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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersMore 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
IRS Deemed Responsive on Conference Spending Recommendations
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has said the IRS has been responsive to its recommendations regarding conference spending, …More
Measure to Strengthen Disclosure Requirements Advances
The Senate has passed S-337 to compel agencies to respond more quickly and openly to Freedom of Information Act requests. …More
GAO Finds Lengthy Administrative Leave Periods at DHS
DHS put 116 employees on administrative leave for personnel matters for more than a year during 2011-2015 at a total …More
Administrative Leave Remains a Capitol Hill Focus
In wake of an earlier GAO report—which found that 263 federal employees, including 71 at DHS, were on that type …More
IG Report Cites Staffing Challenges at Prisons
The Bureau of Prisons faces significant challenges in hiring and keeping medical personnel to care for federal inmates, according to …More
Agencies Called on to Listen on Social Media, Not Just Talk
Federal agencies can more effectively use social media if they view it as a two-way street rather than simply as …More
DHS Making Progress on Management Issues, GAO has said
Since 2003, GAO has made more than 2,400 recommendations for improvements in DHS management and the department has made “considerable …More
Program Sunset Legislation Introduced
A bill (HR-4730) offered in the House would put all currently unauthorized federal programs on a path to sunset in …More
OPM Starts Study of Hiring Practices
OPM has announced a government-wide study on the use of excepted service hiring authorities, telling agencies that they will be …More
