Another Attempt Made at Postal Reform
The main congressional advocate of postal reform in recent years, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has introduced a new bill (S-2051) …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersDoD Issues Guidance on Privacy Breach Notices
The Pentagon has issued guidance to DoD components on considerations for making public announcements regarding breaches of private information, an …More
CBO Sees Some Management Burden of Program Improvement Act
A bill aimed at improving program and project management in the government would impose some additional administrative costs, including for …More
Hiring Reform Bill Passes Senate
The Senate has passed S-1580, designed to speed up the process of filling federal vacancies by allowing agencies to review …More
Agencies Urge Better Management of Firefighting
The Agriculture and Interior departments have jointly asked Congress to change the way the government funds firefighting on federal lands, …More
Use Behavioral Insights, Obama Tells Agencies
President Obama has issued an executive order calling on agencies to make fuller use of behavioral science insights in their …More
More Changes in SES Policies at VA Contemplated
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has held hearings in preparation to advance a bill that would build on a law …More
More Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints Arising
The Office of Special Counsel has reported a significant rise in complaints of whistleblower retaliation brought there in its role …More
DoD Proposal Would Have Implications for Managers
The Defense Department’s recent proposals for reforming many personnel practices contain several potential important changes directed at careers of supervisors …More
Performance Element Would Be Emphasized
One aspect of personnel management drawing the most attention would be to begin a six-month study, starting as soon as …More
Some Ideas Aimed at Improving Recruitment, Retention
Other aspects of the plan are aimed at improving recruitment and retention in fields where the government historically has had …More
Restrictions on Questioning Job Applicants Proposed
Bipartisan legislation (HR-3470 and S-2021) aims to end the practice of requiring applicants for federal jobs to disclose in their …More
Inventory of Hazards at Federal Sites Still Lacking, Says GAO
The primary agencies responsible for managing federal lands–USDA, Interior, DoD, and Energy–still do not have a complete inventory of actual …More
Ocean Protective Agency Pollutes Ocean, IG Finds
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency charged with protecting the ocean ecosystem, “intentionally and repeatedly discharged untreated bilgewater …More
Improvements Needed in GPRA Reporting, GAO Says
The GPRA Modernization Act requires agencies to publicly explain how they ensure the accuracy and reliability of performance information they …More
IG Lauds Collection of Back Taxes from Federal Employees, Retirees
The IRS is generally successful in its efforts to collect delinquent taxes from federal and military personnel and retirees, in …More
DHS Lacks Controls over Warehouses, Audit Finds
DHS owns or leases storage facilities ranging in size from a shed to a 500,000 square foot FEMA warehouse for …More
‘Pay for Success’ Arrangements Worth Exploring, GAO Says
Federal agencies could benefit from exploring “pay for success” contracting arrangements being tested at lower levels of government, in which …More
Greater Controls Needed Over Email Records at DoE, Audit Says
The Energy Department is “not effectively managing” its email records, an IG report has said, blaming the lack of a …More
Prepare for Headquarters Cuts, DoD Tells Components
The Pentagon has told components to prepare for cuts in headquarters spending, adding that a new definition of what that …More
Disclosures Not Implicating Government Not Protected
Disclosures of purely private misconduct are not protected by whistleblower anti-retaliation law, a federal appeals court has said, upholding a …More
Keep Those Tips Coming, Postal IG Says
The Postal Service IG is encouraging postal employees, mailers and the general public to continue using its hotline, saying that …More
Agencies Asked to Participate in PrepareAthon
OPM has sent a memo to agencies encouraging them to participate in the America’s PrepareAthon event scheduled for September 30, …More
TSP Sends Guidance on Bringing in Experts
Federal agencies that bring in outside counselors to give presentations about retirement preparedness and other financial matters should remember that …More
VA Reinstates Whistleblower, Other Discipline Recommended
After the intervention of the Office of Special Counsel, the VA has reinstated a whistleblower who was the subject of …More
Survey Finds Risky Uses of Devices for Federal Duties
A survey by a cybersecurity firm, Lookout, has found that nearly 40 percent of federal employees willfully ignore or bend …More
Close Out Expired Grants, CFO Council Says
Federal agencies should “take appropriate action to closeout grants in a timely manner,” the CFO Council has said in an …More
VA Rapid Response Teams Proposed
A recently introduced House bill (HR-3234) seeks to restructure management of the VA’s worst-performing medical centers through steps that sponsoring …More
Popular Guide Deemed Not Green Enough
OPM will no longer produce and make available to agencies for distribution to their employees the popular Guide to Federal …More
Purchasing Feature on GSA Advantage Expanding
GSA is testing a new feature on its GSA Advantage platform called GSA AdvantageSelect with a goal of making it …More
