Security Clearance Reforms Reintroduced
Legislation that passed the Senate in the prior Congress, but not the House, has been reintroduced (S-434 and HR-490) aimed …More
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OMB has launched a program called Acquisition 360 for agency officials such as contracting officers and program managers to provide …More
DHS Oversight of Acquisitions Lacking, Says GAO
In response to previous criticism, DHS has taken steps to improve oversight of major acquisition programs—which cost some $10 billion …More
Cost of Physical Security Improvements Hard to Track, GAO Says
Federal agencies have carried out numerous improvements in physical security in recent years, spurred by the 9/11 attacks, but they …More
IG Vacancies Concern Senate Panel
All members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have co-signed a letter to President Obama urging him …More
FOIA Bill Could Get House Vote Soon
A bipartisan Freedom of Information Act reform bill, HR-653, that has passed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee could …More
Agencies told to Reduce Space, Buildings
OMB, saying a 2013 directive ordering agencies to freeze their real estate footprint and reduce the growth of excess or …More
Procedures, Expectations Laid Out
In a companion memo to the policy, OMB said agencies must submit to GSA and OMB a draft final five-year …More
Army to Use OASIS System
The Army and the GSA have signed a memo of understanding under which the Army will use GSA’s One Acquisition …More
Progress Cited on Regulatory Review
Agencies have issued bi-annual review plans identifying recently completed initiatives to identify rules on the books with outdated requirements or …More
Measure Targets Duplication in Programs
The Senate Budget Committee has held hearings on the issue of duplication and overlap in federal programs, an issue cited …More
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
Agencies 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
