Urban Policing Order Calls for Hiring Federal Law Enforcement, Deputized Guard Unit Under Interior, DHS, Justice
President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to expand law enforcement numbers in Washington DC and to …More
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OPM Launches Internal “Awards for Savings” Program
OPM has announced an internal cost-savings incentive program that encourages employees to identify and propose efficiency improvements, to “set the …More
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Veterans hospitals are struggling to replace hundreds of doctors and nurses who have left the health care system this year …More
Opinion | Commentary
How the U.S. Mail became a Data Breach
When most Americans think of a data breach, they imagine hackers halfway around the world slipping through firewalls and stealing …More
We Don’t Protect Crops from Espionage, USDA Unit Employees Say in Challenging Order against Unions
A union representing employees of the USDA’s Plant Protection and Quarantine unit has filed a new lawsuit against President Trump’s …More
Opinion | Commentary
How Many More Staff Must Die Before the Bureau of Prisons Acts?
Does another staff member have to die before the Federal Bureau of Prisons finally takes the crisis of drugs entering …More
It’s Time to Either Implement Technology Business Management or Drop It, Says GAO
Federal agencies have reached a “critical go or no go” point on a standard framework for agencies to assess and …More
IRS Customer Service Data More Negative Than Told, Audit Says
The main customer service level indicators that the IRS widely reports “do not fully reflect the taxpayer experience,” which is …More
OPM Sets Policy on Standards for Hiring for HR Positions
Agencies may use Delegated Examining certification as a condition of employment, selective factor, and/or quality ranking factor when hiring into …More
Ruling Rejects Key Legal Argument in Challenges to Probationary Employee Firings
An MSPB hearing officer has said the agency lacks the jurisdiction to consider a key legal argument being used in …More
Hill Dems Call Out IG Staff Losses; Press Agencies for Cooperation
A group of Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has written to each department secretary, pressing them …More
IG Calls for More Attention to Risk of Falls from Federal Buildings
The GSA is “not effectively identifying and resolving roof fall hazards in a timely manner” in federal buildings under its …More
Rewrite, Paring Down of FAR Completed; New Guides Added
The Trump administration it has completed revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation in a way that “is returning the FAR …More
Bill Restricting Incentive Payments to Senior Executives at VA Signed into Law
President Trump has signed into law S-423, which bars the VA from paying “critical skill incentive” payments those in the …More
Report Calls for Strengthening Security, Privacy Training at SSA
An inspector general report has called for strengthening security and privacy training for SSA employees and contractors, after identifying issues …More
House Democrats Question Reasoning Behind Pending USDA Reorganization
More than a dozen House Democrats active in civil service and agriculture issues have questioned the Agriculture Department’s reasons for …More
VA Inconsistent in Tracking Care of Veterans by Outside Providers, IG Finds
The VA is inconsistent in tracking whether veterans are receiving the care they are supposed to be getting from outside …More
Report Points Out Challenges to Customer Self-Service Solutions for Agencies
In a report that points out the challenges of customer self-service options that federal agencies have been turning to increasingly …More
Poll Finds Strong Partisan Factor in Public Views of Government
A poll by the Partnership for Public Service has found an increase in the public’s trust in government over last …More
GAO Points Out Open Recommendations to OPM on Skills Gaps, Other Personnel Issues
GAO has called out open recommendations to OPM made in prior reports on personnel issues, including persistent skills gaps within …More
Appeals Court Upholds Order Requiring OMB to Resume Disclosure of Spending
A federal appeals court has refused to stay a judge’s order requiring OMB to resume online disclosure of whether and …More
Current Management Fellows Allowed to Finish Their Programs
The several hundred Presidential Management Fellows currently working in federal agencies can finish their programs even in light of the …More
New PMG Calls Delivering for America Plan the ‘Right Path’ for USPS
New Postmaster General David Steiner has indicated that he plans to continue his predecessor Louis DeJoy’s Delivering for American reorganization …More
Panel Backs Bills on Interagency Cooperation in Emergencies, Other Issues
In one of the Senate’s last acts before recessing until after Labor Day, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee …More
Order Increases Political Scrutiny of Agency Grant-Making
A new executive order increases political review of agency grant-making by requiring that funding opportunity announcements and grant awards be …More
New Per Diem Rate Announcement Likely Soon
If past practice is followed, the GSA likely will soon announce the new per diem rates for federal employees traveling …More
OPM Opens Registration for Revised SES Development and Training Program
OPM has opened registration for revised executive development programs for SES, GS-15, and GS-14 leaders that have been revised to …More
SBA Again Gives Government an Overall A in Small Business Procurement
The SBA has again given federal agencies an overall grade of A in its annual measure of procurement from small …More
VA Still Not Fully Documenting, Monitoring Employee Incentives, Says IG
The VA’s Veterans Health Administration “extensively” uses recruitment, relocation and retention incentives to address understaffing in certain occupations but still …More
SBA Issues Letter of Warning to Agency Contracting Officers
The SBA has issued a “letter of warning” to contracting officers government-wide directing those involved in 8(a) Business Development Program …More
