Still Work to Do on Performance Management, DoD Says
Results of the 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey were positive overall but “we have areas we must continue to address,” …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersMSPB Steps into Hiring Dispute Involving Preference
In what has been termed the first case of its kind in the federal workforce, the MSPB has barred the …More
GAO Asked to Clear the Clouds on IT Spending
The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have asked the GAO to clear the clouds on …More
Accountability Called Major Management Challenge at Commerce
The annual from the Commerce Department IG’s office on the major management challenges the department is facing includes—along with contracting, …More
GAO Sees Potential for Better Workforce Analytics
OPM could take steps to help federal agencies better understand their current workforces and make policy decisions, GAO has concluded …More
Results of USPS Cost-Saving Steps a Disappointment, Audit Says
Mail service deteriorated “in a very public way” after USPS lowered its service standards and carried out equipment and plant …More
OPM Assessing Supervisory Training
OPM has sent agencies a survey to be completed by those responsible for managing and administering the supervisory training program, …More
Personal Customer Service May be Difficult to Sustain, Says Report
The Agriculture Department’s Farm Services Agency has a top reputation for customer service but its in-person way of providing that …More
GAO Recommends Stronger Protections for State Department Employees Abroad
The State Department has policies to protect its employees in transit in foreign countries, such as emphasizing defensive driving techniques, …More
MSPB Explains Standards on ‘Constructive Suspension’
A recent MSPB decision clarifies situations in which a federal employee may appeal a personnel action on grounds that it …More
Postal Workplace Violence Program Gets Good Review
The Postal Service has a comprehensive workplace violence program to identify, review, report and address assaults on employees, an IG …More
‘Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure’ Updated
The DoD Standards of Conduct Office has updated its “Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure,” which while presented tongue in cheek emphasizes …More
OMB Touts Results of Purchasing Initiatives
Purchasing reforms including category management have saved the government $2 billion since they were launched two years ago and will …More
FLRA Updates Guide to Arbitration
The FLRA has issued an updated version of its Guide to Arbitration Under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. The …More
GAO Examines Agency Spending on Advertising, Public Relations
Agencies have spent about $1 billion annually on advertising and public relations contracts on average over the past decade, ranging …More
Obama Sets Diversity, Inclusiveness Policies for National Security Agencies
A memo from President Obama sets new requirements for national security agencies to increase diversity and inclusiveness in their workforces. …More
Diversity Memo from President Obama Lists Steps for Agencies
The new presidential memo says that promoting diversity and inclusiveness in the national security workforce “must be a joint effort …More
Energy Department Continuity Plan Still Lacking, Says IG
The Energy Department has made some progress in its continuity of operations planning since a 2011 report critical of that …More
GSA Training Solutions Contract Now Available
GSA has issued a notice to proceed on the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) unrestricted contract, making it available …More
After Prodding, Commerce Limits Administrative Leave
The Commerce Department has restricted its use of administrative leave—paid time off without charge to any other form of leave—in …More
EPA Needs to Better Control Religious Comp Time, Report Says
The EPA’s policy and procedures on accumulation and use of religious compensatory time meet the requirements of federal laws and …More
Staffing Shortages Continue to Hamper VA
Although the VA’s problems with recruiting and retaining employees in certain occupations are well documented, the department still does not …More
GSA Rapped on Use of Its Own Program
An IG report has criticized how GSA, the agency that runs the government-wide purchase card and travel card programs, operates …More
New Guide to Filing Financial Disclosures Issued
The Office of Government Ethics has released a new Confidential Financial Disclosure Guide for those who make those disclosures, which …More
OMB Touts of Open Data Initiative
The push to make federal government data more open has yielded a range of benefits to federal agencies along with …More
GSA Launches ‘Data Federation’
GSA has launched what it is calling the U.S. Data Federation, to support data standardization and data federation initiatives in …More
Report Casts Doubt on Building Energy Savings Program
A program designed to achieve energy savings in federal buildings—with resulting reductions in overhead costs to the budgets of agencies …More
Recruiting, Retention of Younger Federal Employees Examined
Employees under age 40 make up a much lower share of the federal workforce compared with the overall American workforce, …More
Younger Workers Engaged about a Engaged as Others, GAO Says
While the proportion of under-40 federal workers is relatively low, they are about as engaged in their work as those …More
VA Would Use Clawback Authority Rarely, CBO Projects
The VA would likely use only rarely the authority in a bill pending in the House to allow it to …More
