Postal IG Urges Close Look at Data for Planning
While mail volume has been declining for years, a main cause of USPS financial problems, the number may be reaching …More
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SSA has issued a 10-year plan that emphasizes revamping how the agency provides services in a period of rising demand, …More
Implementation Plans Outlined
The plan was developed in consultation with interests including SSA employees and union representatives, and implementation will be carried out …More
Challenges Found for Coordinatingon Security
Federal agencies and the Federal Protective Service face challenges regarding the sharing of actual or potential security incidents in federal …More
Management Position on Key Furlough Issue Upheld
MSPB, which is continuing to work its way through a backlog of appeals related to the 2013 sequestration furloughs, recently …More
IG: Personnel Management Challenges Ahead at IRS
The coming turnover in the workforce as current employees retire is among the major management challenges for the IRS, an …More
Career Growth Potential, Trust Concern Woman Veterans
Federally employed women veterans view the federal workplace less favorably than federal employees overall in several key indicators regarding trust …More
Measure Seeks More Collaboration on Research
The House could vote at any time on HR-1158, to authorize the Department of Energy and its national laboratories to …More
More Cooperation among Agencies on Records Sought
A bipartisan group of House and Senate members has introduced legislation (S-1073) to improve coordination among agencies with a goal …More
Pressure on Bonuses Could Spread
A House report has criticized the IRS’s management of employee awards, in answer to widely publicized criticisms that limits on …More
Army Projects Shortage of Nurses
OPM has approved an Army request to extend a special training and promotional authority for nurses, based on projections that …More
Census Bureau Counting on Help from Other Agencies
The Census Bureau is counting on making greater use of information already in the hands of other agencies to hold …More
Agencies Urged to Encourage Responses to Survey
OPM is sending out the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and is urging management to provide “visible support and sponsorship …More
Step Up Medical Hiring, VA Told
A report accompanying the House’s spending bill (HR-2029) covering the VA for fiscal 2016 instructs the department to step up …More
Report on Underused DoD Facilities Sought
That same measure also provides funding for military construction projects, and while it does not endorse the Pentagon’s request for …More
Group to Try Soothing Disputes over Space
A working group has been created under the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations to address disputes over office space, …More
Reminder Issued on Paying for Management Fees
OMB has issued a reminder to agencies that they should “exercise due diligence when considering whether to allow grant and …More
Report Illustrates Difficult Choices for USPS
Attempting to reduce costs by reducing door-to-door delivery the USPS risks reducing income from advertising mail, the postal IG has …More
MPSB’s Tips for Fostering a Conscientious Workforce
A blog post by MSPB says that integrity and honesty are “perceived as crucial” in federal employment and suggests how …More
Army Echoes Issues with Cyber Workforce
Difficulties in recruiting employees qualified for cybersecurity and related jobs has the Army considering creating a separate career field much …More
OPM Explains Special Hiring Authorities
OPM has issued updated guidance on authorities agencies can use to hire individuals with specialized skills, typically for short-term needs, …More
VA Management of Drug Testing Criticized
The VA needs to better manage its drug-free workplace program, the agency IG has said, estimating that of the nearly …More
Ethics Implications of Social Media Described
The Office of Government Ethics has said that a federal employee’s social media activities must comply with the Standards of …More
Don’t Assign Subordinates to Operate Your Account
Among the provisions of the OGE guidance on how federal ethics policies apply to social media was one warning specifically …More
Public Service Recognition Week Coming Up
Public Service Recognition Week is May 3-9, with a theme this year of Government Works. The week, organized by the …More
GAO Examines Patterns in Employee Engagement Figures
The level of federal employee engagement in their jobs is not as bad as it may seem, GAO has said, …More
Several Factors at Work in Engagement Levels
GAO said that outside factors also could be at work in the slipping overall ratings over time, notably “sequestration, furloughs, …More
Key Drivers of Engagement Identified
GAO said that six practices are the key drivers of the employee engagement index: * constructive performance conversations, * career …More
Gift Policies for Conferences Clarified
Policies have been clarified regarding the acceptance of food or attendance at receptions at events for which federal employees are …More
GAO Calls for Better Tracking of Security Arrangements
The Federal Protective Service has authority to delegate to individual agencies the responsibility for physical security of their buildings but …More
