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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersRegulatory 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
Congress Focusing on Treatment of Whistleblowers
In its early weeks, Congress has signaled that treatment of whistleblowers will be a major area of focus in its …More
Data on Properties Improving, Says GAO
OMB, GSA and other agencies have improved their inventories of the properties they own but inconsistencies in the data remain, …More
EEOC Offers Two New Training Courses
The EEOC has announced that it is making available to federal agencies two new training courses, one on special emphasis …More
Bill Would Make Age Discrimination Easier to Prove
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced S-443, which would make it easier for current employees and job applicants to …More
Navy to Use Reverse Auctions in Acquisition
The Naval Supply Systems Command has signed a memo of understanding to use GSA’s reverse auction application, in which sellers …More
IG Probes Personal, Professional Allegations at EPA
Employee integrity cases investigated by the IG’s office at the EPA cover a range of personal and professional allegations, although …More
OMB Review Powers over Agencies Stressed
OMB has issued a memo to agencies stressing its role in reviewing legislative proposals, letters, testimony, and other communications to …More
Senators Decry Time Lost in Deciding Exceptions to Freeze
A group of nine senators, all but one Republicans, has asked OPM to work with DoD to speed up approval …More
Union Survey Shows Concerns on Budget, Staffing
A survey by the NTEU union of its local officials showed that more than half believe the general federal hiring …More
Study Yields Mixed Assessment of FAA Personnel Authorities
It is difficult to assess whether special personnel authorities put in place for the Federal Aviation Administration in a 1995 …More
Work-Life Survey Period Coming to Close
Federal employees who received an invitation to fill out OPM’s survey of federal agency work-life programs still have about two …More
Diversion of Drugs at VA Raises Bipartisan Concerns
Bipartisan members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee have expressed concern about diversion of drugs within VA medical facilities, particularly …More
Focus on Discipline at VA Returns, Starting at the Top
The long-running debate has restarted over whether to limit disciplinary notice and appeal rights at the VA, and whether the …More
Agencies Told to Report on Student Loan Reimbursements
OPM has told agencies to report on their calendar year 2016 use of student loan reimbursements, one authority agencies can …More
GSA Announces IT Management Agreement
GSA has announced a new government-wide enterprise software agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software for IT management, including software license …More
Review Could Lead to Consolidations at DoD
Defense Secretary James Mattis has ordered an internal review of business operations across the department “with an explicit goal of …More
Financial Management Conference Scheduled
The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program–a joint program of the Treasury, GAO, OMB and OPM–will hold its annual Federal Financial …More
OPM Seeks Sites for Insurance Presentations
OPM is soliciting federal agencies to host in-person presentations on federal employee insurance benefits, saying it wants to reach “as …More
Labor-Management Cooperation Council in Limbo
The National Council on Federal-Labor Management Relations, the main Obama administration initiative regarding federal unions, has been in limbo in …More
More Disclosure of Regulatory Activities Backed
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved and readied for a full House vote HR-1004, the Regulatory Integrity …More
Best Places to Work by Mission Ratings Vary Widely
The Partnership for Public Service has released rankings of the best places to work in government according to the agency’s …More
How Agencies Rank by Mission Area
The highest and lowest-rated agencies in the Partnership for Public Service’s new rankings of best places to work by mission …More
IG Raps “18F” Program on Security Practices
GSA’s highly-touted “18F” program, an IT innovation lab, “routinely disregarded and circumvented fundamental security policies and guidelines,” an IG audit …More
Intelligence Office Starts Crowdsourcing Test
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has announced a multi-year research effort to develop and test “large-scale, structured …More
IG Identifies Questionable Purchase Card, Check Spending at EPA
The inspector general’s office at the EPA said that in a routine annual review of fiscal 2016 spending on purchase …More
Some Temporary Army Buildings Starting to Look Permanent
The Army needs to improve management of its relocatable buildings, some of which have been in place so long that …More
