Acquisition Staffing Among Major Challenges at GSA
Hiring, retention, and development of the workforce at the Federal Acquisition Service are among the top management challenges at GSA, …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersDo Not Pay Program Needs More Attention, Says GAO
A “lack of clear OMB strategy and guidance” plus technical issues are hampering the Do Not Pay program, GAO has …More
Don’t Reinvent Wheel on Performance Improvements, Group Says
The incoming Trump administration should build on, not replace, previous programs to improve government performance, according to the latest in …More
EEOC Sees Rise in Federal Sector Hearings
The EEOC has reported an increase in the number of requests for hearings on federal employee complaints against their agencies …More
More Concerns Raised about Postal Facility Conditions
The Postal Service IG has again raised concerns about the physical condition of facilities raising potential hazards to both employees …More
Workforce to Be Priority of New Cybersecurity Chief
“Hardening” the federal cybersecurity workforce is among the top priorities of Gen. Gregory Touhill, recently installed as the government’s first …More
Staffing Issues Weaken OPM IT Security, Says Report
High turnover and resulting vacancies along with the need for training have aggravated IT security issues at OPM, according to …More
Growth in Telework Continues; Numbers May Be Under-Counted
The share of federal employees who are considered eligible to telework remained constant in 2015 at 44 percent, about the …More
Management Resistance to Telework Still Cited
“Management resistance, outdated cultural norms, and technology limitations” are the main hindrances to wider use of telework in the federal …More
Value of Telework in Recruitment, Retention Cited
As had prior similar reports, the latest OPM report on telework cites benefits in recruitment and retention, saying that “as …More
Leadership of Central Management Agencies Termed ‘Prune’ Jobs
Challenges facing the central management agencies—OPM, GSA and OMB—make leading those agencies some of the toughest management jobs in government, …More
Hill Leaders Push Back on Plan to Limit Employee Survey
The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have challenged OPM’s proposal allow a reduction in the …More
IRS Employee E-mails Put Information at Risk, IG Finds
By not following e-mail security practices IRS employees are putting taxpayer information at risk of improper disclosure, an IG report …More
Learn from Career Workforce, Partnership Urges
The Partnership for Public Service has issued a series of steps for the incoming Trump administration to manage the government, …More
GSA to Launch Contract Writing System
GSA has said that it will launch in mid-2017 a new cloud-based shared-service contract writing system for federal agencies as …More
SSA Warned on Aging Public, Aging Workforce
A combination of an aging workforce increasingly moving into retirement and an aging public that will place greater demands on …More
Probationary Period Needs Attention, GAO Says
GAO has compiled a number of its unresolved recommendations that it considers high priority for the Trump administration and Congress, …More
Skills Gaps Also Said to Need Focus
GAO has said that skills gaps in the federal workforce–IT in general and cybersecurity in particular are commonly used examples–are …More
GAO Calls Attention to Classification, Other Issues
GAO’s recommendations for the new administration and Congress in the federal workplace management realm point to unresolved recommendations of past …More
OMB Sets Standards for Agency Sites
OMB has issued a memo on the look, content and operation of agency websites, in what amounts to new standards …More
Guidance Stresses Ease of Use, Clarity
The OMB guidance on public agency websites also stresses ease of use and clarity, saying for example that the sites …More
New Ethics Requirements Spelled Out
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on how rules changes it finalized recently affect agency obligations to inform …More
Share of Veterans in Workforce Edges Up Slightly
The percentage of veterans in the federal workforce rose slightly in 2015 over 2014, from 30.8 to 30.9 percent of …More
Retention Data Also Reported
Although programs focusing on hiring of veterans date back decades, OPM pointed to the significant increase since a 2009 Obama …More
DoD Launches New Reporting System
DoD’s injury and unemployment compensation branch has launched the first phase of its Defense Injury and Unemployment Compensation System, which …More
Memos Issued on Compliance with DATA Act, FISMA
OMB has issued separate memos on compliance with two of the major recent laws governing federal information, its management and …More
SSA Learns What Public Wants in Blogs
In a lesson that could apply as well to many agencies, SSA says it has found the most popular content …More
Watch for Labor Substitution, IG Warns
The Postal Service IG has started to investigate whether contractors are practicing labor substitution, which it says is “a scheme …More
What to Watch for as Presidential Transition Gears Up
Today marks the formal kickoff of the presidential transition period, a time in which there is substantial turnover among top …More
IGs Stress Their Value to New Leaders
The IG Council has issued a guide to the role of internal agency watchdogs during the transition and moving forward …More
