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
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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
More Controls Proposed on Agency Charge Cards
A newly introduced bipartisan Senate bill (S-1099) would require that the government look for patterns of misuse in travel and …More
OMB, Treasury Queried on DATA Act Steps
With DATA Act reporting now underway, the bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are pressing OMB …More
Senate Bill Seeks to Improve Customer Service
A newly offered bipartisan bill (S-1088) in the Senate is designed to eliminate rules that make it difficult for agencies …More
Reducing IG Offices Called Counterproductive
Limiting IG office budgets and staffing could “put their critical oversight functions at risk,” according to a report from the …More
VA, Energy Partner on Big Data Project
The VA, holding extensive data about veterans’ health but lacking the computer capacity to put that information to its best …More
Reminder Sent on DoD Hiring of Recent Military Retirees
The DoD ethics office has sent a reminder that hiring officials there may no longer use a formerly common exception …More
Senators Focus on Assaults against Federal Law Officers
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have asked for a review of assaults against …More
More Flexibility in Requirements for Cyber Jobs Proposed
In the face of the government’s difficulties in filling cybersecurity jobs, OPM should consider loosening qualification requirements that in practice …More
FOIA Requests Up, Backlog Grows
Federal agencies received 789,000 FOIA requests in 2016, a jump from the level of just above 700,000 in the prior …More
GSA Understated Improper Payments, IG Says
An IG report has found that GSA not in compliance with improper payments laws that require agencies to estimate, report, …More
Concerns Raised on Limiting Communications to Congress
Two members of Congress active in whistleblower protection issues are pushing HHS for an explanation of a recent memo to …More
DHS Vehicle Management Bill Clears Congress
The Senate has joined the House in passing HR-366, tightening controls over vehicles at DHS following audits suggesting that the …More
GAO Criticizes VA’s Management of Facilities
The VA “has taken little action” in response to known shortcomings in its capital planning even while it faces trends …More
SSA Learns Lesson on Public’s Online Preferences
The SSA has learned a lesson that could be applicable to other agencies regarding the public’s preferences in interacting with …More
Labor Department Promotes Focus on Preventing Falls
The Labor Department is encouraging federal agencies, among other employers, to focus this week on preventing falls, one of the …More
Study Requested on Postal Performance Reports
Two senators active in oversight of the U.S. Postal Service have asked the GAO to review the accuracy of postal …More
VA Says It Needs to Boost Salaries, Awards
The VA has told Congress that it needs to be able to pay higher salaries and awards to its employees …More
State Department Outlines Reform Process
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said he is open to all employee ideas regarding reorganizing the department per the …More
GAO Warns of Challenges Ahead on Census
Only three years out from the next national census, the Census Bureau faces numerous challenges to carrying out its plans …More
DoD Formally Lifts Freeze, but Still Will Limit Hiring
DoD has become the latest agency to formally lift its own hiring freeze following the end of the general government-wide …More
DoD Operating Under Several Hiring Restrictions
In announcing that it will hire for civilian jobs only on a limited basis even though the government-wide general freeze …More
FOIA Best Practices Workshops Set
The Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy has set two new FOIA Best Practices Workshops, the latest in a series …More
Guidance Issued on Regulatory Order
OMB in memo M-17-23 has issued guidance to agencies on carrying out President Trump’s executive order to reduce the numbers …More
Senator Seeks More Attention to Hotline Complaints
A leading senator on whistleblower issues, Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has said that a backlog of IG hotline tips at DoD …More
Report Calls for Better Workforce Planning at NRC
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has reduced staff in recent years because expected growth in the nuclear industry did not occur, …More
Management Upheld on Furlough Decision
A federal appeals court has issued the latest in a string of decisions upholding management’s furlough decisions, in a case …More
