IT Policy Library Available
The CIO Council has launched on its site, cio.gov, the IT Policy Library, a searchable database of public laws, executive …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAgencies Ordered to Cut Gas Emissions
President Obama has signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to cut the government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 40 percent …More
GSA Announces Emissions Pilot Program
The administration said it also is engaging with major federal suppliers to encourage them to adopt similar practices for greenhouse …More
Growth, Aging Vehicle Fleet Present Challenges for USPS
Meanwhile, the Postal Service IG has said that efforts to reduce that agency’s carbon footprint are being hampered by a …More
More Movement Made toward SES Reforms
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has held a hearing on HR-473, another in a series of bills aimed at reforming …More
GAO Finds Drawbacks to Travel Limits
Limits on attending conferences and other forms of travel have reduced the attendance of DoD and Energy scientists and engineers …More
Air Force Soliciting Award Nominations
The Air Force is accepting nominations for the 2015 Outstanding Department of Defense Employee/Service Member with a Disability Award. The …More
Management Duties for Customer Service Awards Outlined
Agency managers will be play a key role in nominating employees and programs—and will be eligible themselves–under the new Federal …More
Criteria for Awards Defined
Depending on the size of the agency and the scope of interactions with the public, each agency is to annually …More
Senate Bill Targets NTIS as Unneeded
A bipartisan Senate bill seeks to abolish the National Technical Information Service, saying it functions mainly to attempt to sell …More
OSC Stresses Need for Accountability
While it’s a positive development for an agency to revise policies in response to whistleblower disclosures, the further step of …More
GAO Questions Planning for Census Internet Responses
The Census Bureau’s estimates of the cost of planned Internet-based responses for the next decennial census “are not reliable because …More
NASA Ranked Tops for Clear Communications
Even though the subject matter it handles is often highly technical, NASA ranked number one in a rating of federal …More
FOIA Compliance Grades Still MainlyFair to Poor
Of the 15 federal agencies that receive the most Freedom of Information Act requests –nine-tenths of the total government-wide – …More
New FOIA Training Materials Issued
Meanwhile, the Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy has developed new FOIA resources designed to train all federal employees on …More
EEOC Finds Flaws in Agency Anti-Harassment Policies
The EEOC and individual agencies have taken numerous steps against harassment in the federal workplace, yet claims of non-sexual harassment …More
Key Elements of Policies Listed
The EEOC article reviews the key elements it deems needed in anti-harassment policies, saying that such a policy should at …More
Air Force Career Development Opportunities Open
The Air Force is accepting through the end of April applications for several career development opportunities at intermediate and senior …More
Senate Group to Advocate for Whistleblowers
A bipartisan group of senators has formed the Whistleblower Protection Caucus to support whistleblowers, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, …More
GAO Says More Work Needed on Duplication, Payments
Federal agencies have made progress in reducing duplication, overlap and fragmentation of their programs but there is the potential for …More
Air Force to Expand Use of Hiring Panels
The Air Force plans to expand its use of hiring panels for GS-14, -15 and equivalent positions that will interview …More
One SES-Related Bill Stirs, Another Still Dormant
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has up for considerationanother bill arising out of the VA patient care and scheduling scandal, …More
Confidence in Government, Other Institutions Drops
The public’s confidence in all three branches of government is at or near all-time lows, although the same can be …More
Agencies Encouraged to Conduct Emergency Drills
An OPM memo to agencies encourages them to take part in the next annual America’s PrepareAthon on April 30, a …More
OMB Issues Acquisition Reform Progress Report
OMB has issued a 90-day progress report on the acquisition reform strategic plan it announced last December, saying progress is …More
Hiring of Veterans Continues to Increase
Almost half of persons now hired into full-time, permanent, non-seasonal federal jobs have veterans status, and the share among them …More
New Perspective Sought on Problem Solving
The CIO Council has started an IT Solutions Challenge, seeking to bring a fresh perspective to how IT might be …More
Old Infrastructure a Drain, VA Says
The Veterans Affairs Department has asked Congress to be more open to closing outdated facilities, possibly through a base closings …More
SSA Called on to Improve Death Records
An IG’s audit has found that SSA has not recorded death information on 6.5 million Social Security numbers associated with …More
Report Examines Barriers to Shared Services
One of the barriers to wider adoption of the shared services concept inside the government is the lack of an …More
