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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersDHS 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
Communication on Services Called Key
Communication between the customer and the service provider is critical during both the selection and delivery phases of a shared …More
New Leadership Training Courses Announced
OPM has released two new web-based leadership training courses, “Emotionally Intelligent Leadership” and “Leading Change,” available for use by agency …More
NAVAIR Outlines 3-D Printing Roadmap
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) plans to conduct flight tests in June of a V-22 Osprey with parts made …More
Senate Bill Would Spur DoD Management Changes
The Senate version of the annual DoD authorization bill (S-2943) would affect many DoD management practices, including making permanent the …More
MSPB Again Urges More Attention to Supervisory Probation
Federal agencies could make better use of the probationary period for those newly hired as supervisors, MSPB said in a …More
House Passes Several Buildings-Related Bills
The House has passed, on bipartisan voice votes, two bills designed to reduce the federal office space footprint, improve management …More
Pilot Project on Social Media Checking Planned for Fall
Administration officials have not been specific regarding when they plan to make fully effective the recently announced policy of routinely …More
