Management Loses Discretion over Advanced Leave
A presidential memo on advanced leave, mainly for purposes related to birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child, …More
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The memo further orders OPM to issue implementing guidance within 90 days of January 15, and within 60 days after …More
IG to Audit EPA’s Text Message Keeping
The IG’s office at EPA is going to audit the agency’s procedures for keeping text messages, in what could be …More
MSPB Warns Against Over-Reliance on Hiring Flexibilities
The government overall is “healthy” in its compliance with requirements that hiring be fair and open but there are risks …More
Special Authorities Can Be Used Improperly
The report warned that “it is possible for that flexibility to be used improperly, either knowingly or unknowingly.” When determining …More
Perceptions of Pre-Selection Exist
As part of its study, MSPB surveyed HR staff on a range of questions including why competitive examination was not …More
Pay Raise Affects Certain Ethical Requirements
The 1 percent federal pay raise will in turn raise the thresholds for certain ethical restrictions that apply only to …More
Energy Dept. Describes Project Management Initiative
The Energy Department has described ongoing and new aspects of its initiative to improve project management, including releasing results of …More
Pre-Decisional Involvement Information Posted
The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations has posted information for managers—and separate information for union reps—on pre-decisional involvement of …More
SES Ratings Slip a Bit, but Still High
Performance evaluation ratings for SES members declined on average somewhat in 2013, the first year that many agencies had in …More
Ratings, Payouts Vary Among Agencies
The report further showed significant variations in ratings patterns—and thus in performance awards—among large agencies specified, a trend that also …More
Energy Dept. Falls Short on Risk Assessment, GAO Says
The Energy Department developed risk assessments using risk factors such as recent major changes in program funding, but some programs …More
Common Purchasing Initiative Moving Ahead, OMB Says
OMB has called attention to several ongoing or planned steps to carry out the “category management” purchasing initiative, which is …More
DHS Spending Bill Addresses Management Issues
A spending bill for DHS that could come to a House vote this week addresses several management-related challenges for the …More
More Personnel Flexibility Would Help USPS, Report Says
The Postal Service would benefit from implementing more flexible personnel practices, the postal IG has said, adding that such a …More
New Executive Development Course Offered
OPM is encouraging agencies to make available a new executive development training program titled Applying Executive Core Qualifications for Effective …More
GAO Draws Line on Allowable Office Purchases
A recent GAO decision that has drawn attention for its impact on one specific issue actually reaches farther and clarifies …More
OGE to Launch Electronic Disclosure System
The Office of Government Ethics says it will launch in 2015 a new executive branch-wide electronic financial disclosure system to …More
DHS Still a Work in Progress, Report Says
A report released by the outgoing ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee terms DHS very …More
Panel Touts Oversight of Agency Management
The key House panel overseeing federal agency operations has touted its work in the last Congress of bringing to light …More
FMA Sets Annual Convention Plans
The Federal Managers Association will hold its annual convention and training session March 8-12 in Arlington, Va., with the theme …More
GAO Examines Justice Dept. Disciplinary Policies
Justice Department supervisors take differing approaches in work assignments for attorneys who are accused of misconduct and the department has …More
Nominations for Rank Awards Open
OPM has put out a call for nominations for the fiscal 2015 Presidential Rank Awards, telling agencies that making nominations …More
OPM to Revise Veterans Hiring Policies
OPM has issued proposed rules, in the December 29 Federal Register, to update veterans preference policies, in some cases to …More
Directive on Employee Engagement Issued
Top personnel officials of the Obama administration have issued a joint memo telling agencies to ramp up their efforts to …More
Memo Sets Goals, Strategies on Engagement
The memo sets a goal of improving the overall engagement index produced by the viewpoint survey from the 63 percent …More
Steps for Survey Follow-Up Recommended
Among the attachments to a memo is a recommended process for management to take on an ongoing and specific basis …More
Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure Updated
DoD’s standards of conduct office has updated its Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure, a somewhat tongue-in-cheek compilation of civilian employees and …More
More Interagency Disaster Coordination Needed, Says GAO
GAO has recommended that FEMA, the agency primarily responsible for coordinating disaster response across agencies, and its parent department DHS …More
DoD Clarifies Gift Acceptance Policies
DoD’s standards of conduct office has issued several sets of guidance regarding the acceptance of gifts, including freebies at gatherings …More
