Purchase Card Data Could Be Better Used, GAO Says
Federal agencies can make better use of the data they generate through use of purchase cards to negotiate discounts and …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAgencies Lagging on GPRMA Compliance, GAO Says
Many agencies are falling short in compliance with several aspects of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, GAO has reported, …More
Need for Better Workforce Planning Among EPA Challenges
The lack of a systematic workload analysis or identified workforce needs for budget justification purposes is among EPA’s most significant …More
Fraud Reduction Act Clears Congress
The House has joined the Senate in passing S-2133, to require OMB to set guidelines for agencies to establish financial …More
DoD IG Prodded on Whistleblower Probes
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing the IG’s office at the Defense Department to step up its investigations of …More
MSPB Sets Precedent on Retaliation Claims
In a decision that it called a new precedent, MSPB has taken a broad reading of a recent change in …More
FAA Struggling to Staff Air Traffic Control, IG Says
The FAA is planning to hire more than 3,400 controllers over the next two years to offset estimated future retirements …More
Workforce Issues Confront Acquisition Professionals
Senior government procurement executives and practitioners remain concerned about their workforces, in particular regarding hiring and employee development, as experienced …More
Interior IG Raps Lack of Accountability
The Interior Department “does not do well in holding accountable those employees who engage in mismanagement and/or misconduct” and lack …More
Senator Presses OPM on SES Awards Practices
A senator active in oversight of government management has asked OPM for details on SES performance awards, in particular whether …More
Closer Link Sought between Agency Performance, Budget Requests
Federal agencies have fallen short of complying with a 2014 directive in a spending bill to link their performance plans …More
VA Touts Efforts on Accountability
The VA has touted completed and ongoing steps to boost accountability of its employees for misconduct and poor performance, while …More
GSA Seeks Input on Purchase Cards
GSA has laid the groundwork for the third generation of SmartPay cards, issuing a request for proposal soliciting suggestions from …More
House Joins Senate in Passing FOIA Bill
The House has joined the Senate in passing S-336, to compel agencies to respond more quickly and openly to Freedom …More
DoD Seeks Permanent Direct Hire Authority for Labs
The Pentagon has asked Congress to give it permanent direct hire authority for its science and technology reinvention laboratories, saying …More
Intelligence Agencies Lagging in Diversity
Intelligence community agencies plan to boost their efforts to promote diversity in their workforces, following the first public disclosure of …More
How Ratings of Managers, Execs Compare
A GAO report examining patterns in federal employee performance ratings shows that among those in GS-13 through -15, generally the …More
GAO Lists Best Practices in Ratings
The new GAO report, done at the request of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, also once again …More
OSC Cites Importance of Scrutinizing Managers
The Office of Special Counsel is supporting a Senate move to broaden its investigative powers, saying that “the public interest …More
OPM Reports Only Small Changes in SES Numbers, Salaries
The total number of SES members as well as the number of career execs within that cadre continued to decline …More
Demographics Also Change Relatively Little
The report also showed that demographics of SES members change relatively little year-to-year and even over the five-year period covered, …More
Senate May Take Up Reform Package Soon
The head of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has packaged numerous government reform bills passed by that …More
Rewrite of Ethics Rules Proposed
The Office of Government Ethics has proposed to update and clarify policies describing the executive branch ethics program, lay out …More
Training, Notice Requirements Updated
The proposed OGE rules also loosen certain policies on training to allow “greater flexibility for agency ethics officials – who …More
Postal Injury Reports Inaccurate, IG Says
The Postal Service provided inaccurate injury and illness reports to Congress over several years but the discrepancies did not affect …More
OMB Extends Category Management Guidance
OMB has issued guidance (memo M-16-12) to apply to software purchases its category management initiative for acquiring common goods and …More
EEOC Revising Guidance on National Origin Bias
The EEOC has proposed revisions to, and is seeking comments on, its policies regarding national origin discrimination in the workplace, …More
DHS Urged to Broaden Conduct Policies
DHS should broaden its policies regarding off-duty conduct to specifically address conduct in foreign areas, including regarding activities that are …More
Senate Seeks to Shift Background Check Responsibility
Responsibility for conducing security clearance-related background checks on DoD employees would be shifted to that department from OPM, under language …More
EPA Credited with Improving Information Security
The EPA has been responsive to prior reports finding a need for greater control over national security information, although some …More
