Improper Payments Measure Advances
A bill (S-614) to expand existing efforts to identify and prevent improper payments has advanced through the Senate Homeland Security …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersEEOC Sets Training Calendar
The EEOC has set its calendar of federal training courses through the year, some of them geared for managers in …More
GAO Cites Barriers to Firing Poor Performers
Federal supervisors commonly are dissuaded from taking disciplinary actions against poor performers due to the length and difficulty of the …More
Probationary Period Could Be Better Used, Report Says
The report cites issues that managers and supervisors long have raised about the disciplinary process in general, and about procedures …More
More Emphasis on Performance Management Also Would Help
GAO also cited issues with how supervisors are selected in the first place and later trained. It said some employees …More
REDI Initiative Stresses Data Use
OPM’s new REDI Roadmap stresses greater use by agency management of data and analytics in the recruitment and hiring process, …More
Diversity Council Formed
In conjunction with the REDI initiative, the administration has established a Diversity and Inclusion in Government Council, to “provide a …More
Roadmap, Council Are Latest in a Series
The announcement of the REDI Roadmap and creation of the Diversity and Inclusion in Government Council represent the latest in …More
E-Gov Act Improving Service Delivery, OMB Says
Federal agencies have improved the delivery of information and services to the public due to initiatives launched under the E-Gov …More
Reforms to IT Staff Also Cited
The report also cited progress in complying with the E-Gov Act’s requirements for improving the federal IT workforce, including through …More
OGE Rolling Out New Disclosure Form System
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on its new electronic financial disclosure form system designed to ultimately replace …More
Rollout to Come in Phases
OGE said it is not mandating that agencies use Integrity in calendar year 2015 and that each agency may decide …More
Misuse of Purchase, Fleet Cards Continues
Government-issued purchase and fleet cards have been misused by federal employees, military personnel and contractor employees resulting in criminal charges …More
GSA Plans to Capture, Share Data on Procurement Costs
Vendors would have to electronically report the price the federal government paid for an item or service bought through GSA …More
More VA Scrutiny Needed of Transport Costs, IG Says
VA staff did not apply sufficient scrutiny to non-VA medical care emergency transportation claims, leading to about $11 million in …More
USPS Could Benefit from Not Following Pack, Report Says
Unlike some private shippers, the USPS does not add fuel surcharges to its fees and could benefit from not having …More
OMB Sees Progress, Challenges in Agency Security Programs
Federal agencies made “notable” progress in cybersecurity during 2014 but much remains to be done, particularly in the area of …More
IRS Customer Service on Downward Slide
IRS customer service levels hit their peak a decade ago and have been eroding since, in particular during the last …More
Air Force Survey Coming Up
The Air Force will conduct its annual Total Force Climate Survey March 13-April 27, a survey that polls civilian employees …More
House Backs VA Power to Rescind Awards
A bill (HR-280) passed by the House would allow the VA to recoup all or part of employee awardsalready paid …More
Panel Advances IG Reforms
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs panel has advanced a bill (S-579) to strengthen agency inspectors general by broadening …More
IGs Want Broader Authorities
The bill was introduced following calls by agency IGs for additional authorities at hearings in both the House and Senate …More
MSPB Finalizes Research Agenda
MSPB, an agency best known for deciding appeals of disciplinary cases and certain other personnel matters, has set an agenda …More
GAO Calls for Reforms of FBI Whistleblower Policies
Because of the nature of the agency’s work, FBI employees are excluded from many of the normal whistleblower protections for …More
GSA Reorganizes Property Policies
GSA has issued proposed rules to move rules regarding the supply and procurement of government personal property management from the …More
Compliance Rate with GAO Recommendations Slips
The rate at which agencies comply with GAO recommendations has slipped a bit from its peak year of 2001, according …More
SSA Urged to Better Manage Payee Database
SSA is making benefit payments to some persons representing beneficiaries even though those representatives may have been terminated or were …More
Postal Customers Flexible on Service, Up to a Point
Postal customers are flexible regarding the levels of service they will accept, although only within limits, the Postal IG has …More
Detecting Identity Theft a Major Challenge for IRS
The IRS estimates that it prevented 81 percent of attempted refund fraud based on identity theft in 2013 but $5.8 …More
GSA Control Over Own Vehicles Assessed
GSA, which sets government-wide policies for agencies to control their vehicle fleets, needs to improve how it applies those standards …More
