Limited Progress Seen from Buildings Personnel Act
GSA has largely met its lead-agency responsibilities for implementing the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010 but compliance among …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAutomatic Punishment Plan Raises Legal Issues, MSPB Says
Legislation (S-2291) recently introduced in the Senate designed to hold agency management more accountable for retaliating against whistleblowers could run …More
Input Sought from Managers in Public Affairs Field
OPM has put out a call to managers experienced in hiring employees in public affairs occupations as part of the …More
MSPB Clearing One Backlog, Warns of Potential for Another
The MSPB has said it continues to work through the backlog of appeals arising from the 2013 sequestration furloughs but …More
DoD Starts Personnel Reforms
The Pentagon has outlined first steps in what it plans as an ongoing rollout of revisions in personnel policies affecting …More
More Substantial Plans Still Awaiting
Notable by their absence from the DoD announcement was any further word on a number of civilian employee-specific provisions in …More
Agency Grades Improve in Plain Language Ratings
The SSA again earned top grades from the Center for Plain Language for the quality of its written materials for …More
Some Examples of Poor Writing Also Cited
The report also cited some examples where work is needed, including this example from the DoD’s “about us” webpage: “The …More
DoD Still Lacks Inventory of Contracted Services, Says GAO
DoD still faces challenges in ensuring that it fully reviews its inventory of contracted services, and in particular whether contractors …More
Agencies Continue to Give Top Ratings to SES Members
The pattern of SES members getting high ratings overall continued in 2014, according to the latest OPM compilation, showing that …More
Agency Ratings Practices Vary
As in past reports, the ratings patterns varied among agencies, with the State Department rating 92 percent of its senior …More
Rotational Program Struggles to Get Rolling
The 2013 defense budget measure required setting up an interagency rotation program for national security personnel designed to foster a …More
OSHA Issues Safety Violation Notice against VA Facility
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a notice of safety violations against the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical …More
OPM Defines ‘Engagement’
OPM has issued a white paper that among other things defines what it means by employee engagement, saying that the …More
Drivers of Engagement Level Also Studied
The OPM research also focused on what drives employee engagement, concluding that key elements include: Job characteristics, including autonomy, variety …More
Role of Leaders Important, but There Are Limits
The report adds that leaders play a key role in employee engagement, but there are limits. It said that in …More
OPM Posts Hiring Toolkit
OPM has posted an online “hiring toolkit” designed for managers, HR professionals and others involved in the hiring process. The …More
Some FECA Beneficiaries Are Double-Dipping, Audit Finds
An audit by the SSA inspector general has found instances of federal employees improperly receiving both FECA injury compensation payments …More
Personnel Management Listed among Justice Department’s Challenges
Several aspects of personnel management are among the management challenges facing the Justice Department, along with operational issues such as …More
Younger Workers More Mobile, Agile, Report Says
The life experiences and lifestyle preferences of the Millennial Generation will have a major impact or working places within 10 …More
Vacant Properties Also Called Problem for USPS
The USPS has difficulties in disposing of excess properties, keeping them in a shuttered status that incurs costs that could …More
Report Finds Many VA Buildings Vulnerable to Earthquakes
The VA did not effectively identify risks for 15 of 97 critical and essential buildings located in high and very …More
IG Identifies Some New Challenges at OPM, Cites Progress on Others
Data security has been added to the list of management challenges facing OPM as identified by its IG’s office, which …More
Claims Processing Still Atop SSA Challenges
The time it takes to process claims and a resulting increase in pending cases are atop the management challenges for …More
Financial Agencies Lag on Diversity, Group Says
Financial regulatory agencies need to redouble their efforts to have a diverse workforce, according to a group of Capitol Hill …More
Official Online Presence Must Avoid Partisanship, OSC Says
While Hatch Act restrictions normally arise in the context of personal political activities, new Office of Special Counsel guidance cautions …More
Travel Controls Found Lacking at Justice Department
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has effective controls over travel authorization and reimbursement in some areas but not in …More
MSPB Says Make-Whole Remedies Have Limits
MSPB has said that its authority to order an agency to make employees whole monetarily after ruling in their favor …More
Administrative Leave Questioned at another Agency, EPA This Time
In the latest of a string of reports and congressional inquiries challenging agencies’ use of administrative leave, an IG report …More
Care Needed in Taking Disciplinary Action, VA Says
The VA, which has come under frequent criticism from Congress and veterans’ groups for allegedly being too lenient on misbehaving …More
