Make Full Use of Property Database, Panel Urges
A House subcommittee has urged federal agencies to make the fullest use of the Federal Real Property Database, which recently …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersMOU Issued on Permitting of Infrastructure Projects
A dozen federal agencies involved in environmental issues have signed a memorandum of understanding on interagency cooperation for processing environmental …More
Other Agencies Could Learn from IRS Customer Service Efforts, Report Says
The IRS’s customer service initiative–in the face of years of budgetary restrictions that have translated into reduced staffing–carries lessons that …More
GPO Completes Major Digitization Project
The GPO has finished one of the major initiatives toward digitization of government records, with all issues of the Federal …More
Draft Policy Posted on Identity, Credential and Access Management
OMB has posted a draft policy titled Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Agencies through Improved Identity, Credential, and Access Management, …More
Robots May Deliver Mail Someday, Says Postal IG
The USPS has extensive experience in using robotics for sorting and moving mail and packages within its facilities, an IG …More
OPM to Revamp Guide to Dismissals and Closings
OPM has told agencies that it is reconvening an interagency working group for dismissal and closure procedures, following its issuance …More
DoD Understates Misuse of Charge Cards, Audit Finds
DoD is understating the extent of misuse of purchase and travel cards issued to its employees and to military personnel, …More
New Restrictions on Advisory Committees Considered
The Senate could soon join the House in approving legislation (HR-70) to close what sponsors call loopholes in the public …More
Public Service Recognition Week Coming Up
The annual Public Service Recognition Week will be May 6-12 this year, a week to honor work of employees at …More
New Proposal Offered on Customer Service
Newly offered bipartisan legislation in the House (HR-5402) would require federal agencies to set customer service standards and improve the …More
Pressure to Achieve Goals Can Erode Ethics, Postal IG Says
The IG’s office at the U.S. Postal Service has begun a review of the agency’s ethics culture, focusing on whether …More
Tips Listed for Information Requests from IG Offices
The inspector general’s office at the EPA has produced a list of tips for those seeking information regarding that office’s …More
GAO Cites Shortcomings in DoD Contractor Inventory
Largely repeating findings it made in 2014 and again in 2016, GAO has said that DoD still has shortcomings in …More
OMB Sets Policies on Disaster-Related Spending
OMB has set policies for the $84 billion in the catchall budget measure enacted in late March for disaster relief …More
Stronger Controls over ATF Ammunition Urged
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has effective controls over the weapons in its possession–including items it has …More
Guidance Issued on Cyber Skill Needs Assessments
OPM has issued further guidance on complying with the 2015 Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act, which was aimed at improving …More
IG Emphasizes Importance of Accurate Staffing
The Postal Service could make better use of a modeling tool to determine optimal staffing levels at mail processing facilities, …More
Some Agencies Can’t Account for Their Own Guidance, Says Report
Many agencies are failing to comply with requirements regarding guidance they issue that impose requirements on the private sector or …More
Justice IG Sends Alert on Fundraising Outside the CFC
The Justice Department IG’s office has issued a management advisory on fundraising in the workplace apart from the government’s official …More
Agencies to Be Invited to Play in Innovation Sandbox
The SBA is developing an “innovation sandbox” for agencies to test new technologies and methodologies, under a grant from the …More
Background Checks of Health Care Providers Called Lacking at VA
Background investigations are required for most VA medical facility staff, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and laboratory technicians, but many of …More
Registration Opens on Major Annual EEO Conference
The EEOC has opened registration for the largest annual conference on EEO policies applying to federal employees, the Examining Conflicts …More
Report Recommends Tighter Controls over Consultants at FAS
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service “needs to improve its award and administration controls to ensure consulting contracts are properly planned and …More
VA Questioned on Use of Expanded Disciplinary Powers
A half-dozen Senate Democrats, including the ranking Democrat on the Veterans Affairs Committee, Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, have questioned …More
Prospects Uncertain for Wider Changes to Disciplinary Policies
A letter from a group of Senate Democrats questioning the VA’s use of its enhanced disciplinary policies–which some of its …More
Concerns Raised about Federal Employee Personal Data Security
The chairmen of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and two of its subcommittees have told OPM that they …More
Postal IG Seeks Tighter Controls of Vehicle Expense Cards
The Postal Service IG has raised concerns about management of the Voyager credit cards the agency uses to pay for …More
More Guidance Needed on Using Telework to Save Space, Says GAO
Reducing the need for office space is a commonly cited benefit, and goal, of telework but agencies are not reaping …More
FLRA Revises Electronic Filing System
The FLRA has revised its electronic filing system for appeals and other filings in arbitration, negotiability, unfair labor practice and …More
