Special Counsel Presses for Accountability
Following an investigation by the Navy that confirmed certain safety-related allegations referred there by the Office of Special Counsel, the …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersScrutiny Sought for TSA Law Officer Pay
Legislation (HR-3584) that has passed the House contains language requiring the TSA to review which of its investigators should be …More
OPM Defines Employee Engagement
Although OPM and others have stressed the importance of employee engagement in recent years, a white paper from the agency …More
Little Impact Seen from Contracting Bill
A bill recently passed by a House committee to prohibit agencies working on construction projects from either requiring or prohibiting …More
Air Force Could Do More to Buy American, IG Finds
The Air Force did not fully comply with the Buy American Act and the related Berry Amendment in a sampling …More
Administration Designates Procurement Leaders
The administration has designated leaders to be in charge of its Category Management procurement program across agencies in the 10 …More
Timeline of Security Clearance Changes Laid Out
Administration officials have laid out a timeline for carrying out recently announced changes in how the government conducts investigations for …More
Audit Finds Weaknesses in VA Disability Application Process
The VA still fails to make the best use of its disability benefit questionnaires, resulting in higher potential for fraud …More
Greater Share of Disabled at Higher Levels Sought
The EEOC has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking describing specific actions for agencies to take to comply with their …More
Hiring, Assistance Requirements Would Be Specified
Under the rules, “hiring efforts would be further improved through focused recruitment efforts and simplified access to disability hiring programs …More
OPM Seeks Data on Student Loan Reimbursements
OPM has told agencies to send information on their calendar year 2015 use of student loan reimbursements as a recruiting …More
VA Seeks More Business-Like Executive Cadre
Although much of the attention on the VA’s proposal to reform personnel practices for its SES corps has focused on …More
Better Pay Part of the Formula
The VA also seeks to revamp pay-setting practices, replacing the government-wide SES pay range with four separate bands—effectively going back …More
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
White House Seeks Extra Funds for Several Agencies
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
