OPM to Release Hiring Model for Cybersecurity Jobs
OPM has said that it will roll out a new Strategic Recruitment for Cybersecurity Model, which will provide agencies with …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAdministration Seeks Contracting Policy Changes
The Trump administration’s latest set of legislative proposals to Congress–designed for possible inclusion in the DoD authorization bill but having …More
Guidance Issued on Storing Assets
GSA has issued guidance (FMR Bulletin B-44) on considerations for agencies as they plan for acquiring warehousing space and throughout …More
Better Management of VA Assets Sought
House Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Phil Roe, M.D., R-Tenn., has called for a “top-to-bottom review of all Veterans Health Administration …More
Congress, GSA Focus on VA Acquisition
A House Veterans Affairs subcommittee has passed a newly introduced bill (HR-3169) to improve hiring and training of acquisition and …More
CBO Projects Buyout Use at DoD
CBO has estimated that DoD will offer buyouts to about 5,900 employees on average in future years, in assessing the …More
Changing Postal Workforce Impacts Uniform Policies
With the Postal Service workforce no longer as uniform as it once was, new questions arise regarding policies regarding the …More
DoD Touts Acquisition Workforce Demo Project
The DoD acquisition workforce demonstration project has produced higher employee satisfaction, higher quality work results, shorter hiring times and greater …More
Concerns Raised about Census Preparations, Cost
The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have raised concerns about preparations for the 2020 census, …More
CFO Council Details Changes in Grants Management Policies
OMB’s recent memo eliminating various oversight and reporting requirements deemed to be unnecessary or obsolete will affect management of grants …More
VA Hiring, Official Time Bills Introduced
Newly offered legislation in the House (HR-3158) is designed to boost the VA’s ability to recruit and retain employees by: …More
Security Weaknesses Found at Some DHS Offices
An audit at DHS has found that even some employees of the CIO’s office, who presumably would be among the …More
USPS Return to Work Programs Being Studied
The IG at the Postal Service is working to assess the effectiveness of a return to work program for postal …More
Senate DoD Bill Seeks Greater Disclosure on Buildings, Contracts
The Senate version of the DoD authorization bill contains provisions aimed at greater transparency regarding contracts and ownership of properties …More
CXO Fellows Nominations Period Opens
Nominations are being accepted through August 15 for the 2017-2018 CXO Fellows program, a partnership between the CFO, CAO, CIO …More
Purchase Card Program Gets Positive Review
In a relatively rare positive review of an agency purchase card program, the inspector general of the EPA has determined …More
Administration Seeks New Hiring Authorities
The Trump administration is seeking several additional hiring-related authorities government-wide, asking that they be put in the annual DoD authorization …More
Audit Cites Negative Impact of Unscheduled Leave
Unscheduled leave–employee absence from work that is not requested or approved in advance–not only increases costs by requiring management to …More
House DoD Bill Would Overturn Per Diem Reduction
The House version of the DoD authorization bill (HR-2810) that has passed its Armed Services Committee would overturn a 2014 …More
Guidance Issued on Buy American Order
OMB and the Commerce Department have issued implementing guidance on an April executive order making it the government’s policy to …More
USPS Region’s Response to Severe Weather Praised
The USPS Southern Area lived up to the “neither snow nor rain . . .” standard when two hurricanes and …More
MSPB Gets, Uses Greater Authority to Block Personnel Actions
Shortly after gaining greater authority to block personnel actions, the MSPB used that authority in a case involving alleged retaliation …More
Strengthening of Veterans Preference Rights at FAA Proposed
Newly offered bipartisan legislation (HR-3007 and S-1424) would guarantee that veterans would have the same rights to appeal FAA hiring …More
Guidance Coming on DoD ‘Cyber Excepted Service’
The Pentagon expects to soon issue guidance on its authority to create a cyber excepted service, acting DoD CIO John …More
House Seeks to Extend, Alter NNSA Demonstration Project
The House version of the DoD authorization bill (HR-2810) would extend by five years the demonstration project at the Energy …More
Audit Finds Wide Range of Performance by ALJs
Administrative law judges at the SSA continue to vary greatly in the number of cases they decide each year and …More
DoD Defines New Hiring Authorities for Labs
DoD has set policies on special hiring authorities in its Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory demonstration project, including a direct-hire …More
IG Finds Inaccuracies on VA Doctors Site
In a report that serves as a reminder of the need for active management of information agencies post online for …More
House Bill Seeks DoD Contracting Policy Changes
The House version of the annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2810) seeks several changes in the way the department purchases services …More
Split Purchases Still a Problem with Charge Cards, Says Audit
An IG investigation has confirmed allegations that employees of a VA medical center split purchases in order to avoid limits …More
