Proposal to Expand TSA Rights Offered
Legislation (S-2535) offered in the waning days of the just-concluded Congress to boost workplace rights of TSA screeners is planned …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersImprove Reporting on Properties, GSA Tells Agencies
GSA has issued a memo to agencies setting new standards for their reporting of real property holdings, repair needs, replacement …More
Report Summarizes Agency-Imposed Fines and Penalties
Between 2010 and 2015, federal agencies collected more than $83 billion in civil, criminal, and regulatory fines and penalties, some …More
Agreement Will Help Agencies with Data Security, Says GSA
GSA has announced a government-wide enterprise software acquisition agreement available to agencies eligible to order from the GSA IT Schedule …More
MSPB Issues Guide to Disciplinary Actions
MSPB has issued a guide–in the form of a series of short articles–addressing various aspects of discipline in the federal …More
Importance of Linking the Offense to the Job Stressed
The MSPB report on adverse actions stresses that to take discipline for misconduct, agency management must be able to show …More
Common Errors by Agency Officials in Discipline Listed
Proposing and deciding officials can err when performing the procedures for implementing adverse actions against employees, MSPB said it its …More
Some Improvement, Much Left to Be Done on FITARA
None of two dozen departments and major agencies rated an A in compliance with the Federal Information Technology Reform Act …More
Congress Clears Management Reform Bill
Congress has approved and sent to the White House for expected approval S-1550, to streamline management of federal programs and …More
Greater Protection for Contractor Whistleblowers Passes
Congress has passed and sent to President Obama for his expected signature S-795, expanding protections for contractor employees who make …More
Guidance Sent on Limited Inauguration Day Holiday
OPM has sent guidance on policies regarding Inauguration Day, January 20, which will be a holiday for federal employees who …More
Rule Proposed on Contacts with Industry
GSA, DoD and NASA have jointly proposed a rule to carry out a provision of the 2016 DoD budget law …More
CBP Cites Efforts on Recruitment, Retention
The CBP faces numerous challenges in fully staffing its workforce but improvements in the recruitment and hiring process have proven …More
Limits Finalized on Early Inquiries in Hiring Process
OPM has finalized rules to prohibit agencies from asking questions about criminal history or adverse credit background as a way …More
Guide to Luring Cybersecurity Talent Issued
OPM has produced a guide for agency management on pay and other flexibilities available to attract and keep employees in …More
Closely-Watched ‘Plum Book’ Issued
The government has issued the book of “United States Policy and Supporting Positions,” better known as the “The Plum Book,” …More
Agencies Told to Send in Senior Position Requests
OPM has told agencies to submit requests by December 30 for allocations of SES, senior level and senior scientific and …More
Where’s the Paperwork on Paperwork Reduction? OMB Asked
Two House members active in government oversight again have pressed OMB to issue overdue reports on federal agency compliance with …More
Student Loan Reimbursements Up, but Still Concentrated
Federal agencies made more use of the student loan reimbursement authority for recruitment and retention in calendar year 2015, paying …More
Report Emphasizes Value of Loan Repayment Incentives
The OPM report on student loan reimbursements cited feedback from several agencies stating that the incentives help them attract and …More
Whistleblower Reprisal Appeals on the Rise
Appeals to the MSPB claiming retaliation increased after enactment of a 2012 law clarifying and extending whistleblower protections, GAO has …More
OPM Plans to Cancel Numerous Occupational Series
In what amounts to a guide to the changing nature of federal government work, OPM has announced plans to eliminate …More
House Leaders Warn Against ‘Midnight’ Rule-Making
House Republican leaders, including chairmen of all committees, have sent a letter to all departments and agencies warning them against …More
Integration of DHS Components Called Still Unfinished
More than a decade after its founding, creating an integrated whole out of the parts continues to be the major …More
SES Review Board Actions to Be Suspended December 7
OPM has set December 7 as the date for suspending the processing of SES qualifications review board cases, imposing a …More
Use of Awards Encouraged
A joint OPM-OMB memo raising the dollar threshold on cash awards for federal employees below the senior level–from the prior …More
Rank Award Nominations Being Solicited
OPM has put out a call for nominations for the fiscal 2017 Presidential Rank Awards, telling agencies that “this is …More
VA Touts Progress of Reform Initiatives
With Congress continuing to consider various plans to reform the VA, the department has said that its own initiative, called …More
Two Category Management Contracts Get Top Ratings
OMB has designated the maintenance repair and operations supplies and the janitorial and sanitation supplies category management contracts as “best-in-class”, …More
GAO Cites Management Weaknesses at Energy
The Energy Department and its National Nuclear Security Administration lack policies addressing internal control standards and leading practices related to …More
