Agency Operations Bills Set to Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee plans to advance as soon as today (February 14) bills related to agency …More
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The top Democrat on the main Senate committee overseeing the federal workforce, Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, has suggested that …More
Get Creative in Filling High-Demand Jobs, MSPB Advises
Filling vacancies in high-demand occupations can be done, and even done quickly, but agencies must “think critically and creatively” and …More
Expansion of VA Bargaining Rights Proposed
Legislation (HR-980) has been reintroduced in the House to expand bargaining rights of VA nurses, physicians and other health care …More
EPA Needs to Better Track Grants Workload, Says GAO
EPA grants management staffing declined over 2006-2015 “but it is unclear how workloads may have changed” during that period because …More
Hill Leaders Seek to Speed OPM Nomination
Bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have urged President Trump to move quickly to nominate an …More
EPA Sends Ethics Reminder on Communications by Employees
The EPA has issued an ethics reminder to employees stating that they are “free to express yourself about matters that …More
Air Force Unveils Leader Development Course
The Air Force has announced a new leadership development course for GS-12 and -13 and equivalent civilian employee grades, saying …More
IG Finds Weaknesses in DoD Evaluations of Contractors
DoD organizations completed comprehensive and timely contractor performance assessment reports for nonsystems contracts as required by government-wide and DoD policies, …More
VA Lacks Accurate Measure of Official Time, Says GAO
The VA does not accurately track the time its employees spend on official time–on-the-clock time that employees with union responsibilities …More
Navy Reminds of Responsibility to Protect Information
The Navy’s CIO office has posted a reminder regarding responsibilities of Navy civilian and military personnel to protect personal information …More
Discipline for Misconduct Need Not Be Identical, MSPB Says
The general requirement that employees who commit similar misconduct must be disciplined in a similar way does not necessarily mean …More
Bill Reintroduced on Duty to Keep Records
Legislation (HR-745) has been reintroduced in the House to strengthen records-keeping requirements for federal agencies, including specifying that they would …More
Citizen Satisfaction with Government Rebounded in 2016
Citizen satisfaction with government services returned in 2016 to about the level of 2012 after falling each of the three …More
DoD, VA Take Different Tacks in Freeze Exceptions
The government’s two largest departments in terms of employees, DoD and VA, have taken different tacks toward deciding which of …More
DoD Freeze Policy Leaves Some Discretion to Lower Levels
While DoD has defined certain functions department-wide as exempt from the general government hiring freeze, it left other decisions in …More
GSA Starts New Competition for Charge Card Contract
The GSA has issued a request for proposals for SmartPay 3, including purchase, travel, fleet, and integrated charge card services …More
CIO Council Assesses State of Federal IT
The CIO Council has issued a report on the state of federal IT and directions for the future. According to …More
Salary Boost for Some Intelligence Employees Sought
In a sign that the intelligence agencies are experiencing the same issues in recruiting and retaining employees in the STEM …More
IGs Thankful for New Powers, but Still Have Concerns
The recent enactment of the IG Empowerment Act has led to immediate improvements in access by IG auditors and investigators …More
GAO Raises Security Concerns about Building Ownership
Of buildings leased by GSA and occupied by federal agencies that require higher levels of security protection, at least 20–which …More
EPA Transition Head Seeks to Calm Workforce
The Trump administration’s transition team leader for the EPA has issued a memo to agency employees seeking to downplay concerns …More
House Backs Insider Threat Program, Clearance Policy Changes for DHS
The House has passed HR-666, creating a program at DHS aimed at protecting the department from threats by insiders who …More
Standards Set for Requesting Exceptions to Hiring Freeze
New guidance from the Trump administration regarding its general hiring freeze describes considerations for agencies when exempting positions at their …More
Restrictions on Contracting in Wake of Freeze Explained
The new joint OMB-OPM memo providing further guidance on the general hiring freeze addresses the issue of backfilling positions by …More
Facilities Program Named Best in Class
OMB’s category management program management office has given the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Facilities Reduction Program a “best-in-class” designation …More
MSPB Virtually Finished with Appeals of Sequester Furloughs
The MSPB has said it is virtually—99.5 percent—finished with processing appeals of furloughs resulting from the 2013 sequestration budget limits, …More
Court Backs MSPB Refusal to Second-Guess Agency on Budget
A federal appeals court has backed MSPB’s refusal to second-guess an agency’s budget decisions in the 2013 sequester furloughs in …More
GPO Updates Official Government Writing Style
The GPO has issued the first update since 2008 of its Style Manual, the guide to the style and form …More
HR Shortcomings Hamper VA, Report Says
Skills gaps and inadequate training in the HR offices of Veterans Health Administration medical centers are hampering the VA’s ability …More
