Agencies again Told to Limit Comments on Budget
OMB has sent another notice to agencies telling them to be restrictive in their public communications, this one focused on …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOMB Seeks Agency Belt-Tightening This Year
Along with its preliminary budgetary proposal for fiscal year 2018 that starts October 1–seeking to shift $54 billion from domestic …More
VA Making Limited Progress on High-Risk Designation, Says GAO
The VA has made some progress toward getting its health care functions removed from GAO’s high-risk list, but much remains …More
Report Suggests Ways to Improve Performance Management
Annual performance reviews “have developed a bad reputation as bureaucratic exercises, with some organizations eliminating formal year-end performance ratings altogether” …More
House Aims to Improve VA Hiring
The House has passed HR-1367, aimed at enhancing hiring at the VA, which has had difficulties filling vacancies in health …More
Hiring Freeze’s Impact at VA to Get Capitol Hill Scrutiny
The House Veterans Affairs Committee plans hearings this week that will include the first formal scrutiny by Congress of the …More
Trump Budget Stresses Management Initiatives
Although the Trump administration’s initial budget proposal came in only outline form, it does include an emphasis on government management. …More
Trump Budget Emphasizes Focus on Mission, Accountability
The White House budget proposal–to be followed by a more detailed version in May–lists four outcomes it seeks in agency …More
Agencies, Programs Targeted for Elimination
President Trump’s budget plan recommends eliminating some entire agencies–most of them relatively small–plus some agencies under the Cabinet departments. Independent …More
Many Agencies Said to Lag in Updating FOIA Policies
Most federal agencies missed the late 2016 deadline to update their Freedom of Information Act regulations to meet new requirements …More
Cyber Defenses Stronger, but Incidents Constant, Says Report
Federal agencies reported nearly 31,000 cybersecurity incidents that “led to the compromise of information or system functionality” in 2016, 16 …More
Postal Reform Proposal Set to Move
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is set to move a postal reform bill (HR-576), one of the topics …More
OPM Asks Agencies to Support FEVS, Use Results
OPM has asked agencies for support in conducting the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey–which will be sent out in two …More
GSA Responsive to Concerns about Hazards, IG Says
The IG’s office at the GSA has said the agency “has taken appropriate corrective actions” to address the recommendations of …More
DoD Stresses Enterprise-Wide Approach on IT
A recently issued Defense enterprise office solution draft request for proposal is a further step toward an enterprise-wide approach toward …More
IT Issues Seen as Common Management Challenges
Upgrading IT to replace legacy systems and increasing cyber-protections were common themes of four agency IGs at a recent House …More
Air Force Boosts Developmental Program
The Air Force will increase career development opportunities for employees at the GS-12 and -13 levels, after a review of …More
SSA Making Progress on Limiting Administrative Leave, Says Report
The SSA has taken actions in response to a 2010 report on its use of administrative leave but some employees …More
Committee Presses Agencies on Record-Keeping
The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have asked 55 agencies to describe their policies on …More
IRS Cites Steps to Cope with Budget Shortfalls
The IRS has found ways to cope with reduced budges of recent years, although the agency is relying on increasingly …More
Senate Panel to Take Up Management Bills
Several management-related bills are up for consideration this week in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: S-317 would …More
Much Work Remains for Federal Websites, Says Report
Nine-tenths of federal agency websites fall short of meeting standards on security and measures of usability, according to a study …More
OPM Cancels 21 Occupational Series
OPM is eliminating 21 job classification series for occupations that the government has relatively few employees and the work can …More
Whistleblower Protection Bills Introduced
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have introduced legislation designed to strengthen rights of …More
DoD Outlines Potential Management Restructuring
The Defense Department has told Congress that it is considering creating the position of chief management officer, who would be …More
IG Finds Faulty Background Checks amid High Turnover
A USPS district where turnover is especially high also suffers from incomplete background checks that left “an increased risk to …More
Obama-Created Council on Hispanic Employment to Meet
The Hispanic Council on Federal Employment, an Obama administration creation, has scheduled a meeting for April 4, potentially a signal …More
Regulatory Data Call Contains New Requirements
OMB has told agencies to report by March 31 the information used to compile the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory …More
Value of Cloud Migration Found to Be Cloudy
While top levels of the government “have been rather vocal when making the case” for transitioning to cloud computing, 40 …More
House Bill Seeks to Aid VA Recruiting
Newly introduced legislation in the House (HR-1367) seeks to help the VA recruit for medical care positions, at a time …More
