Bridge Contracts Need Better Definition, More Disclosure, Says Report
A Senate report calls for establishing a common definition in the Federal Acquisition Regulation for bridge contracts and for a …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersIRS Has Room to Save More on Space Costs, Says IG
The IRS spends some $600 million on real estate costs annually but is using only two-thirds of its available workstations, …More
Agencies Pressed on MGT Act Compliance
A bipartisan group of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders has asked two dozen departments and large agencies to …More
EPA Fines GSA over Emissions Requirements
In an unusual case of one federal agency fining another, the EPA fined the GSA nearly $500,000 for failing to …More
Administration Wants Central Agencies to Loosen the Reins
The Trump administration wants to reduce the burden imposed on federal agencies by OMB, GSA and OPM, according to a …More
Review Underway of Burdens Agencies Place on Themselves
As part of the strategic plan to carry out the President’s Management Agenda initiative to shift from lower-value to higher-value …More
DoD Expects Future Facilities to Differ in Design, Placement
The Defense Department has said that its bases and other facilities of the future may have a different look, both …More
House Passes IRS Management-Focused Bills
The House has passed a series of bills focusing on IRS management and employee-related policies: HR-5438, to allow employees to …More
IGs List Cross-Cutting Management Problems
Certain management problems are common among agencies, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency has said in …More
IT/Cybersecurity Talent Summit Announced
OPM has said it will hold a Federal IT/Cybersecurity Talent Summit to help agencies fill such positions and retain employee …More
IRS Website Crash Reminder of HealthCare.gov Debacle as OMB Pushes Open Source
Every filing season is a crush for the IRS but this year’s had the added challenge of changes due to …More
VA Seeks to Escape GAO’s High-Risk List
The VA has mapped out a strategy to get itself off GAO’s high-risk list–an uncomfortable and embarrassing place for an …More
Air Force Highlights Civilian Career Development, Recruiting Initiatives
In House hearings in preparation for the next defense budget, the Air Force highlighted initiatives for career development for current …More
More Details Announced on Customer Service Initiative
The Trump administration has released fuller details on its initiative to improve services to the public under its recently issued …More
‘Paperless Government’ Cross-Agency Project Launching
Among new initiatives in the administration’s initial goal-setting under its President’s Management Agenda is the introduction of a new cross-agency …More
OPM Releases Evaluation System Standards
OPM has issued standards for measuring the impact of human capital management on mission accomplishment, developed by an interagency working …More
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Cloud.gov Joins IBM, SAP as Certified Cloud Foundry Provider
I am excited to announce that cloud.gov has become a Cloud Foundry Certified Platform. This is the first time a government agency …More
Deadline Ahead for Filing Public Financial Disclosure Forms
The Office of Government Ethics has sent out a reminder that the deadline is May 15 for filing annual public …More
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
MOU 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
