Senate Passes Bill Downplaying Educational Credentials in Hiring
The Senate has passed S-59, aiming to broaden the potential pool of federal job candidates by downplaying the role of …More
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Status Report Issued on ‘Digital Transformation’
OMB has issued a status report on the government’s “digital transformation,” with outgoing federal CIO Clare Martorana saying in a …More
Report Raises Options for Increasing Focus on Improper Payments
A Congressional Research Service report has laid out options for increasing the focus on improper payments, including requiring greater attention …More
GAO Asked to Continue Scrutinizing DoD’s Financial Management
The chair of the House subcommittee on government operations has asked the GAO to continue to scrutinize the Defense Department’s …More
Bills to Improve Federal Building Security Advance
The House has joined the Senate in passing a bill (S-3613) to require facility security committees in federal buildings to …More
White House Cites Sustainability Steps for Federal Buildings, Fleet, Procurement
The White House has cited a variety of steps taken by federal agencies in the three years since an executive …More
VA Still Working to Get a Grip on Risks to Health Care Services, Says GAO
Nearly a decade after GAO put VA health care on its high-risk list the department still is working on identifying …More
Report Calls for More Attention to Filling Mission-Critical Jobs at DoD
A report by House and Senate conferees on the annual DoD authorization bill raises concerns with several aspects of employment …More
Performance.gov Touts Actions under Biden’s Management Agenda
A posting on performance.gov touts actions taken under the Biden administration’s President’s Management Agenda, while recognizing that the incoming Trump …More
OSC Pushes Back on Agency Findings in Whistleblower Cases
In an unusual response to agency findings in two whistleblower cases the Office of Special Counsel referred for investigation, the …More
House Passes Bills on GPRA Requirements, Software Licenses, Custom Code
The House has joined the Senate in passing S-709, to update requirements for agency performance priorities under the Government Performance …More
GSA Starts Process to Dispose of Eight Federal Buildings
The GSA has started the process under which eight federal buildings can be transferred, exchanged, or sold to a federal, …More
Broadened Mission, More Natural Disasters Stressing FEMA Workforce, Says Report
A combination of a broadened mission and a growing number of natural disasters requiring FEMA’s response has stressed the agency’s …More
GAO Sees only Partial Progress on Internet of Things Security
Federal agencies are only part way toward strengthening cybersecurity in the acquisition and use of Internet of Things technology, which …More
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
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
