Group Sees Double Standard on Employee Rights
The White House’s threatened veto of a bill that has passed the House to limit employee appeal rights at the …More
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One aspect of the VA bill–which now goes to the Senate to face an uncertain future since even the House …More
EPA Needs to Better Screen Applicants, Report Says
The EPA has procedures to verify an applicant’s assertions during the pre-employment screening process but does not always follow them, …More
More Systematic Approach Needed to Management, Report Says
The government needs a more systematic approach to improving program management and should make it a top priority, according to …More
House Bill Would Leave USPS in Tough Position, CBO Says
A provision added to a House spending bill could force USPS to not only cancel plans—already suspended temporarily—to close more …More
OPM Urges Management Involvement in CFC
OPM has sent its annual memo in advance of the launch of the Combined Federal Campaign, the official federal workplace …More
Program Inventory, Improper Payments Bills Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved HR-598, to improve disclosure of federal programs and HR-2320, to broaden …More
GSA to Continue Acquisition, Information-Sharing Initiatives
Denise Roth, the nominee to become GSA administrator, has said she plans to continue and expand several initiatives if confirmed, …More
Worries about Workforce Expressed
Significant numbers of federal senior executives “worry about the capacity of their workforce and how it impacts the ability of …More
Court Stresses Limited Review of Clearance Matters
A federal appeals court has emphasized the wide discretion agencies have in personnel decisions based on security clearance considerations, holding …More
OGE Cites Coordination with IGs
The Office of Government Ethics has put out a reminder that it cooperates with agency inspectors general in various ways, …More
Execs See Workplace Differently, Group Says
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows “noteworthy” differences in survey responses by senior executives versus the rest of the workforce, …More
It’s Not Easy Making Federal Buildings Green, GAO Says
Federal agencies face a number of challenges in implementing current green building requirements, including challenges related to their building inventories, …More
Transition to Electronic Invoicing, OMB Tells Agencies
OMB has told agencies to transition to use of electronic invoicing, saying that only 40 percent of the current 19 …More
OMB Instructs Agencies on Budgeting for Science and Technology
Agencies engaged in complementary activities related to science and technology “should consult with each other during the budget planning process …More
IG Leader Protests Restrictions on Access to Key Information
Justice Department IG Michael Horowitz, who serves as head of the council of IGs, has issued an unusual public protest …More
Senate Bill Would Boost Agency Cyber Protections
Legislation (S-1869) being advanced by leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee seeks to help agencies avoid …More
Wellness Checkup Yields Wide Range of Results
A survey of agency wellness programs conducted by OPM yielded a range of results, with scores assigned based on OPM …More
Best Practices in Wellness Stressed
The memo also said that worksite health and wellness programs “have the potential to dramatically improve employee health by fully …More
VA Cites Disciplinary Actions Taken
The VA is circulating a position paper to Congress stressing that it is taking disciplinary actions against its employees, in …More
VA Opposes Two-Tier Disciplinary System
VA’s position paper also opposes creating what it terms a two-tier system for discipline in which its 300,000 employees would …More
Little Impact Seen of Award, Hiring Policy Bills
The Congressional Budget Office has said it expects that changes in awards and hiring policies contained in two bills pending …More
Proposed Changes to Performance Policies Opposed
A group of House Democrats has come out in opposition to language in the Senate version of a DoD budget …More
Some Savings Projected from VA Reform Bill
A bill pending a House vote (HR-1994) to limit the amount of awards and bonuses paid to employees of the …More
Test of Broader FOIA Disclosure Begins
The Justice Department has launched a pilot program at seven agencies designed to test the feasibility of posting online FOIA …More
GAO Lists Key Drivers of Engagement
In the latest in a series of reports parsing results of the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, GAO has identified …More
HUD Gets Mainly Positive Review on Purchase Cards
While an audit of purchase card transactions at HUD concluded that they generally “were supported,” the department did not evaluate …More
Agencies Must Share Costs Related to Breach, but How?
The Obama administration is requiring agencies to pay a proportionate share of the costs of notifying employees affected by the …More
Fees for Processing Clearances Also Raised
The OPM memo said that OMB “fully supports” apportioning the costs to agencies that in essence were the victims of …More
USPS Lacks Cybersecurity Culture, IG Says
The Postal Service lacks a culture of cybersecurity, says an IG review conducted in the wake of disclosures of personnel …More
