GAO Lists Best Practices for Project Schedules
GAO has published a best practices guide as a companion to its Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide, which outlines ways …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersMSPB Stresses Value of Frequent Feedback
Performance management involves more than annual performance appraisals, MSPB has said, stressing the value of frequent feedback from the supervisor …More
Other Benefits of Timely Feedback Cited
MSPB also said that timely feedback can result in more positive views of the supervisor and the workplace, two metrics …More
Forward-Looking Feedback Called More Effective
MSPB also said that the most effective feedback is forward-looking, not backward-looking. “Not surprisingly, most people do not enjoy being …More
Budget Measure Takes Aim at VA, IRS Practices
The final budget measure for the current fiscal year contains several provisions targeting personnel practices at the VA and the …More
Please Follow our Dismissal Decisions, OPM Tells Agencies
OPM has asked agencies to make sure that they comply with decisions made regarding operating status during severe weather or …More
Communicating Expectations to Employees Also Important, Memo Says
Further, the memo said that operating status decisions “are only effective if each employee understands what the announcement means and …More
Test of Hiring Reforms Shows Promise, Report Says
The CDC has made several notable improvements in its hiring practices, including a strategy of pursing “quick wins” and putting …More
OMB Outlines Privacy Initiatives
Agencies are facing significant challenges attracting and hiring top talent for positions involved in privacy issues–in particular involving the protection …More
Another Try Made to Sell, Consolidate Facilities
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has crafted and then quickly passed another in a string of legislative …More
Thousands of Recommendations Still Pending, GAO Says
GAO has said that some 4,800 of its recommendations to agencies remain open and “if implemented, they could result in …More
IGs Also Make Follow-Up Efforts
At the same hearing, a representative of the IG community said that agency IGs also issue thousands of recommendations each …More
Harassment Can Be Subtle, EEOC Stresses
Workplace harassment prohibited by law can take subtle forms, including questioning that can be perceived as harassing even if it …More
Anti-Fraud Bill Offered in the House
A newly introduced bill in the House (HR-4180) seeks to apply private sector practices to the government to prevent fraud …More
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
Obama 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
