Agencies Must Remind Employees about Drug Policies
Federal agencies must tell their employees that “legislative changes by some states and the District of Columbia do not alter …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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The OPM memo adds, however, that disciplinary action for drug use is not mandatory. Under the drug-free workplace order, “the …More
Baseless FOIA Refusals Amount to Waste, Senators Say
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked GAO to report on the cost to agencies of Freedom …More
Awards Proposed for Avoiding Wasteful Year-End Spending
Bipartisan legislation (S-1378) offered in the Senate would a program that allows agency IGs to reward federal employees with a …More
USDA Stresses Diversity in Hiring
The Agriculture Department, as part of a workforce diversity initiative, has been piloting a new hiring strategy focused on educational …More
Controls over Mobile Devices Found Lacking
Federal agencies spend about $1.2 billion a year on about 1.5 million mobile devices and associated services but most agencies …More
OPM Touts Its Innovation Lab
OPM has cited a cooperative project with the Agriculture Department as an example of the type of service it provides …More
IG Sees Postal Financial Services as Feasible
An IG report could boost a push to extend the Postal Service’s role in providing financial services, saying that while …More
Personnel Management Problems Persist, Says GAO
Federal agencies continue to suffer from serious personnel management problems that “threaten their ability to cost-effectively carry out their missions,” …More
EEOC Expanding Agency Portal
The EEOC has said it is expanding a portal it created in 2013 with a goal of providingmore education and …More
Indicators of Charge Card Misuse Described
A DoD IG’s report on misuse of charge cards, the latest in a long line of similar reports there and …More
VA Whistleblower Measure Moves Forward
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has passed HR-571, which would strengthen protections for whistleblowers at VA—and impose requirements and potential …More
Bill to Boost IG Authorities Advances
Agency inspectors general would gain new authorities, including broader powers to compel testimony during their investigations, under a bill (HR-2395) …More
DoD Revising Injury Claims Procedures
DoD has said it is starting to phase in a more automated system for injury compensation claims designed to speed …More
More Support, New Job Series for Program Managers Proposed
Recently introduced House legislation, the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act (HR-2144), would require each agency to appoint a program …More
IG: SSA Needs to Better Document Office Closings Process
The SSA generally complies with a process it installed in 2013 for evaluating field offices for possible consolidation, an IG …More
OPM Makes Last Pitch for Survey
OPM is making a last pitch for responses to the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which generally closes June 5 …More
Air Force Cites Potential for Utility Savings
The Air Force says that a review of utility rates for nearly 70 bases it conducted over an eight-year period …More
Expansion of IG Powers to Be Sought
Legislation (HR-2240) offered in the House would expand the authority of the IG’s office at the Justice Department to include …More
White House Opposes House DoD Bill Provisions
The Obama administration has objected to several provisions in the House-passed DoD authorization bill for fiscal 2016 (HR-1735), including language …More
New Controls on Administrative Leave Sought for DHS
A House Homeland Security subcommittee has approved HR-1633, which would impose new controls on the use of administrative leave at …More
GAO Sees Progress on Records Policy
Large federal departments agencies have made progress toward carrying out record-keeping requirements in a 2011 presidential memo and a 2012 …More
IRS Inconsistent in Discipline for Tax Non-Compliance
The IRS is inconsistent in disciplining its own employees for failing to pay their personal taxes, an IG audit has …More
Mandatory Firing a Complex Issue
The report comes as Congress is considering several proposals designed to broaden the use of mandatory penalties against federal employees …More
GAO Finds Flaws in Military Whistleblower Probes
In a report that in many ways mirrors issues regarding federal employee whistleblowers, GAO has said that DoD “does not …More
Security Clearance Policy Reform Advances
Federal employees who are determined to have engaged in misconduct affecting the integrity of a security clearance background investigation would …More
Number of Clearances Continues Drop
Several proposals regarding security clearances that have been offered focus on reducing the number of clearance holders, on grounds that …More
Management Aspects of Budget Plans Stressed
OMB in its annual instructions toward preparing the White House’s budget proposal for the upcoming year has stressed that their …More
FOIA Requests Continue to Set Records
The number of Freedom of Information Act requests filed at federal agencies hit a record in fiscal 2014 for the …More
Guidance Issued on Value of Free Events
Attendance even at an event for which no fee is charged to any attendee can implicate policies governing acceptance of …More
