GSA Awards Contracts in Building Maintenance and Operations
GSA has awarded nine new contracts to its Phase II unrestricted building maintenance and operations best-in-class strategic sourcing solution. “This …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersReport Sees Slow but Steady Progress on Cross-Agency Priority Goals
At the end of the first four-year period for cross-agency priority goals under the 2010 Government Performance and Results Act …More
VA Lacks Data on Physician Recruitment, Staffing, GAO Finds
The VA lacks key data to assess its recruitment and retention efforts for mission-critical physician occupations including primary care, mental …More
IG Calls for Tighter Controls over Telework at GSA
GSA–which along with OPM is largely responsible for the telework program government-wide–needs to strengthen the controls over its own program, …More
IGs Council Issues Achievement Awards
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the central IG body, has presented annual special category awards …More
GSA Switching to Only Instructor-Led Travel Training
GSA has said that effective November 27, it will no longer host or provide online travel training courses. Any courses …More
Rating System Still Lacking at Marshals Service, Says GAO
The employee merit promotion program at the U.S. Marshals Service complies with the main requirements of law but improvements are …More
OMB Issues Guidance on FISMA Compliance
OMB has issued new reporting guidance and deadlines for compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act, consolidating prior guidance …More
Committee Irked at Agency Non-Responses to Queries
The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has expressed dissatisfaction with the responses of several agencies to …More
Improving Engagement Requires Planning, Followup, Report Says
Like other federal entities, the Postal Service is trying to improve its employee engagement but achieving that goal will require …More
MSPB Identifies ‘Building Blocks’ of Good Employee Performance
Giving work units adequate resources, training supervisors in performance management, and having accurate measurements of employees’ performance are key “building …More
Most Poor Performers Who Leave Aren’t Fired, Report Finds
An MSPB report on elements of good performance management found that even among poor performers who left a workplace, only …More
Public Relations Spending Generally Supports Missions, GAO Says
The $1.5 billion a year that agencies spend on public relations mostly focuses on educating the public about their programs …More
Management Issues Raised for OPM, GSA Nominees
The nominees to lead OPM and GSA committed to continued efforts on several management-related issues at their confirmation hearing last …More
DoD Again Reports that it Has a Fifth Too Much Capacity
The Pentagon has issued the latest in a series of reports, this one ordered by its fiscal 2016 budget law, …More
BRAC-Like Process for VA Under Consideration
The VA’s difficulties in both opening new facilities and closing outdated ones to better match its structure to the needs …More
OPM Offers Training Course on Performance Management
OPM has made available a new web-based training course titled Performance Management Plus—Engaging for Success, designed to support agencies in …More
IG Issues Alert on Data Security Practices at EPA
The IG’s office at the EPA has issued a management alert regarding the agency’s security practices for contractor personnel, saying …More
GAO Cites Concerns with Physical Security of NIST Facilities
Issues of internal communications and divided responsibility have raised the GAO’s concerns about physical security at National Institute of Standards …More
Acquisition-Related Bills Advancing in House
The House has passed HR-3243, to make permanent some otherwise-expiring provisions of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, which …More
MSPB Ruling Would Hamper Whistleblower Protections, OSC Says
The Office of Special Counsel has intervened in a case pending before a federal appeals court that it says would …More
Reprisal Investigations Drag Out at DoD, Report Says
The Defense Department’s IG office did not meet statutory or internal timeliness goals for more four-fifths of the civilian and …More
Employee Views of Leaders Fall as Level Rises
Results of the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey show a slight general increase in views of management at all layers …More
DoD Should Better Track Executive Agents, GAO Says
GAO has said that DoD does not accurately track its executive agents, management arrangements in which one component coordinates efforts …More
Audit Finds No Political Interference in FOIA Responses at DHS
A DHS policy giving political appointees advance notice that the department is about to release information under a significant FOIA …More
Policies on Legal Defense Funds Updated
The Office of Government Ethics has clarified its interpretation of how ethics laws and rules apply to federal employees benefitting …More
IG Finds Issues with Collection of IRS Employee Debt, Treatment of Taxpayers
Separate IG reports focusing on the IRS workforce—which for years has been under especially tight scrutiny from Capitol Hill among …More
Agencies Collaborate to Recruit Cyber Employees
In what is being billed as the first event of its kind, about 20 agencies will conduct a joint career …More
OMB Instructs Agencies on Disaster Response Funding Requests
OMB has told agencies to provide by October 25 their estimates for additional funding needed related to recovery and rebuilding …More
Report Suggests Possible USPS Uses of Driverless Vehicles
The Postal Service should push ahead with tests that have already started regarding potential uses of driverless vehicles, an IG …More
