VA in Need of Doctors, Nurses
An IG review has found that the VA’s health branch, the Veterans Health Administration, is in greatest need of doctors …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersRehiring Troublesome Former Employees Leads to More Trouble
About a tenth of those the IRS hired in fiscal 2010-2013 had previously worked for the agency, an IG audit …More
Conferences Can Be Held at Low Cost
In a lesson that other agencies might put to good use in times of budgetary restrictions on conferences, the Office …More
GAO Questions Management of Rights Commission
The U.S. Civil Rights Commission needs to improve its management in numerous ways, including meeting strategic goals, workforce management and …More
Managers, HR Sometimes at Cross-Purposes, MSPB Says
Federal managers sometimes put agency HR staff in difficult positions regarding personnel decisions that may implicate prohibited personnel practices, MSPB …More
Cooperation Important in Hiring Process
The MSPB newsletter adds that managers and HR need to collaborate through the entire hiring process and that it would …More
DHS, SSA, SEC Come out Tops in Plain Language Report
Federal agencies are improving in their compliance with the Plain Writing Act, and many of them also are improving the …More
DoE’s Management of Excess Facilities Still Lacking
The Energy Department needs to do more to address potential health hazards to its employees and the public from contaminated …More
Help Employees with ‘Emotional Labor’ of Job, MSPB Says
Federal managers must recognize and help employees the “emotional labor” that some federal occupations demand, MSPB said in a recent …More
MSPB Questions Legality of Docking Annuities
MSPB has published an analysis of laws governing the payment of federal employee retirement benefits that calls into question whether …More
Management of Cargo Inspections Criticized
GAO has found continuing issues with Customs and Border Protection’s screening of cargo being sent to the United States, prompting …More
Postal Service’s Brand Found to Have Substantial Value
The U.S. Postal Service is more than an agency, it is also a brand that has value in the marketplace …More
Public Satisfaction with Government Drops
Satisfaction with services provided by the federal government in 2014 dropped for the second straight year in an annual survey …More
Budget Updates SES Initiatives
The White House’s budget proposal released earlier this week contains an update and some further details on several SES-related initiatives …More
House Proposal Risks Politicizing Awards, SEA Says
A House bill to allow the VA to rescind, or “claw back,” performance awards already paid is “nothing more than …More
Budget Seeks to Aid Postal Finances
The administration’s budget proposal would provide some immediate relief and the prospect for more from several obligations that the U.S. …More
Stronger Whistleblower Protections at VA Proposed
A House bill (HR-571) would boost whistleblower protections for VA employees while adding provisions designed to increase accountability of management …More
Another Try Planned on Strengthening FOIA
Federal agencies would be under greater obligations to disclose information under the Freedom of Information Act under legislation planned for …More
Budget Sees Managing Workforce as Key Challenge
The White House’s budget proposal unveiled this week identifies management of the federal workforce as a key challenge ahead for …More
FECA Proposals Repeated
The administration’s budget proposal repeats several long-running proposals to reform the FECA injury compensation program, long an area of interest …More
Views of Agencies Mixed, but Politics Plays a Role
The CDC, NASA and DoD came out on top in a survey of public opinion of federal agencies, but personal …More
DoD Report on Conference Spending Called Flawed
DoD needs to improve its processes for tracking conference spending under a 2013 budget law imposing new reporting requirements on …More
MSPB Examines Web-based Training
Web-based training is an “attractive option” way for agencies to keep their employees’ skills and knowledge current, with advantages when …More
Acquisition Leaders Say Workforce Improvements Needed
Improving the federal acquisition workforce has been a major emphasis in recent years and there are some signs of progress …More
Greater Emphasis on Performance Proposed
Among the features of a House Republican proposal designed to reduce the DoD workforce is what could be the first …More
Report: Guidance on Off-Duty Conduct at Justice Dept. Needed
Despite concerns going back nearly two decades, the Justice Department lacks guidance regarding the potentially most serious types of misconduct …More
Proposal Would Set Cap on Exec Awards at VA
The latest in a string of bills reacting to the VA patient scheduling and care scandal—and that are widely seen …More
GAO Says Better Planning Needed to Staff DoD Headquarters
The headquarters offices of DoD and the military services do not determine their personnel requirements as part of a systematic …More
New Payment Cards on the Way for Many
GSA is starting to issue purchase, travel and integrated and fleet charge cards with enhanced security features to federal employees, …More
High Court Decision Raises Questions for Management
A U.S. Supreme Court in a whistleblower retaliation complaint raises questions about the potential impact on agency management’s ability to …More
