Better Accounting Needed of Hazardous Sites, GAO Says
USDA and Interior have identified certain contaminated or potentially contaminated sites under their responsibility but neither agency has a reliable …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersEnergy Dept. Purchase Card Controls Deemed Good Overall
The Energy Department has established procedures and policies to assist in eliminating improper use of purchase cards, an IG report …More
RS Also Gets Good Grade on Purchase Cards
Meanwhile, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has issued a similar report regarding the IRS, finding that the agency …More
Consumer Demand for Mailed Bills Remains
The large majority of consumers prefer to get bills through the mail even though they may pay them electronically, according …More
DoD Per Diem Policy Called Risk to Good Management
Changes to per diem policy that DoD implemented last fall could hamper the department’s ability to line up employees willing …More
Property Management Rules Revised
GSA has revised the sections of the Federal Property Management Regulations dealing with management and disposal of excess federal property …More
IG Backs IRS on Performance Award Limits
The IRS followed its contractual obligations with the NTEU union when it acted to limit employee performance awards due to …More
OPM to Launch ‘REDI’ Initiative
OPM has announced plans for a new initiative called “the REDI Roadmap” which is to stand for Recruitment, Engagement, Diversity …More
Fed Workforce Differs from General Labor Pool
OPM’s most recent data showed that the federal workforce differs from the American labor pool in several significant ways in …More
OMB Raises Sequester Warning
OMB has released a report warning that without action during this year’s budget cycle to prevent it, sequestration would return …More
GSA Outlines Plans for Facilities
GSA has posted a budget justification document spelling out plans for new construction and refurbishment of buildings and other facilities, …More
Secret Service Gets Positive Review on Acquisition
The DHS IG has said the Secret Service has adequate oversight and management of its acquisitions, a bit of positive …More
Agency Energy Consumption Lowest Since 1975
Energy consumption by federal agencies is at its lowest level since that was first tracked in 1975, according to an …More
GSA Touts Reverse Auction Service
GSA says agencies are increasingly using its reverse auction service, yielding overall savings of 23 percent off the independent government …More
EPA IG Investigates Itself, Finds Problems
The IG’s office at EPA looked inward as part of broader investigations into agency hiring, time and attendance recording and …More
OMB Loosens Reins a Bit on Travel, Conferences
Recent guidance from OMB to agency chief financial officers somewhat loosens controls imposed on agency travel and conference expenses that …More
GPO Calls Buyout Offer a Success
The GPO—now standing for Government Publishing Office, not Government Printing Office—says its offer of buyouts succeeded in achieving its goal …More
IGs Repeat Complaints about Cooperation
Management of federal agencies continues to be less than fully responsive to inquiries from IGs that fall within the authority …More
GAO Expands High-Risk List
GAO’s biennial listing of federal management challenges deemed at high risk of waste and harmful impact to the public grew …More
Much Work Ahead on Skills Gaps, GAO Says
Federal agencies continue to struggle to even define and project the “skills gaps” in their workforces—which can exist as staffing …More
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
Rehiring 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
