OMB Orders Disclosure of Disaster-Related Spending
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on tracking spending for disaster relief or emergency requirements related to last year’s hurricanes …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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A series of laws enacted over the last two decades has created a good framework for improved government performance and …More
Report Raises Concerns for VA Employee Safety
An IG report has raised concerns about safety of VA employees from both patients and others in the department’s facilities, …More
Satisfaction with Government Services Continues to Rise
Consumer satisfaction with federal government services rose for the second straight year in 2017 to an 11-year high, according to …More
GAO Questions Smart Building Investments
There is little reliable information on the costs and benefits of “smart building” investments being pursued by GSA to better …More
VA Focuses on Lower-Performing Medical Centers
The VA has started what it calls an “aggressive new approach to produce rapid improvements at VA’s low-performing medical facilities …More
Legislation Targets Duplicative Purchases at DHS
Newly offered legislation in the Senate (S-2359) would permanently authorize the Joint Requirements Council within DHS to coordinate on identified …More
Shutdowns Have Lasting Negative Impact, Group Says
Beyond the disruption to operations and potential harm to the economy, partial shutdowns hurt the government long-term by making it …More
DHS Needs to Better Track Contractors, Report Says
DHS needs to improve several aspects of its contractor suspension and debarment program, an IG report has said, finding the …More
Revival of Labor-Management Council Proposed
Legislation (HR-4878 and S-2340) newly offered in Congress would revive the National Council on Federal-Labor Management Relations, a main Obama …More
Commerce IG Reports Issues with Split Purchases
The Commerce Department IG’s office has cited two cases of split purchases on government-issued purchase cards, saying that in one …More
White House Cites Agency Management Initiatives
The White House has issued a summary of what it deems the significant agency management steps it has undertaken in …More
Wider Potential Seen for Using Artificial Intelligence for Customer Service
An experiment by the Postal Service in using artificial intelligence for customer service has the potential for expansion not only …More
Hiring, Other Management Practices Make ‘Fumbles’ List
Hiring and other managerial practices were prominent on the latest compilation of “Federal Fumbles” by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., a …More
OSC Calls for More Assault Prevention Measures at Peace Corps
The Peace Corps still has more to do to address potential sexual assault of its volunteers even though it has …More
Security Clearances Added to High-Risk List
The GAO has added security clearance processing to its “high-risk” list of vulnerable federal programs, an unusual out-of-cycle addition to …More
GSA Moves to Simplify Multiple Award Schedule Procurements
The GSA has issued a final rule to incorporate order-level materials, also known as other direct costs, into the Multiple …More
FMCS Ranks Place to Work among Small Agencies
The Partnership for Public Service has updated its annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings to reflect …More
VA, CMS Partner on Improper Payments
The VA and HHS’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have partnered to share data, data analytics tools and best …More
Backlog Building Due to Lack of Quorum, MSPB Says
As of year-end 2017, the MSPB governing board had a backlog of about 750 cases “and the number of cases …More
MSPB Summarizes Key Changes in Personnel Law
In its latest annual report, the MSPB summarized what it views as the key changes enacted in fiscal year 2017 …More
CIO Council Highlights Hiring Fair, Other Activities
The CIO Council has highlighted as among its significant accomplishments in 2017 sponsoring what it called the “first-ever government-wide tech …More
Wide-Ranging Changes to VA Could Reach Senate Vote Soon
The Senate could vote at any time on a committee-passed bill (S-2193) to make wide-ranging changes in VA operations and …More
Report Cites Potential for Using Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has “enormous potential for government” with the potential for savings in manpower and improvements in service to the …More
Boost in CBP Hiring Proposed
Newly offered legislation (S-2314) in the Senate would require the CBP to hire at least 500 additional officers per year …More
Financial Managers Cite Challenges with Budgets, Personnel
Budgetary uncertainty is the number one challenge to the financial management community, followed by personnel issues and IT issues, according …More
OMB Sets Guidance on Monitoring Foreign Assistance
OMB has issued a memo containing what it terms the first cross-agency monitoring and evaluation guidelines for agencies that administer …More
Focus on Outcomes, Not Just Engagement, Says MSPB
Federal managers are investing much effort in improving their employees’ engagement–as measured through the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and the …More
GAO Questions Use of Retention Incentives at Prisons Bureau
The Bureau of Prisons is paying retention incentives to keep employees in high-demand positions but has no strategic plan for …More
Leadership Vacancies a Challenge to Agency Management, Group Says
At the Trump administration’s one-year mark, its government management plans are hampered by the large number of politically appointive positions …More
