration in its waning days issued a series of orders and OMB directives that, while mostly routine, now …More
Audit Cites Potential Improper Locality Pay for Some ESIM Bank Offsite Workers
In a report that likely will be used as fuel by opponents of offsite by federal employees, the IG’s office …More
GSA Proposes Rules on Conflicts of Interest, Other Contracting Issues
GSA has proposed rules to carry out the 2022 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act, which requires …More
Guidance Issued on Child Care Subsidies, Domestic Violence Policies
OPM has issued separate new guidance to agencies on the payment to certain employees of subsidies for child care costs …More
Performance.gov Closes the Book on Agency Priority Goals under Biden
In what it said is “the final round of progress updates to be released until new goals are established,” a …More
OMB Issues Guidance on Improving Reliability, Resiliency of Agency Data Centers
OMB has issued guidance on standards for agencies to use for the “effective acquisition, design, and management of data centers …More
OPM Calls Attention to Updated Handbook on Childbirth, Adoption and Foster Care
OPM in a memo on chcoc.gov has called agency attention to an update to its Handbook on Leave and Workplace …More
Update ‘Significantly Improves’ Federal Program Inventory, Says OMB
OMB has announced an update and expansion of the Federal Program Inventory on the first anniversary of its launch that …More
OGE Explains Raise’s Impact on Thresholds under Ethics Policies
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on the impact on certain ethics policies of the federal employee raise …More
Hearing on Telework to Kick Off House Panel’s Work in New Congress
In the latest sign of the importance of telework in the agenda for Republicans in the new Congress, the House …More
Bills on Telework, Agency Relocations Reintroduced in Senate
Several bills have been reintroduced in the Senate to restrict telework and require relocations of federal jobs, measures that made …More
EEOC Provides Overview of Asian Americans in Federal Workplace
The representation of Asian Americans in the federal workforce “has remained relatively consistent” in recent years at a rate higher …More
GAO Cites Overlap, Fragmentation of Agency Programs for Older Adults
Programs administered by HHS under the Older Americans Act overlap with 36 other programs of nine other departments and agencies …More
Office Space ‘Use It’ Act Provisions Included in Water Resources Bill
Among the late actions in the 2023-2024 Congress was adding to an unrelated water resources bill (S-4367) language of a …More
OMB Touts Workforce, Other Actions under President’s Management Agenda
In what likely will be the last word from the Biden administration on its President’s Management Agenda, OMB has touted …More
Compliance with Digital Content Accessibility Requirements ‘Slightly Improved,’ Says GSA
Federal agencies are continuing to improve accessibility of their digital content, the GSA has said, although they continue to lag …More
Guidance Issued to Research Agencies on Sexual Harassment of Employees of Awardees
An interagency working group of the National Science and Technology Council has issued guidance to federal agencies that award research …More
Biden Signs Bill Service Delivery Bill; Requires Lead Officials at Agencies
Among bills passed late in the 2023-2024 Congress that have now been signed into law is HR-5887, which requires the …More
Audit Calls for Better Controls over Document Shredding at IRS
An inspector general audit has called on the IRS to tighten controls over the destruction of documents to safeguard sensitive …More
Pandemic Oversight Group Urges Continuing Its Capabilities
A committee of IG and other officials overseeing pandemic-related spending has again recommended that capabilities it developed be continued beyond …More
HHS Agency Finds Hiring a Challenge Even with Special Authorities, Says GAO
A research agency of HHS established under a 2022 law has experienced hiring challenges even though it has several special …More
Settlements over Hiring Practices Result in Suspensions, OSC Says
The Office of Special Counsel has said that it has reached settlement agreements with two agencies resulting in unpaid suspensions, …More
Paul Previews Focus in Congress on Underused Office Space
In a preview of one of the priorities for Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he takes over chairmanship of the …More
Military Spouses Still Frustrated with Applying for Federal Jobs, Says Report
Despite initiatives spanning several decades to encourage federal agencies to hire spouses of military personnel, many of those job-seekers still …More
IG Raises Further Concerns with Collection of Tax Debt by Contractors
An inspector general report has raised concerns with screening of some employees of the companies under contract to collect some …More
A Sign of the Times: DEIA Report Becomes ‘Engagement’ Report
In a sign of the times, the inspector general’s office at the Education Department has revised and relabeled its Diversity, …More
