Improper Payment Rate Falls below 4 Percent, OMB Says
The federal improper payment rate fell below 4 percent in fiscal 2024, OMB has said, a decline it attributed to …More
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Report Stresses Need for Boosting Federal STEM Workforce, Offers Suggestions
A report by a study commission convened by the White House on building up the nationwide workforce of those with …More
GSA Issues Contract for New Travel Management System
The GSA has issued a 15-year contract to IBM for the new travel management system called ETSNext, with a transition …More
White House Cites Steps to Boost Small Business Portion of Contract Spending
The White House has announced steps to boost small businesses’ ability to compete for prime contract and subcontract opportunities. “OMB …More
What is Schedule F and What Does it Mean for Federal Employees When Trump Returns to the White House?
While there are expected to be changes to employment-related policies in both the federal government as well as the private …More
GAO: Availability for Offsite Work Prominent in Competition for Talent
Availability of offsite work—especially remote work, where employees are not expected to regularly report to an agency facility as they …More
Performance.gov Touts Career Builder Tool, Other Hiring Initiatives
A posting on performance.gov touts several features recently added to the usajobs.gov site, including a “career explorer” feature aimed at …More
Agencies Being Spoofed in Contract Solicitations, Notice Warns
A notice from the inspector general’s office at the GSA warns federal agencies that they–and sometimes actual individual officials–are being …More
OPM Calls for Nominations for Presidential Rank Awards
OPM has asked agencies to submit nominations by January 10 for the 2025 annual Presidential Rank Awards for career employees …More
Presidential Rank Award Winners Named
The Biden administration has chosen 236 winners from 30 agencies for the Presidential Rank Awards, top honors for career employees …More
Bill Offered to Expand Cyber Workforce Program
A bipartisan bill offered in the House (HR-10209) would expand the Scholarship for Service program, one of the tools available …More
Key Workforce Policy Roles Starting to Fill Out Ahead of Trump II
Key positions are starting to be filled out for federal workforce policies for the new Congress and Presidential administration starting …More
Bill on ‘Task and Delivery Order’ Contracts Readied for Senate Vote
The Senate has readied for voting in the waning weeks of this Congress S-3626, designed to simplify “task and delivery …More
Guidance Issued for Agencies on ‘Usability Testing’ of Forms
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on Paperwork Reduction Act considerations when conducting “usability testing” of their forms, saying it …More
MSPB Ruling Stresses Obligation to Fully Inform Employees of Reasoning behind Discipline
A ruling by the MSPB has stressed the obligations for federal agencies to fully explain to employees the grounds for …More
Agency Practices, Protections when Using Big Data Uneven, Says GAO
Federal agencies still have a variety of practices for collecting, storing and using large amounts of data, despite a series …More
Several Management Bills Advance, another Offered on Supply Chain Security
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has passed: * HR-8690, to add reporting requirements for agency federal spending information to …More
Bills on Grants Transparency, Audit Requirements Advance
The House has passed and sent to the Senate HR-5536, to require notices of competitive grant funding opportunities to include …More
Guidance Issued on ‘Widely Attended Gatherings’ under Gift Policies
The Office of Government Ethics has issued further guidance on the restrictions against federal employees accepting free hospitality and entertainment …More
OMB Cites Steps to Help Agencies Process Comments on Proposed Rules
OMB has posted an update on steps taken by its Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and by the GSA …More
Watch Begins for ‘Burrowing In’ of Political Appointees
As commonly happens around the change of party control of the White House, concerns are being raised by representatives of …More
Whistleblower Protections at FBI Still Need Improvement, Says GAO
Whistleblower protections at the FBI still need improvement despite laws enacted in both 2016 and 2023 aimed at strengthening protections …More
Changes Made to Program for Using Excess Federal Property to Aid Homeless
GSA, HHS and HUD have finalized changes to policies related to declaring federal agency real estate excess for purposes of …More
Opinion | Commentary
With New Administration, Agencies Should Prioritize Strategic Planning to Support Public Engagement
With a new Administration soon to enter office, agencies once again will face a key deadline: developing updated agency strategic …More
Executive Boards Highlight Role in Workforce Development, Emergency Response
The latest annual report on Federal Executive Boards highlights their role in workforce development and disaster response, two areas where …More
IG Finds VA Employees, Management at Fault for Undelivered Information
An inspector general audit has said that individual VA employees and the department’s management are to blame for information packages …More
GAO Cites $67.5 Billion in Potential Benefits from Its 2024 Recommendations
The GAO has said the recommendations it made during fiscal 2024, if carried out, would yield $67.5 billion in financial …More
Performance.gov Makes Pitch for Continuing PMA Learning Agenda
In a nod to the impending change in control of the White House, performance.gov has argued for building on the …More
Vacancies Hamper FDA Inspections of Drug Manufacturers, Says GAO
The FDA has taken steps to reduce vacancies among its cadre of employees who conduct n-person inspections of foreign and …More
OPM Touts Assistance to Agencies under AI Executive Order
OPM has touted assistance it has provided to agencies for boosting AI-related skills in their workforces under the 2020 AI …More
