Guidance Issued on Grant Reporting Requirements
OMB has issued, in memo M-16-18, guidance to several agencies on carrying out a requirement in a budget law to …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOPM Encourages Scheduling Flexibility on High Heat Days
OPM has sent a reminder to agencies of the work scheduling flexibilities that may be used to reduce health risks …More
GAO Says More Attention Needed to Incentives, Time Demands at PTO
The Patent and Trademark Office has not fully assessed the effects of the time it allots for patent examiners to …More
‘WellCheck’ Service to be Again Offered to Agencies
OPM has said that in the fall it will again offer to agencies at no cost the “WellCheck” tool that …More
Spending Bills Shortchange Core Functions, OMB Says
With Congress on recess through Labor Day, OMB has reviewed the status of spending bills that have progressed so far, …More
CXO fellows Nominations Being Accepted
Nominations are now being accepted for the second class of the CXO Fellows Program, whose goal “is to invest in …More
Energy Department Rapped on Protecting Contractor Whistleblowers
GAO has criticized the Energy Department’s program for protecting whistleblowing employees of its contractors, in findings that echo common criticisms …More
Nepotism Remains a Problem in Workplace, MSPB Says
Although laws against nepotism have been on the books for decades, nepotism “remains a problem that should be addressed,” MSPB …More
Range of Disciplinary Actions Can Result
MSPB, which hears appeals of disciplinary actions in addition to issuing reports on civil service issues, noted that an agency …More
Report Lists Anti-Nepotism Tips
The MSPB report listed a series of tips for employees and agency management to avoid nepotism. For employees, these include: …More
Risk Management Guidance Issued
OMB has released a new version of Circular A-123, presenting a new government-wide enterprise risk management (ERM) framework to be …More
Fresh Approach to Inter-Agency Collaboration Needed, Report Says
The next presidential administration will need a “fresh approach to collaboration across boundaries” including those between agencies as well as …More
Improper Payments Act Compliance Slipping, GAO Says
For fiscal year 2014, 15 of the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies did not comply with criteria in the …More
SES Members Cite Reasons for Leaving
Work environment issues are the biggest reason SES members leave the government, including such factors as senior leadership, the political …More
More Could Have Been Convinced to Stay
The results showed that in comparison with the prior survey, more of those who left might have been convinced to …More
Agencies Missing Opportunities to Prevent Losses, OPM Says
OPM said the findings “highlight some of the persistent challenges facing today’s Senior Executive Service members. Although the data suggest …More
New Cyber Workforce Strategy Issued
OMB and OPM have issued a Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy, saying it “presents new approaches to address persistent federal workforce …More
Memo Outlines Steps Required
The memo outlines a series of steps, starting with agencies identifying their cybersecurity workforce needs, including use of the National …More
House Seeks to Block Ruling on Duty to Follow Orders
The House in passing its version of the general government appropriations bill (HR-5485) accepted an amendment to block a recent …More
Report Calls for More Action on Cyber Skills Gap
Federal agencies need to pursue a “more vigorous campaign” to address the shortages of employees with the cybersecurity skills the …More
Departing IRS Employees Sometimes Take Credentials With Them, IG Says
When employees leave the IRS, agency managers in many cases fail assure that they turn in security-related items such as …More
Central View of Leasing Activity Called Lacking
Of agencies that have building leasing authority independent of GSA, the actions of almost half are not consistently tracked, raising …More
Greater Leeway on IT Decisions Advances a Step
Among the provisions of a House-passed bill, HR-4361, is one to give agency management more discretion to make certain changes …More
Group Calls for Better Management Planning at Parks
Most national parks don’t have a general management plan and thus lack a vision on matters such as budgetary priorities, …More
Stronger Control on Weapons Urged
Agencies need to better control their weapons and ammunition against theft, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz, …More
OMB Prodded on Customer Service, Other Issues
In passing HR-5485, the general government appropriations bill, the House included several provisions urging stricter OMB oversight of agency operations. …More
Guidance on Identity Protection Services Updated
OMB has updated its guidance on acquiring identity protection services when needed, such as following a security breach that results …More
Senate Bill Seeks More Disclosure of IG Findings
A bipartisan bill offered in the Senate (S-3109) would require all agency IGs to publicly post their reform recommendations online, …More
Chaffetz Keeping Eye on Burrowing In
With the change in presidential administrations now only seven months ahead, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman is …More
Impact of DoD Efficiency Effort Called Uncertain
DoD has been carrying out initiatives to improve the efficiency of headquarters organizations and identify related cost savings, but it …More
