OPM’s Advice to Agencies on Using Early Outs, Buyouts
In a recently issued guide to “reshaping”–in essence, reducing–federal agency workforces, OPM offered several suggestions to agencies for the use …More
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A bipartisan bill (HR-2227) newly introduced in the House aims to accelerate the government’s transition to state of the art …More
Senator Presses Energy Department on GAO Findings
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, is pressing the …More
Hiring, Management Issues Need Attention, Says GAO
GAO’s latest annual report on overlap, fragmentation and duplication in federal programs highlights several new areas involving federal personnel and …More
GSA Sees Potential in Personal Assistant Devices
The GSA has started a pilot program to explore the potential for federal agencies to provide services through tabletop “intelligent …More
Think before Increasing DoD Jobs, Groups Urge
A coalition of government watchdog groups has urged the administration to “avoid any hasty decisions that would further increase staffing …More
Agencies Called Inconsistent in Tracking Vehicle Costs
Federal agencies spent about $3.4 billion in fiscal year 2015 to keep and operate almost 450,000 vehicles but they are …More
Expanded Use of Telemedicine by VA Proposed
Newly offered bipartisan bills (HR-2123 and S-925) seek to expand the VA’s use of telemedicine, a strategy already in some …More
Public Service Recognition Week Coming Up
Public Service Recognition Week is May 7-13, an annual opportunity to highlight the value of government service on the federal, …More
Gender Diversity Still Lagging in Security Community, Report Says
Over the last 40 years there has been a substantial increase in the share of women in national security-related positions …More
OPM Tightens Insider Threat Controls Following Audit
The OPM has tightened insider threat controls in the wake of an IG audit and those issues are now considered …More
Report Shows Who Gets Targeted in Job Cuts
As many agencies face the prospect of job cuts due to budget and reorganization plans, OPM has issued a statistical …More
Two More Agencies Spoofed by Scammers
Two more federal departments have said they are the victims of spoofing by scammers trying to use the agency’s name …More
House Leaders Back Lerner; Cobert Gets New Position
The chairman and ranking Democrat of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have joined in the call from Capitol …More
Report Lists Keys to Improving Hiring
A new report lists what it calls three keys to improving federal hiring: “using data to find talent; encouraging collaboration …More
‘Indefinite’ Contracts in Wide Use, GAO Says
About a third of government contracts are of the “indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity” category, GAO has said, with DoD, DHS and …More
HR-Oriented Multiple Award Schedule Revamped
The GSA has revamped and renamed as the Human Capital Management and Administrative Support Services Schedule 738 X its multiple …More
Civil Service Leaders Urge White House to Nominate IGs
Civil service leaders on both sides of Congress have asked the White House to speed up nominations for vacant IG …More
OGE Issues Guidance on Accepting Free Attendance
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on exceptions to gift acceptance restrictions for federal employees involving free attendance …More
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
New Guidance on Classifying Information Issued
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
