Key Senators Urge Renewed Pressure on VA Management
Two senators active in government oversight issues have urged the Trump transition team to ratchet up pressure on the VA …More
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The VA and the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee have clashed over policies regarding the awarding of bonuses …More
Assets Sale and Transfer Act Signed
President Obama has signed into law the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-287), to create a …More
MSPB Identifies Barriers to Taking Discipline
Only about half of federal supervisors, managers and senior executives believe they could successfully remove an employee who engaged in …More
MSPB Calls Misunderstanding of the Law an Issue
MSPB said its finding that three-fourths of supervisors, managers and executives consider the standard of proof to be a major …More
Effective Action Doesn’t Always Equate to Firing, MSPB Says
The MSPB has said that data on firing of federal employees for misconduct–whose relatively low numbers are often cited by …More
OGE Sends Reminders on Ethics Restrictions
The Office of Government Ethics has sent two memos to agencies calling attention to ethical restrictions pertinent to a change …More
CIO Council Touts Apps Useful at Holidays
In a somewhat tongue-in-cheek example of a way the government can call public attention to the value of the services …More
EEOC Conference Scheduled
The EEOC’s annual EXCEL (Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws) conference will be held June 27-29 in Chicago. The EEOC calls …More
Guidance Issued on High Value Assets
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on the planning, identification, categorization, prioritization, reporting, assessment, and remediation of “high value assets, …More
GAO Outlines Issues for Revamping Air Traffic Control
A revamp of the air traffic control system along the lines of changes made in some other countries would raise …More
Restricted Review of Security Clearance Decisions Affirmed
A federal appeals court has reaffirmed that outside review of agency decisions regarding security clearances is tightly restricted, saying that …More
NASA Retains Top Ranking as Place to Work
For the fifth straight year NASA was ranked as the best place to work among large agencies, followed by the …More
Differences by Occupation Also Found
In addition to differences in employee views by agency, the Best Places to Work ranking showed differences by occupational groups …More
GSA Touts Identity Protection Services
GSA’s identity protection service blanket purchase agreement program has earned a “best-in-class” designation from OMB’s category management program office, GSA …More
Be Sure to Preserve Documents, Agencies Told
In similar letters to two dozen departments and agencies, the head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee cautioned …More
Waiting Times Worsening at SSA Offices
Fewer people are visiting SSA offices but those who do come are waiting longer for help, according to an IG …More
Court Sets Standards for Agency to Support Personnel Action
A federal appeals court has reversed an agency’s decision to reassign an employee who had made whistleblowing disclosures, saying the …More
Management Bills Cleared for Signature
Just before adjourning, Congress cleared several management-related bills for President Obama’s expected signature: HR-4465 establishes the Public Buildings Reform Board, …More
GSA Sets Vision for Shared Services
GSA has produced a 10-year vision plan for service delivery of administrative functions that it says “moves government towards realizing …More
Postal Board Now Completely Lacking Appointees
In a development unique since the U.S. Postal Service was crafted into a semi-independent government corporation in the early 1970s, …More
Human Capital Rules Changes Finalized
OPM has finalized rules designed to “align human capital management practices to broader agency strategic planning activities, and better align …More
Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement Issued
The White House has issued a joint strategic plan on intellectual property enforcement, designed as a “blueprint for the work …More
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
Improve 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
