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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersDemographics 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
IT Project Risks Mostly Understated, Says GAO
Federal agencies consistently use at least some OMB guidance in assessing the risk of their IT projects but overall they …More
OSC Reauthorization Would Expand Powers
The Office of Special Counsel would have expanded powers to investigate allegations of improper personnel practices by management including retaliation …More
Importance of Risk Management Underscored
Federal information management professionals say the government needs to upgrade the skills of its workforce in risk management and electronic …More
Threats, Assaults against Land Management Employees Increase
Threats and actual assaults against federal employees involved in land management increased substantially last year, especially among those working in …More
MSPB Explains Proper Use of ‘Selective Factors’ in Hiring
MSPB has published an explanation of the proper use in the hiring process of “selective factors,” which are used in …More
GSA Sends Reminder on Travel Reporting
GSA has issued Bulletin 16-04 reminding agencies of their responsibilities to report on travel, transportation and relocation expenses if their …More
OPM Cites Itself as Responsive to Viewpoint Survey
OPM, which has been pushing agencies to use results of the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey to inform their personnel …More
DoD Describes Headquarters Downsizing Plan
DoD will rely primarily on attrition to achieve the goal of reducing certain headquarters activities by 25 percent, and for …More
EPA Investigations Run the Gamut
EPA employees were investigated—and in some cases disciplined or left the agency in the face of discipline—for a wide variety …More
Border Patrol Personnel Planning Called a Work in Progress
The Border Patrol has established baseline staff levels for its agents at certain duty locations but has not determined specific …More
Intelligence Community Seeks to Boost Diversity
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has told intelligence community agencies to produce a plan within 90 days to improve …More
FLRA Sets New Strategic Plan
The FLRA has released a strategic plan for the next three years, focusing on resolving labor-management disputes in a “timely, …More
Routine Hiring of Military Retirees Questioned
The Senate Armed Services Committee, in moving to repeal an exception to a policy restricting hiring of military retirees into …More
Greater Management Control of IT Advances
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has passed S-2975, to give agency management sole discretion to make certain …More
Postal IG Examining Safety of Facilities
The Postal Service IG is asking for information about potential safety hazards at postal facilities, broadening scrutiny that began with …More
MSPB Cites Fundamental Issues in Hiring Process
Numerous attempts to reform the federal hiring process have yielded disappointing results because they do not address the problem that …More
Some Changes Have Helped, Others Could
One change that has helped the federal hiring process, MSPB said, is use of category rating to replace the old …More
GAO Sees Progress on Cross-Agency Priority Goals
Cross-agency priority goal teams are meeting a number of the requirements of the 2010 GPRA Modernization Act, GAO has said, …More
MSPB Cites Potential Downsides of Shared HR Services
Both the administration and outside groups have been emphasizing on sharing of HR services–along with IT and certain other services—within …More
