Special Considerations for Work Policies in Shutdowns Explained
OPM guidance on partial government shutdowns addresses several work scheduling issues that may arise. These include: A furloughed employee may …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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VA medical centers are falling short in their obligation to investigate and, if warranted, address concerns that may arise about …More
Intelligence Community Expands Artificial Intelligence Emphasis
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has announced a competition to “explore opportunities for artificial intelligence and other …More
Agencies Reminded to Report Travel, Relocation Spending
GSA has issued a bulletin to agencies reminding them of the requirements to report their travel, transportation and relocation spending …More
Probation Bill Shows Split Between Management, Labor Interests
A pending House vote on a bill (HR-4182) to extend the standard competitive service probationary period from one year to …More
Several Management-Related Bills Signed into Law
President Trump has signed into law: P.L. 115-88, making permanent a requirement for OMB to make available to the public …More
OSC Brings Charges Under Hatch Act
The Office of Special Counsel has filed one of its rare complaints before the MSPB alleging a violation of Hatch …More
Senate Backs Restrictions on IRS, Blames Agency Itself
A spending bill for the current fiscal year covering the IRS produced by the Senate Appropriations Committee continues several budgetary …More
Senator’s List of Agency ‘Fumbles’ Cites Poor Planning
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., has issued his third annual compilation of “federal fumbles,” instances of wasteful spending by agencies, many …More
Contracting, Security, Financial Management Listed as Top DoD Challenges
Acquisition and contract management, cybersecurity, and financial management were among the top 10 management challenges for DoD listed in the …More
Property, Staffing, Cybersecurity Listed as GSA Challenges
The IG’s office at GSA has identified as among that agency’s major management challenges several issues affecting agencies it serves, …More
Ease Burdens on Hurricane-Impacted Grantees, OMB Tells Agencies
OMB has told agencies to “relieve short-term administrative, financial management and audit requirements” for grantees in the areas affected by …More
Opposition Arises to VA Realignment Proposal
Two dozen labor organizations, including the AFGE union that represents many VA employees, have joined in opposition to a bill …More
EEOC List Best Practices against Harassment
The EEOC has issued a report on best practices against harassment in the workplace, identifying those practices as committed and …More
GAO Calls for Better Reporting on Major IT Projects
OMB has produced some of the information Congress has sought regarding the government’s most significant IT projects but that information …More
IG Warns of Duplicative Spending on Disaster Relief
The IG’s office of DHS has issued a management alert warning of the potential for duplicative relief spending in areas …More
GSA Awards IT Acquisition, Cloud Contracts
The GSA has awarded a $50 billion Alliant 2 (A2) government-wide acquisition contract for provide customized IT services and IT …More
Senator Presses Agencies on Duplication, Overlap
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, is pressing the …More
OPM Allows Using Special Hiring Authorities for IT Positions
OPM has authorized the use of “Schedule A” hiring authority for positions at GS-11 through -15 needed for work on …More
Postal IG Highlights Recommendations Still Pending
The Postal Service IG has launched a site collating audit recommendations since fiscal 2013, saying there are 253 open recommendations …More
Report Suggest Ways IGs Can Better Help Agencies
A report by the Partnership for Public Service suggests several ways that IG offices can better help agency operations, including …More
Work Remains on Improper Payments, Says GAO
GAO has said that the 24 CFO Act agencies generally comply with OMB’s improper payment risk assessment reporting directives, although …More
IGs Seek Further Powers, Sufficient Budgets
Leaders of the IG community have asked Congress for a further expansion of their investigative powers while opposing the Trump …More
House Advances Several Management Bills
The House has approved three agency management-related bills: HR-4174, to require agencies to establish a data inventory and federal data …More
EPA Using Many High Risk Contracts, Says Audit
Better planning would help reduce the EPA’s reliance on high-risk contracts, an IG audit has said, finding that low-risk, firm-fixed-price …More
GAO, Committee Assess Progress on FITARA Compliance
OMB and agencies have fully implemented more than half of the above 600 GAO recommendations from 2010-2015 to improve IT …More
Group Proposes Blueprint for IT Reform
Taking full advantage of the potential improvements that IT offers in federal agency operations will require rethinking leadership and management …More
OSC Confirms Complaint about EPA Civil Rights Cases
The Office of Special Counsel says it has confirmed a whistleblower’s allegations about “serious process deficiencies” in the EPA’s handling …More
EEOC Lowers Backlog; Union Raises Eyebrows
A union representing many employees at the EEOC is questioning what the agency presented as a good-news development, a reduction …More
Be Wary of Apparently Internal Emails, Report Says
Email fraud is getting more frequent and more sophisticated, including greater use of a tactic to which federal agencies are …More
