Weather Service Produces Cloudy Data on Staff, Says GAO
The National Weather Service has taken several steps to cope with under-staffing but hasn’t evaluated whether those efforts are effective, …More
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OMB in memo M-17-25 has issued guidance to agencies on carrying out President Trump’s recent executive order on government cybersecurity, …More
Savings from Data Center Consolidations Called Uncertain
Federal agencies are making substantial progress in the data center consolidation initiative although they “continue to be challenged in identifying …More
Senate Bill Would Increase Agency Obligations to Veterans
Newly introduced bipartisan legislation in the Senate (S-1218) would increase agency obligations for hiring and career development of veterans. The …More
Budget Supports Privatizing Air Traffic Control
The Trump administration’s budget proposal supports privatizing the air traffic control functions of the FAA, saying that 60 countries have …More
GAO Calls for Focus on Improper Payments, IT, Excess Property
Addressing improper payments, better managing IT acquisition, addressing cybersecurity challenges, disposing of unneeded facilities and better managing vehicle fleets were …More
OSC Finds Hiring Policy Violations at Justice, Treasury
The Office of Special Counsel has said that it has found violations of merit hiring principles at Justice and Treasury …More
DoD Acquisition Proposal Stresses Career Development
A bill (HR-2511) to reform DoD acquisition policies, sponsored by leaders of the House Armed Services Committee, stresses career development …More
Agencies Said to Still Over-Use Social Security Numbers
Ten years after OMB guidance telling agencies to cut back their use of Social Security numbers in ways that make …More
House Bill Seeks to Boost Funding for TSA Staffing
Legislation (HR-2514) seeks to increase the money available for front-line TSA screening, just ahead of the summer travel season, by …More
Agency Reviews Will Drive Big Changes, Budget Says
The White House’s budget proposal says that the internal agency reviews the administration recently ordered–draft versions are due by the …More
GSA Cites IT, Property Investment Proposals of Budget
The White House budget proposal would advance several initiatives related to IT and physical property that will benefit federal agencies, …More
OPM Director Nominee Named
The White House has nominated as OPM director George Nesterczuk, who has had long experience with federal personnel issues in …More
SSA Allows Overlong Paybacks of Overpayments, IG Says
The SSA likely will never fully recover nearly $1 billion in overpayments to beneficiaries because it has allowed overly long …More
Need for More Park Rangers Cited
Figures provided by the National Park Service show that law enforcement ranks in national parks are shrinking even while public …More
More Contracting Vehicles Designated Best in Class
OMB has designated eight additional government-wide contracting vehicles as “best in class” under the category management program, a designation designed …More
Training Cited as Top Way to Retain Cyber Employees
Federal government cybersecurity employees say that more training and employer-paid security certifications would be the strongest lure for them to …More
VA Disciplinary Proposal Risks Abuse by Management, Union Says
The AFGE union, which represents most employees of the VA, has said a newly offered bipartisan proposal in the Senate …More
Postal IG Sounds Alarm on Safety, Security
The Postal Service IG has issued the latest in a series of warnings about declining conditions of postal facilities, stressing …More
Management Bills Readied for Senate Votes
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved several management-focused bills, clearing them for consideration by the full …More
Several Management-Related Bills Advance in House
The House has passed several government management-related bills: HR-2227, giving agencies access to working capital funds for IT purchases, including …More
Per Diem Policy Affecting Assignments, Report Says
A GAO report has lent some support to critics of a DoD policy in effect since late 2014 of paying …More
DHS Warns of Vulnerability Due to Employee Mobile Devices
Use of mobile devices by federal employees represents “an avenue to attack back-end systems containing data on millions of Americans …More
Naval Command Cited as Model for Supervisory Training
MSPB has cited the Naval Sea Systems Command as a model for effective training of supervisors in the merit system …More
USPS Falling Short on Social Media, Says IG
Public inquiries and feedback to the Postal Service increasingly are made through social media but the agency does not “effectively …More
MSPB’s Tips for Hiring Managers in Present Environment
The MSPB has said that in the present political and budgetary environment hiring practices become even more important because with …More
DoD Deemed Not in Compliance with Improper Payments Act
DoD is not in compliance with five of the six main requirements of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, …More
Academy Focuses on Intergovernmental Relations
Different levels of government cannot “go it on their own” on challenges that by their nature involve multiple levels, the …More
Keep Focus on Employee Engagement, MSPB Says
Maintaining and improving on levels of employee engagement “should remain a focus for federal leaders and managers going forward,” the …More
Don’t Let Employees Get Emotionally Exhausted, MSPB Says
Once a federal employee becomes emotionally exhausted, “there is little a supervisor can do to influence that employee’s desire to …More
