Committee Backs Use of Postal Carriers in Census
The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and its subcommittee overseeing the census are questioning why …More
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Extended Vacancies Said to Hamper Agencies
Filling senior positions on only an acting basis–as has been done commonly during the present administration and before–contributes to a …More
DHS Inventory of Cybersecurity Jobs Still Incomplete, Says GAO
DHS has taken steps to identify, categorize, and assign employment codes to its cybersecurity positions as required by the Homeland …More
Guidance Sent on New ‘Burrowing In’ Policies
OPM has sent guidance to agencies on complying with a 2016 law targeting “burrowing in” of political appointees into career …More
Reputation Found to Be a Factor in Whistleblower Retaliation
The Office of Special Counsel says it has resolved a whistleblower retaliation complaint in which the employee’s reputation as a …More
Managers Understand Disciplinary Policies but Consider Them Burdensome
A survey of managers and supervisors at the Commerce Department found that they understand the performance improvement and disciplinary processes …More
GAO Calls for Better Scrutiny of Heavy Equipment Purchases
Federal agencies spend some $7.4 billion a year to purchase heavy equipment but are not fully considering whether some of …More
Despite Speedup Efforts, Average Time to Hire Lengthening
The average time to fill a vacancy posted on USAJOBS was 106 days in 2017, seven years after OPM set …More
MGT Act Implementation Guidance Issued
OMB has issued guidance on carrying out the Modernizing Government Technology Act, which was incorporated into last year’s defense budget …More
USPS Falling Short on Recycling Goals
Three years into a recycling initiative at USPS, the program is falling well short of its goals in terms of …More
More Hiring Leeway Needed, Senate Report Says
Despite the availability of special hiring authorities aimed at bringing new graduates into the federal workforce, more leeway still is …More
Agencies Could Do More to Help College Emergency Preparedness, Says GAO
Colleges have only “mixed awareness” of DHS, Justice and Education emergency preparedness resources pertinent to them despite efforts by those …More
More than Half of SES Rated ‘Outstanding’
Above half of career SES members were rated as “outstanding,” the top of their five-level rating system in 2016, continuing …More
Report Details Dollar Value of SES Ratings
Performance evaluations are especially important for SES members because they do not receive the standard salary increases for federal employees …More
Executive Boards Continue Focus on Preparedness, Training
Federal executive boards in 2017 continued their focus on emergency preparedness and other security-related issues, along with workforce development and …More
GAO, Committee Concerned about Upcoming Census
Bipartisan leaders of a House panel are pressing the Census Bureau on the status of preparations the 2020 headcount, saying …More
Report Offers Advice, Cautions on Using Viewpoint Survey Data
Federal employees need to see that management is using their feedback on the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is to …More
Justice Department Policy Could Suppress Whistleblowing, Senator Says
A Justice Department policy regarding employee communications with Congress has raised concerns from a key advocate for whistleblowers that the …More
Open Platforms Can Speed up Government Shift to Cloud
The White House has ordered federal agencies to accelerate the adoption of cloud usage in 2018, and that has many …More
More Cooperation among Agencies on Hiring Urged
The results of an interagency IT job fair conducted last fall “demonstrated the necessity of operating as a unified federal …More
Excess Property Going Unaddressed, GAO Says
Federal agencies are required by law to continuously assess their personal property–such as office furniture, scientific equipment, and industrial machinery–to …More
Federal Employees Often Violate Personal Device Security Policies, Study Finds
A security firm has said that “major mobile security gaps remain in the federal government” in part due to employees …More
Mixed Results Seen in SSA Customer Service Efforts
The SSA has seen some short-term positive results from efforts to better manage customer service in its field offices but …More
Still Room to Improve SES Onboarding, Says OPM
Agencies have ramped up onboarding programs for newly appointed SES members to enable them to succeed from the outset but …More
Access Controls at DHS Called Lacking
DHS is in only partial compliance Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12, which requires the use of a standard, secure, …More
DoD Following Most Acquisition Workforce Management Best Practices, Says GAO
DoD generally is following industry best practices in its management of its acquisition workforce, although it is falling short in …More
GSA Awards Government-wide Acquisition Contract
The GSA has awarded to 81 small businesses a 10 year Alliant 2 Small Business Governmentwide Acquisition Contract, a multiple …More
IRS Still Paying Awards to Employees with Disciplinary Problems
The IRS continues to pay awards to employees with disciplinary and tax compliance problems, an IG report has said, despite …More
Several Management Bills Advance in Senate
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: S-2178, to require the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity …More
Upcoming Management Agenda Previewed
The Trump administration has said it expects to release in March a management agenda reflecting an executive order and an …More
