Job Site Improvements Could Improve Applicant Pool
OPM is touting revisions to the USAJobs site, the main portal for applying for federal positions, as encouraging job-seekers to …More
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Less than a month after sending Congress its formal request for agency funding in fiscal 2017, the White House has …More
Better Controls on SSA Electronic Records Recommended
An IG’s report has said that the SSA needs to improve its controls over email, instant messages and other electronic …More
Case Amounts to Reminder about Reinstatement Rules
A federal appeals court has issued a decision that amounts to a reminder to agency management about protections for employees …More
CBO Sees Limited Impact from Information Sharing Bill
Legislation (S-1073) pending in the Senate to expand agencies’ access to death records kept by the SSA likely would have …More
Panels Watching Out for Burrowing In
The chairmen of two high-profile congressional committees have asked agencies under their jurisdiction to provide information on any political appointees …More
IG Finds Security, Other Problems at CBP Bases
In an inspection of seven “forward operating bases” operated by Customs and Border Protection along the Southwest border, auditors have …More
State of Technology Adaption Assessed
Federal managers and other government leaders “continue to recognize the value of digital technology, believing it improves workflow and operations, …More
Scope of Whistleblower Protections to Be Decided
The Office of Special Counsel has taken up the MSPB’s decision to weigh in on a pending case that would …More
Transparency Efforts Deemed to Fall Short
The administration’s open government initiatives are falling short in both implementation and impact, according to an assessment by a coalition …More
Agencies Prodded to Publicize Banned Personnel Practices
The Office of Special Counsel has sent a letter to many agencies reminding them that under a 2014 White House …More
Committee Seeks Information on Official Time
Republican leaders on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have written to more than two dozen departments and large …More
SSA Touts Less is More Approach to FAQs
The SSA is touting the results of redesigning the FAQ section of its website, which included reducing the number of …More
SES Makeup Continues Slow Change
Women and minorities continue to be under-represented in the senior executive ranks in comparison with the federal workforce and with …More
Report Cites Useful Retention Tool
The demographics report cites agency practices in hiring but also cites the Defense Security Service as a model for retention—what …More
New Strategic Plan on the Way
OPM also said that during this year that it will release a “second generation” Government-Wide Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan. …More
GAO Asked to Review Security Practices
The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have asked GAO to evaluate how well agencies have …More
Closer Look at IRS Hiring Practices Requested
The IRS inspector general’s office has been asked to take another look at whether the agency has indeed stopped rehiring …More
Workshops on Workplace of Future Scheduled
A series of two-day workshops on space management and labor relations will be held in Boston, Chicago, Denver, and Los …More
GAO Sees Difficulties in Converting Air Traffic Control
A proposal that has passed a House committee to convert air traffic control functions of the FAA into a corporate-type …More
Acquisition Gateway Partly Opened to Public
GSA has partially opened for public view its Acquisition Gateway, a site that provides federal employees involved in procurement with …More
MSPB Backs Employee on Revoking Settlement
The MSPB has agreed that a federal employee was within her rights to revoke a settlement agreement she had reached …More
Guidance Issued on Onboarding Programs
OPM has issued guidance to agencies on another aspect of the recent presidential order on the SES, relating to the …More
Further Restrictions Considered on SES Rights at VA
A move is planned in Congress to further extend restrictions on appeal rights for SES members at the VA–with the …More
Council Cites Success Stories, Lessons Learned
The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations has posted on its site a document with two dozen examples of collaboration …More
Budget Updates Status of Labor Council
One of the supporting documents to the White House’s recent budget request contains an overview of the National Council on …More
SES-Related Initiatives Also Cited
The budget document also contains an update on several initiatives involving the SES, including the recently announced policies to increase …More
IRS Touts Tightened Management Controls
Management issues that made the IRS the target of numerous congressional and other investigations are being addressed, commissioner John Koskinen …More
Leave, Several Other Bills Advance
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved S-2450, to restrict the use of administrative leave in the …More
Two Departments Get Some Praise on Leave
One of the sponsors of the administrative leave bill–and one of the main critics of agency practices–Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, …More
