Improving Policy-Making at VA a Complex Task, GAO Finds
The Veterans Health Administration, the largest arm of the VA, is encountering several difficulties as it attempts to improve its …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersSenate Bill Seeks to Boost IG Powers in Whistleblower Cases
Bipartisan legislation (S-1869) offered in the Senate would strengthen the powers of agency IG offices in whistleblower disclosures and investigations …More
Concerns Raised on Data to Be Used in Census
The chairmen of the House and Senate committees overseeing the census have expressed concerns about the Census Bureau’s plans to …More
VA Construction to Be Watched More Closely
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, has called for …More
Senate Defense Bill Continues, Expands Alternative Personnel Policies
The Senate-passed version of the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2810) would create several new alternative personnel practices there while continuing …More
OSC Cites Cases of Discrimination, Retaliation, Improper Influence
In a sort of guide to the types of personnel decisions that managers and supervisors should not make, the Office …More
House Leaders Press Agencies on Use of Non-Official Media
The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have written to the White House and the heads …More
State Department Outlines Reorg Plans
The State Department has said that its agency reform plan as ordered by an OMB memo focuses on creating “a …More
OPM Extends Workplace Solicitations for Hurricane Relief
OPM has extended to Hurricane Maria the authority for agencies to conduct special solicitations in their workplaces, authority it had …More
OMB Cites Lessons Learned in DATA Act Test
OMB has compiled the lessons learned through a pilot program conducted under the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act focused on …More
IG Sees Improvements in TSA Intelligence Operations
An IG review found no basis for a whistleblower’s allegations of systemic security and operational challenges in the TSA’s office …More
IG Finds Little to Criticize in GSA Space Reduction Program
As might be expected in an audit of the agency that manages federal working space, an IG report has generally …More
Review Gives Good Grade to TSA Purchasing
A review by a panel of the National Academy of Public Administration gave a positive overall assessment of the TSA’s …More
Financial Assistance Career Roadmap Now Operative
The Chief Financial Officers Council has said its newly created financial assistance management career roadmap builder, announced several months ago, …More
SSA Paid Performance Raises Improperly, Says Audit
The SSA improperly paid within-grade raises to some employees who were on a performance improvement plan, with one receiving those …More
Agencies Reminded on Managing Disaster Funds
The CFO Council has sent out a “controller alert” to remind agencies of their responsibilities for managing payments in disaster …More
IG Questions Executive Security Programs at DHS
The DHS inspector general has issued a “management alert” raising concerns about the executive security and logistics details at two …More
SEA Backs OPM Nominee
The Senior Executives Association has written to Senate leaders to express “strong support” for the nomination of Jeff Tien Han …More
Service to America Medal Winners Announced
Three members of a joint EPA-Justice Department team involved in detecting an auto maker’s efforts to circumvent emission standards, Phillip …More
GPO Employee Development Program Honored
The GPO’s Leadership Evaluation and Development has won the Graduate School USA’s W. Edwards Deming Award in the employee engagement …More
IG Cites More IT Concerns at IRS
The IRS is not in compliance with laws and regulations regarding software licensing nor with recommendations in that area from …More
Agencies Would Benefit from More Feedback, Report Says
Federal agencies would benefit from loosened rules regarding when and how they can solicit feedback about their services from the …More
IG Calls on EPA to Reallocate Staff
The EPA has been reluctant to reallocate staff in its Superfund toxic waste cleanup program among regions, resulting in staffing …More
Fiscal Year-End Spending Not Necessarily Waste, Says GAO
Increases in agency spending as the end of a fiscal year approaches, often decried as examples of wasteful rushes to …More
Management-Related Plans Attached to DoD Bill
The Senate attached several management-related provisions as it approved its version of the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2810): The text …More
Senate Again Backs Mandatory Discipline for Retaliation
The Senate has again voted to require that agencies include whistleblower protection in performance evaluations for supervisors and take discipline …More
Impact of Home Sale Program Not Being Tracked, Says GAO
Federal agencies in general do not track the impact on employee recruitment and retention of a program that facilitates the …More
Ethics Waivers Mostly Being Used Properly, OGE Finds
The Office of Government Ethics has said that “most agencies have followed reasonable procedures” in granting waivers from certain ethics …More
Special Pays at State Merit Closer Look, Says GAO
The State Department spent about $732 million for hardship pay and $266 million for danger pay at overseas posts in …More
Report Documents Aging IT at IRS
Nearly two-thirds of the IT hardware at the IRS is beyond its useful life and despite spending virtually all of …More
