Continued Scrutiny of Conferences Sought
Two leading House Democrats on federal workplace issues have asked OMB to retain oversight requirements on agency conference spending that …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersWarnings Sounded on Privatized Tax Debt Collection
In a summary of tax-related scams, the IRS has sounded a warning about the potential for callers misrepresenting themselves as …More
Some Improvement Found in Readability of Agency Websites
Seven years after passage of the Plain Writing Act, the clarity of federal agency websites “is improving, albeit slowly,” according …More
DoD Has Taken First Steps on Strategy Mandate, Says GAO
DoD has taken several initial steps to carry out a mandate in the 2017 defense budget to foster collaboration and …More
VA Cites Value of New Hiring Authority
While much of the attention to the recently signed VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act (P.L. 115-41) focuses on employee …More
GSA Pressed to Act on Improper Payments
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is pressing the GSA to improve its compliance …More
Financial Assistance Career Roadmap Released
The CFO Council has issued a roadmap for career progression of financial assistance management professionals in government. “Developing a quality …More
Restrictions on Awards May Be Expanded
The Senate could vote at any time on S-696, to require repayment of bonuses and other forms of awards already …More
Concern Raised about Duplication of Cybersecurity Centers
A new health information cybersecurity center based in HHS could duplicate the cybersecurity center already established in DHS, the bipartisan …More
BLM Raises Possibility of Buyout, Early Out Offers
The Bureau of Land Management has told its employees that the agency faces a “challenging budget environment” that may lead …More
DHS Management Bills Advance
The House has passed a set of bills directed toward management of DHS: HR-1282, to put into law the DHA …More
VA Moves on Unneeded Properties
The VA has announced a plan to dispose of all of its excess buildings over the next 24 months by …More
Hearing Sounds Caution on Use of Buyouts, Early Outs
A House Small Business Committee hearing on the results of a round of buyout and early retirement offers at the …More
Concerns Raised about Assaults on ICE Employees
The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have asked the inspector general of DHS to gather …More
Army Issues New Guidance on New Beginnings
The Army has issued new guidance on the Defense Performance Management and Appraisal Program, part of DoD’s New Beginnings personnel …More
GSA Describes Management Issues in Cloud Migration
A major IT project such as cloud migration “is an organizational transformation” and “it is crucial that agencies proactively plan …More
Senate Bill Seeks to Address VA Staff Shortages
A newly offered bill (S-1325) in the Senate seeks to address what its sponsors call “crippling” workforce shortages at the …More
Employee Rights, DHS Bills Signed
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 115-40) legislation that recently passed Congress clarifying that protections against whistleblower retaliation apply …More
Agencies, Union Disagree over Employee Involvement in Reform Plans
Several departments have said that they are taking care to involve employees in the writing their agency reform plans as …More
GSA Broadens Small Business Contracting Options
GSA has added about 500 qualified industry partners to its GSA 8(a) STARS II governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) that is …More
Even Electronic Services Vulnerable to Scams
While the IRS has been migrating tax filing to electronic formats in part for security reasons, a recent warning from …More
OMB Clears Out Underbrush of Old Directives
OMB has issued a memo and guidance rescinding or scaling back prior OMB memos and guidance on a range of …More
Burdens on Agencies under Continued Review
OMB in issuing a memo rescinding reporting and compliance requirements in a variety of areas said that more is to …More
Senate Measure Targets CBP Hiring Issues
A newly introduced bipartisan bill in the Senate (S-1305) targets CBP hiring issues, particularly troubles related to hiring and keeping …More
Much Work Ahead for Top Management Officials, Says Report
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service says that “from an early reading of President Donald Trump’s announcements …More
Management Reform Efforts to Meet Personnel Challenges
Long-standing challenges in federal personnel management lie ahead for the Trump administration in its efforts to restructure the government, a …More
GAO Cites Personnel Challenges Facing DoD
The Defense Department has taken steps to develop better information about the skill sets possessed and needed within the department’s …More
USAID Leads FITARA Rankings, Which Slip Overall
A House committee’s latest rankings of agency compliance with the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act show a slight overall …More
GAO: Only Half of Recommendations on IT Completed
GAO has said that federal agencies have fully carried out less than half of the hundreds of recommendations it has …More
House Bill Seeks to Boost DHS Employee Morale
The House could vote at any time on a committee-approved bill, HR-2283, seeking to improve employee morale and internal communications …More
