Little Cost Impact Seen from House SES Bill
Passage of a bill (HR-4358) that has cleared the House committee level to reform various SES practices would have little …More
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Legislation (S-2749) newly offered in the Senate would carve out for shipyard work an exception to a DoD policy reducing …More
Range of Hiring Improvements Needed, Panel Told
The USAJobs site needs to be improved but so do many other aspects of the federal recruitment process, the Senate …More
Intelligence Community Creates Central Hiring Site
The 17 agencies of the intelligence community have banded together to create their own central jobs portal, intelligencecareers.gov, with an …More
IGs Often Hampered by Pressures, Report Says
Agency IGs feel political pressure in many forms—“sometimes overtly, from specific officials within the agency or from the IG himself, …More
Veterans Preference to Get Hill Attention
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has scheduled for next week a rare oversight hearing on veterans preference in federal employment, …More
OSC Presses VA on Discipline of Managers
The Office of Special Counsel is pressing the VA to disclose whether it has taken disciplinary action against managers in …More
New Law Seeks to Improve Basis for Agency Decisions
President Obama has signed into law (P.L. 114-140) a measure designed to enhance the use of research in setting government …More
Agencies Pressed on DATA Act Compliance
A main sponsor of the DATA Act–Digital Accountability and Transparency Act–has asked three dozen agencies to report on what they …More
OPM Touts Work-life Flexibility Course
OPM is encouraging managers, HR personnel and front-line employees to take a new course offering without charge on hru.gov, Introduction …More
More Work Remains on Controlling VA Conference Spending, Report Says
The VA, one of the agencies whose spending on conferences led to a series of government-wide restrictions imposed by OMB …More
Employee Viewpoint Survey Reminder
OPM will soon be sending out this year’s version of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which is to be done …More
White House Proposes IT Acquisition Fund
The White House has sent proposed legislation to carry out an idea, first outlined in its budget proposal in February, …More
Report Finds NASA Responsive to Access Concerns
NASA has been generally responsive to recommendations in a 2014 report it commissioned from the National Academy of Public Administration …More
Honor Consultative Rights of Management Organizations, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to make sure they are complying with their obligations to “consult and communicate” with management organizations …More
Report Finds Flaws in DoD Revolving Door Reporting
The Defense Department has incomplete and sometimes inaccurate records regarding senior employees – mainly at the SES level and above …More
MSPB Upheld on Retaliation Decision
A federal appeals court has upheld the MSPB in a case of alleged retaliation in which the key issue was …More
VA Seeks More Deference from MSPB on Discipline
The VA has sent a formal legislative proposal to Congress seeking changes in a 2014 law that limited appeal rights …More
Report Sees More Potential for USPS in Money Orders
The Postal Service could recapture some of the market share it has lost in recent years in its money order …More
Early Planning Critical for Census, Senators Say
The official start of the next census is now only four years away and it is critical for the Census …More
SSA’s Vision Could Be Clearer, Report Says
The SSA’s “Vision 2025” strategic plan does not include specific, measurable goals or outline the strategird needed to implement such …More
GSA Issues Guidance on Managing Warehouses
GSA has issued guidance on management of warehouses, a topic that has been the subject of critical reports by agency …More
OSC Files Hatch Act Enforcement Actions
In what serves as a reminder of the political activities restrictions on federal employees, the Office of Special Counsel has …More
IRS Sponsors Contest to Redesign Taxpayer Experience
The IRS has announced what it called its first foray into crowdsourcing, launching a “tax design challenge” to help improve …More
Protective Service HR Plan Gets Mixed Review
The Federal Protective Service’s strategic human capital plan generally aligns with best practices for such plans, but the agency still …More
Report Serves as Caution on Shared Services
A report by the IG’s office at GSA serves as a caution for agency management to make sure that shared …More
Core Federal Services Council Being Created
OMB has launched the Core Federal Services Council, which it says will be “a government-wide governance vehicle to improve the …More
Postal Consolidations on Indefinite Hold
The Postal Service has put its earlier announced plans to consolidate more processing facilities on indefinite hold, as it approaches …More
EPA Still Relies too Much on Paper, Report Says
The EPA continues to have a “mindset” of relying on paper rather than electronic publications, with one result being that …More
GSA Seeks to Boost Agency ‘Green’ Initiatives
The GSA is sponsoring a contest aimed at enhancing “green and sustainable” initiatives by federal agencies through better use and …More
