Senate Wants In-House vs. Contractor Comparison
DoD would have to submit a study by next February comparing the full cost of performance of functions by in-house …More
DoD would have to submit a study by next February comparing the full cost of performance of functions by in-house …More
OPM and individual employing agencies have taken steps toward achieving the goals outlined in a 2010 government-wide strategic plan from …More
An IG report has raised issues with the Energy Department’s management of spare parts inventories, finding in a review at …More
Federal agencies must tell their employees that “legislative changes by some states and the District of Columbia do not alter …More
The OPM memo adds, however, that disciplinary action for drug use is not mandatory. Under the drug-free workplace order, “the …More
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked GAO to report on the cost to agencies of Freedom …More
Bipartisan legislation (S-1378) offered in the Senate would a program that allows agency IGs to reward federal employees with a …More
The Agriculture Department, as part of a workforce diversity initiative, has been piloting a new hiring strategy focused on educational …More
Federal agencies spend about $1.2 billion a year on about 1.5 million mobile devices and associated services but most agencies …More
OPM has cited a cooperative project with the Agriculture Department as an example of the type of service it provides …More
An IG report could boost a push to extend the Postal Service’s role in providing financial services, saying that while …More
Federal agencies continue to suffer from serious personnel management problems that “threaten their ability to cost-effectively carry out their missions,” …More
The EEOC has said it is expanding a portal it created in 2013 with a goal of providingmore education and …More
A DoD IG’s report on misuse of charge cards, the latest in a long line of similar reports there and …More
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has passed HR-571, which would strengthen protections for whistleblowers at VA—and impose requirements and potential …More
Agency inspectors general would gain new authorities, including broader powers to compel testimony during their investigations, under a bill (HR-2395) …More
DoD has said it is starting to phase in a more automated system for injury compensation claims designed to speed …More
Recently introduced House legislation, the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act (HR-2144), would require each agency to appoint a program …More
The SSA generally complies with a process it installed in 2013 for evaluating field offices for possible consolidation, an IG …More
OPM is making a last pitch for responses to the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which generally closes June 5 …More
The Air Force says that a review of utility rates for nearly 70 bases it conducted over an eight-year period …More
Legislation (HR-2240) offered in the House would expand the authority of the IG’s office at the Justice Department to include …More
The Obama administration has objected to several provisions in the House-passed DoD authorization bill for fiscal 2016 (HR-1735), including language …More
A House Homeland Security subcommittee has approved HR-1633, which would impose new controls on the use of administrative leave at …More
Large federal departments agencies have made progress toward carrying out record-keeping requirements in a 2011 presidential memo and a 2012 …More
The IRS is inconsistent in disciplining its own employees for failing to pay their personal taxes, an IG audit has …More
The report comes as Congress is considering several proposals designed to broaden the use of mandatory penalties against federal employees …More
In a report that in many ways mirrors issues regarding federal employee whistleblowers, GAO has said that DoD “does not …More
Federal employees who are determined to have engaged in misconduct affecting the integrity of a security clearance background investigation would …More
Several proposals regarding security clearances that have been offered focus on reducing the number of clearance holders, on grounds that …More