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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersHouse 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
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
Do 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
