House Focuses on Sexual Harassment, Assault of DoD Civilians
The annual DoD authorization bill being drafted in the House would require a GAO report, to be submitted by next …More
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GSA Issues New Blanket Purchase Agreement
The GSA has issued a Discovery blanket purchase agreement, which it said would provide its Centers of Excellence agency partners …More
New Survey on Program and Project Managers Begins
OPM has announced a new survey as the next step in carrying out the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act, which …More
GAO Raises Concerns about Leases Issued by Agencies
GAO has raised concerns about real estate leases issued by agencies under authority delegated by GSA, finding problems including incomplete …More
Panel Backs SSA in Bargaining Dispute with Union
The Federal Services Impasses Panel has sided with SSA management over numerous provisions in a contract dispute with the AFGE …More
GAO Again Warns of Risks to Census
The Census Bureau does not have complete mitigation or contingency plans against already identified risks, including potential security and fraud …More
Hiring Policy Proposal Reportedly Dropped
The Trump administration has dropped a proposed hiring policy rule change that would require applicants to disclose whether they have …More
DHS Not in Compliance with Improper Payments Act, Audit Finds
An inspector general audit has said that DHS is not in compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, …More
Senate Defense Bill Seeks DoD Management Reforms
The Senate Armed Services Committee says that its annual DoD authorization bill—full details of which have not yet been released—“continues …More
Report Highlights Threats to Employees at SSA
The most recent semiannual report from the inspector general’s office at SSA says that while impersonation of SSA employees through …More
Let Employees Question Expectations, Partnership Says
Supervisors should create a way for line employees to question the expectations for their work output because that creates a …More
FAA Space Office Needs to Improve Workforce Assessment, Planning, GAO Says
The lead FAA office overseeing commercial operations in space needs to better assess its workforce and plan for future needs, …More
MSPB Cautions about Using Standard Position Descriptions
Thirty percent of federal employees said in a recent survey that they believe that their position descriptions do not accurately …More
IG Cites Lessons Learned in Abandoned VA Program
A now-discontinued VA program intended to streamline the processing of veterans’ claims applications suffered from ineffective planning, an IG report …More
OMB Issues New Policy on Identity Management
OMB has issued a new policy on identity, credential and access management, which it says “has become even more critical …More