OPM Cites Steps on Engagement, Promises More
Efforts to improve employees’ engagement in their work are reflected in the gains in that measure in the recent Best …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersObama Orders Major Changes in SES
President Obama has issued an executive order on the SES that in some ways seeks to return the SES to …More
Other Provisions Also Promise Change
Among other key provisions of the order are: A requirement that OPM review the qualifications review process for initial hiring …More
DoD Advises on Protecting Agency Social Media Accounts
The Defense Media Activity has issued a guide for federal managers and others regarding the cybersecurity threat to government social …More
Report Cites Progress in Energy Savings
Federal agencies in fiscal 2014 used the least energy since records of their energy consumption started to be kept in …More
GAO Asked to Study Overseas Allowances
GAO has been asked by the bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to review the State …More
FLRA Touts Performance, ADR
The FLRA has told Congress that it had a “strong” year in fiscal 2015, eliminating its backlog of overage cases …More
Proposals Target Appeals at IRS, Incentives at VA
The impact of the scandals at the VA and IRS continue on Capitol Hill with two newly introduced bills targeting …More
FPS Fleet Management Questioned
The Federal Protective Service has made some improvements in its management of its vehicle fleet but still has much left …More
Updated Gift Advice in Rhyme? Not This Time
The Office of Government Ethics has said that this year it is not going to update its holiday season poem …More
EEOC Issues Guidance on Workplace Considerations of AIDS
The EEOC has issued two sets of guidance on workplace issues arising from employees with HIV/AIDS, stressing that they are …More
OPM to Lighten Reporting Burden on Agencies
OPM will lift several reporting requirements on agencies, as part of an executive order calling on it to review and …More
CBO Sees Potential for Converting Military Slots to Civilian
There is potential for converting large numbers of uniformed military positions to federal employment, bringing them under civil service management …More
Other Considerations Would Come into Play, Though
Apart from costs, there are numerous considerations regarding the mix of military and civilian positions at DoD that would have …More
Congress Passes Improper Payments Bill
The House has passed and sent to the White House S-614, the Improper Payments Coordination Act, designed to reduce improper …More
Workforce Satisfaction, Commitment Improving, Report Says
After four years of decline, federal employees’ job satisfaction and commitment improved in the most recent Best Places to Work …More
Assessments of Leadership Edge Up
The Partnership’s analysis states that “effective leadership continues to be the key driver for federal employees in 2015, as it …More
Agencies Generally Lag Private Sector
One aspect of the Best Places to Work analysis focuses on how federal agencies compare to private sector companies in …More
OPM Cites Own Steps toward Diversity
OPM has cited its efforts to identify and address barriers to diversity in its own workforce, as an example of …More
New Data Released on SES
OPM has posted new demographic information on the SES, showing for example that the average career SES member served 18.3 …More
Use of Excused Absence Criticized Again
The latest version of an annual report by Senate Republicans criticizing certain government spending programs and tax policies as wasteful …More
New Assessment of Leave Use Issued
A separate Senate report, from the Republican staff of the Judiciary Committee, said that even in light of the recent …More
Vehicle Tracking Devices Can Help Management, GSA Says
GSA is touting technology now available to agencies to use in their vehicle fleets that can help meet the goals …More
Per Diem Change Having Negative Impact, FMA Says
A year-old change in per diem reimbursement policies for extended travel by DoD employees is having an impact on the …More
Order Would Trigger More Job Shifts, Money for SES
The Obama administration has drafted an executive order to revamp many policies affecting the Senior Executive Service, including a new …More
GAO Asked to Watch for Burrowing In
With the next Presidential Inauguration little more than a year away, the Republican heads of the House and Senate committees …More
EEOC Examining Diversity, Anti-Harassment Programs
The EEOC has said that as part of its oversight of how agencies are carrying out equal employment opportunity laws …More
Senate Clears Management Reform Bill
The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill (S-1550) offered in the Senate aims to streamline management of federal programs and …More
GSA Facing Personnel Challenges, IG Says
The GSA over the last five years has experienced a 39 percent attrition rate in its acquisition workforce, many of …More
Views of Government Continue Decline
Views regarding the federal government among the public continue to decline, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center, …More
