OPM Cautions Agencies on Potential Age Bias Claims in Deferred Resignation Program
OPM has said that “out of an abundance of caution,” agencies should take several additional actions for employees age 40 …More
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OGE Director Is Latest Firing among Oversight Officials
The director of the Office of Government Ethics has become the latest official fired by the Trump administration from key …More
Trump Orders Closing of Federal Executive Institute
President Trump has ordered the closing of the Federal Executive Institute, for decades the government’s flagship leadership development program for …More
IGs Asked to Review ‘DOGE Team’ Access to Databases at OPM, Other Agencies
Top Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have asked several agency IG offices to investigate reports that …More
Head of OSC Fired, Asks Court to Keep Him in Place
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, until his firing late last Friday (February 7), has filed …More
MSPB Says It’s Nearly Finished Clearing Its Backlog of Appeals
The MSPB has said it is nearly finished clearing out the backlog of some 3,800 appeals that built up over …More
Hill Democrats Ask How Trump Policies are Affecting Cyber Workforce
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee have asked OPM for information regarding how two of its main federal personnel …More
Review Ordered of Positions Reserved for Career SES
OPM has told agencies to review which senior executive positions are reserved for career members of the SES vs. those …More
EEOC: We’re Still Open Despite Executive Order, Loss of Quorum
The EEOC has stressed that it “remains open for business” even though its five-member governing board no longer has a …More
Order against DEIA Initiatives Doesn’t Mean Closing EEO Offices, Agencies Told
New guidance on President Trump’s executive order ending DEIA-oriented initiatives and related positions in federal agencies tells agencies to draw …More
OPM Recommends Appointees, Rather than Career SESers, as CIOs
OPM has recommended to agencies that any CIO positions filled by senior executives that currently are held by career SESers …More
Most Non-Disclosure Agreements at IRS Don’t Comply with Anti-Gag Order Policy, Audit Says
Of 22 non-disclosure agreements that the IRS uses in its workplace, 17 do not comply with anti-gag order requirements and …More
House Panel Touts AI Tool Tailored for Government Agencies
The House Budget Committee has urged more use AI by federal agencies, saying it “has the potential to reduce costs, …More
Trump Acts against Biden-Era Contracts, but Effect Is Uncertain
President Trump has issued a memo taking aim against labor-management contracts negotiated during the Biden administration that in its words …More
White House Memo on Contracts Could Presage More Moves against Unions
A White House memo telling agencies not to finalize any contracts negotiated during the last month of the Biden administration …More
Security Lapses Are Common in Federal Building Projects, Says IG
Lapses in security protections are a common theme in construction, repair and alteration projects of federal buildings overseen by the …More
Agency Can’t Limit Where Disclosures May Be Made, Court Rules
The Whistleblower Protection Act “does not require a protected disclosure to be channeled through a whistleblower’s chain of command,” a …More
Bipartisan Bill Reintroduced to Improve Mail Truck Safety
Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced to better track serious crashes and fatalities involving contracted mail trucks toting USPS mail. Reps. …More
USPS Beginning to See Results in Regional Consolidations, Says IG
USPS is making progress consolidating operations in regional processing and distribution centers – RPDCs, in particular at the Richmond VA …More
Put Employees Involved with ‘Gender Ideology’ on Leave, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to review positions that involve “inculcating or promoting gender ideology” and place employees on administrative leave …More
Legal Questions Raised After 18 IGs Fired Without Notice
A key Senate Republican, Charles Grassley of Iowa, has joined Democrats and good-government groups in questioning President Trump’s orders last …More
‘Critical Actions’ Needed on Management of Agency IT, Says GAO
The GAO once again has sounded a warning regarding agency IT, saying that “critical actions” are needed in the acquisition …More
Casino ATMs, Subscriptions and More: Audit Seeks Tighter Controls over DoD Travel Card Use
An inspector general audit has called on the DoD to tighten controls over travel charge cards in the hands of …More
Start Sending RIF Notices Now to Employees in DEI Positions, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to begin issuing RIF notices to employees of DEIA offices under President Trump’s first-day executive order …More
CBO Sees Mix of Possible AI Impacts on Federal Agency Programs
Greater use by federal agencies of AI holds the potential for cutting personnel and other costs, a Congressional Budget Office …More
Report Calls on Agriculture Department to Boost Oversight of EEO
The Agriculture Department has increased its EEO staff since 2022 but it still lacks oversight of many indicators of how …More
GAO: DHS Well Along on Cyber Workforce Efforts; Other Agencies, Not So Much
DHS fully carries out 14 of the 15 key workforce planning practices applicable to cybersecurity positions and partially implements the …More
Access to SSA Records Helpful in Reducing Fraud, Treasury Says
An initial five-month program of Treasury Department access to a SSA file of deaths resulted in preventing and recovering more …More
Agency Use of AI More Than Doubled in 2024, Says CIO Council
Federal agencies more than doubled their publicly reportable uses of AI in 2024 to more than 1,700, according to the …More
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
