New Senate Bill Targets Improper Payments
A bipartisan bill (S-2948) newly offered in the Senate would target improper payments by federal agencies, a long-running issue that …More
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GAO Questions DoD Rationale for Base Realignment
In a report that could throw yet more cold water on Pentagon plans to conduct another base realignment and closures …More
Employee Surveys Have Limits as Management Tool, MSPB Says
The MSPB has raised cautions about how federal agencies are using employee surveys as a management tool, saying that “there …More
Data Center Initiative Falling Short of Goals, GAO Finds
The 24 departments and large agencies participating in the Data Center Optimization Initiative have made “mixed progress” toward achieving the …More
OPM Eyes Expansion of Direct Hire Authority in STEM, Cyber Fields
OPM is considering granting direct hire authority in the STEM and cybersecurity fields, where the government has continuing recruitment and …More
Several Management-Related Bills Advance in House
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved several bills, including the latest in a series aimed at prodding …More
Congress Clears another VA Reform Bill
Congress has passed (S-2372) the latest in a long line of bills revising personnel policies at the VA, although unlike …More
High-End Building Features Look Good but Count the Cost, Says GAO
GSA’s Design Excellence program “has achieved excellence in architecture and the design of federal buildings” and has created “unique and …More
GAO Asked to Examine Impact of ‘Ban the Box’ Hiring Policy
Several House Republicans active in civil service issues have asked the GAO to examine whether a federal hiring policy issued …More
MSPB Offers Tips on Probationary Periods
The MSPB has recommended several strategies for agencies to better use the probationary period, saying that before they accept a …More
Consensus Emerging on Workplace Sexual Harassment, Says MSPB
Federal employees “need to have a shared understanding of sexual harassment to cease behaviors that can be problematic” in the …More
IRS Audit Finds Potential for Transit Subsidy Misuse
In findings that could serve as a caution for other agencies that also pay public transit subsidies to their employees, …More
More Agencies Slip than Rise on Latest FITARA Scorecard
Eleven major agencies declined in the latest assessment of compliance with Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act compared with only …More
Concerns Raised about Incomplete Background Checks on IRS Employees
The inspector general of the IRS has expressed “significant concerns about the quality and completeness” of background investigations for security …More
Trump Orders Streamlining of Environmental Directives for Agencies
President Trump has issued an executive order on energy and water efficiency, high performance buildings, renewable energy consumption, purchasing and …More
GSA Seeks to Upgrade Payroll Services across Agencies
GSA has issued a pre-solicitation notice, in conjunction with OPM and the major federal payroll providers, to “shift operations and …More
Use of Official Time Increases–By Four Minutes Per Unit Employee
Use of “official time” by federal employees with union roles grew slightly over 2014-2016 from 2.88 to 2.95 hours per …More
Debate over Official Time to Be Renewed
OPM’s newest report on official time for federal employees to perform certain union-related duties comes just ahead of a House …More
Report Finds Mixed Agency Commitment to EEO
Most federal agencies and subcomponents have demonstrated leadership commitment to EEO policies, but that is only to “varying degrees,” the …More
OPM Updates Unlocktalent.gov
OPM has added features to its unlocktalent.gov site designed to help agencies better assess their organizational health, using data from …More
Trump Order Strengthens Role of Agency CIOs
President Trump has issued an executive order designed to strengthen the role of agency CIOs, designating them as the “primary …More
Order Seeks to Aid Hiring in IT Occupations
A new executive order strengthening the role of agency CIOs includes several provisions aimed at the government’s problems in filling …More
More Visibility of Agency Responses to IG Recommendations Urged
By increasing transparency of agency compliance with recommendations of IG reports, “Congress and the public will be better equipped to …More
GAO Finds Widespread Use of Indefinite Delivery Contracts at DoD
About 40 percent of DoD contracting obligations in terms of dollars are under indefinite delivery contracts, which may be limiting …More
House Bill Stresses Digital Provision of Services
Newly offered House legislation (HR-5759) would further the move away from paper-based government services by requiring that any public-facing paper-based …More
GSA Found to Fall Short on Preventing Improper Payments
The GSA fell short of compliance on one of six requirements under the Improper Payments Acts by failing to meet …More
VA Finalizes Policy on Providing Care Remotely
In an example of a federal agency using technology to expand its services to locations where it doesn’t have a …More
Navy Needs to Better Inventory Buildings, Says GAO
The Navy has taken steps to ready itself for an audit of its real property but still is counting some …More
GAO Highlights Concern over Federal Workforce Skills Shortages
Federal agencies “need staff with mission-critical skills” but despite some steps to address shortages, shortages are hampering certain agencies in …More
Labor IG Recommends Tighter FECA Cost Controls
Labor Department IG Scott Dahl has recommended strengthening controls over fraud in the FECA injury compensation program which is run …More
