Senator Presses for Better DATA Act Compliance
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., a leader in Congress in advocating for the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act–the DATA Act–has written …More
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., a leader in Congress in advocating for the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act–the DATA Act–has written …More
The AFGE union has said a recent Bipartisan Policy Center report’s suggestions for overhauling personnel policies at DoD would be …More
The federal CFO Council has made available a new module of its Grant Training 101, on uniform guidance administrative requirements. …More
The IG’s office at the Postal Service has started an examination of the potential for insider threats there and whether …More
Agencies responsible for preventing persons and goods from entering the country illegally are understaffed but there are other problems as …More
Shortages of HR staff are contributing to the VA’s difficulties in filling care-related positions in its Veterans Health Administration and …More
The IRS has made progress in addressing recommendations of a 2013 audit finding shortcomings in its continuity of operations planning, …More
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has signaled a desire to continue a push for more openness by federal …More
The House has passed a package of bills targeting the DHS acquisition process including: HR-1282, to require the department to …More
Proficiency in languages other than English is a key skill for many State Department positions but a shortage of employees …More
The VA has given general support to HR-1461, a recently introduced bill taking a different approach to the issue of …More
In arguing for reforms of civilian personnel policies at DoD, a former official there has noted that employment has increased …More
The number of DoD civilian employees “who simply aren’t up to the job or refuse to carry their share of …More
Concerns that changes in disciplinary rules for SES members would be unconstitutional are “arguable” but the stated motivation behind such …More
The Army has updated its guidance on EEO and related policies to “reflect new federal directives, specific procedures for requesting …More
The IG at the Commerce Department has issued the latest in a series of warnings that the costs of the …More
Budgetary restrictions could weaken the ability of agency IGs to investigate whistleblower retaliation complaints and to audit agency programs, the …More
Civilian DoD employees make a crucial contribution toward the military’s mission but their personnel system is premised on circumstances that …More
A Bipartisan Policy Center report has repeated commonly voiced criticisms of the length of the federal hiring process, which it …More
The VA has added more than two dozen occupations to its initial list of some 100 that are exempt from …More
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service “is not consistently evaluating and negotiating contracts and options” awarded under the professional services schedule as …More
The EEOC has launched a test at five of its offices of an online inquiry and appointment system, designed to …More
The EPA has reminded its employees that the agency’s budget for fiscal 2018–the Trump administration is proposing a 31 percent …More
The Federal Managers Association has presented its Manager of the Year award to Alan Kent, president of its chapter at …More
The Trump administration has withdrawn the renomination of Carolyn Lerner to head the Office of Special Counsel, while whistleblower advocates …More
In a study of four agencies GAO found differences in their approaches to approving telework and reporting on it, although …More
Managerial resistance remains one of the major barriers to telework and “can undermine reviewed agencies’ ability to meet telework participation …More
The creation in 2011 of a separate Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in the Interior Department “significantly strengthened the …More
Managerial resistance remains one of the major barriers to telework and “can undermine reviewed agencies’ ability to meet telework participation …More
The creation in 2011 of a separate Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in the Interior Department “significantly strengthened the …More