OSC Seeks Broader View of Whistleblower Protections
The Office of Special Counsel is seeking the reversal of two decisions involving DoD employees that it considers overly restrictive …More
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued new guidance to the intelligence community on classifying and marking …More
Army Consolidating Online ‘Knowledge Centers’
The Army has said it will consolidate online portals for its civilian employees on career information and job opportunities, meanwhile …More
OSC Intervenes on Behalf of Whistleblowing Manager
The Office of Special Counsel has intervened on behalf of a civilian Navy safety manager who claims that he was …More
Key House Member on Employee Issues to Leave Congress
The chair of the main House committee overseeing the federal workplace, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, of the Oversight and Government …More
EPA Continues Hiring Freeze, Plans to Offer Early Outs, Buyouts
The EPA has said that it will keep a general hiring freeze in place despite the government-wide freeze having been …More
Order Cracks Down on Agency Purchases of Foreign-Source Goods
A new executive order from President Trump seeks to reinforce and extend “Buy American” obligations in government purchasing under various …More
Concerns Raised about Age Imbalance in Federal Workforce
The NTEU union has said that the Trump administration’s order to reform the government and reduce the federal workforce risks …More
Another Look at Purchase Cards Under Way
The Postal Service IG has launched a new review of the government purchase card program as part of a cross-agency …More
OGE Sends Reminder on Financial Disclosure Requirements
The Office of Government Ethics has issued a reminder of the deadlines to submit publicly available financial disclosure reports covering …More
Average Time to Reach SES Ranks: 18 Years
Newly released OPM data on the SES show that in 2014 it took 18.4 years of federal service on average …More
Audit Cites Shortcomings in VA Patient Advocacy Program
An IG audit has found that the VA’s Patient Advocacy Program, intended to identify patterns and causes of unsatisfactory service, …More
VA Seeks to Become More Transparent on Wait Times, Care Quality
The VA has launched an online Access and Quality Tool providing patient wait time and quality of care data, which …More
Public Lacks Confidence in Government’s Security Protections
Seventy-four percent of members of the public lack confidence in government’s ability to keep their personal information secure and 66 …More
USPS Retail Facility Conditions Raise Safety Concerns
IG auditors at the Postal Service have said they now midway through a national review of conditions at retail facilities …More
Agencies Reminded on Cyber Workforce Planning Duties
OPM has reminded agencies of their obligations under the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 and its guidance issued …More
OPM Updates Performance Management Guidance
OPM has issued an updated Handbook for Measuring Employee Performance, designed for developing employee performance plans “that not only meet …More
Census Bureau Needs to Tighten Information Controls, Says IG
The Census Bureau needs to improve its management of information it gathers from fellow federal agencies and other sources as …More
Continue Customer Service Focus, Report Urges
Efforts to improve the customer experience with federal agencies “have already begun to pay off” and the Trump administration should …More
It’s Long Past Time to Clean Up the Books, DoD Told
A bipartisan group of eight senators is urging DoD Secretary James Mattis to bring his department into compliance with a …More
Audit Raises Concerns about Postal COOP Plans
An inspector general audit has raised concerns about the Postal Service’s continuity of IT operations plans–called Functional Workgroup Annex plans–saying …More
GAO Updating Auditing Standards Guidance
The GAO is inviting comments from managers and auditors at all levels of government, among others, on proposed changes to …More
OMB Issues Guidance on Order Restricting Rule-Making
OMB in memo M-17-21 has issued guidance to agencies in carrying out President Trump’s executive order requiring that when an …More
Group Cites Drags on Employee Engagement
The government “still significantly underperforms the private sector when it comes to employee engagement,” despite some gains in recent years, …More
Panel Examines How to Improve Agency Ratings
Improving an agency’s standing in the annual best places to work rankings requires long-term commitment of management but there are …More
DoD Not Making Full Use of Acquisition Workforce Fund, Says GAO
Since 2008, DoD has spent $3.5 billion through a dedicated fund to help recruit and train its acquisition workforce but …More
Trend of Outsourcing VA Work Continues
A bipartisan bill (S-706) seeks to help pare down the backlog of VA disability benefit claims by shifting some of …More
Contracting, Whistleblowing among Areas Said to Need Reform
Protections for federal employee whistleblowers and decisions regarding the mix of in-house versus contractor employees are among the areas most …More
OSC Stresses Reemployment Rights after Military Duty
The Office of Special Counsel has called attention to a series of cases that underscore agency responsibilities under the Uniformed …More
Workforce Issues Called a Main Challenge to Improved IT
Workforce issues remain among the major areas needing attention in improving the government’s IT, GAO told a recent House hearing. …More
