Telework Policies Get Skeptical Look
Telework, an area of personnel management in which the federal government has been touted as a leader among employers, received …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersTSP Scores Well in Management Measures
The TSP has released its results in the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, showing that on virtually every measure of …More
Ethics Violations Can Have Serious Fallout, OGE Says
The Office of Government Ethics has put out a legal advisory summarizing the serious legal trouble, in some cases at …More
Oversight Lacking of VA Specialty Care, GAO Says
The level of oversight by senior VA management of the patient consult process “has not ensured that veterans always receive …More
CBO: Postal Delivery Change Would YieldMixed Results
Changing some postal home delivery customers to cluster box delivery would save money but potentially at the cost of losing …More
MSPB Report on Veterans’ Rights Serves as Warning
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued a report spelling out various employment preferences for veterans in the federal government, …More
Better Controls Needed over IRS Devices, Audit Finds
The IRS generally is effective in assigning wireless devices to its employees but flaws in its record-keeping lead to it …More
GSA Posts ‘Benchmarks’ User’s Guide
GSA has posted a user’s guide to benchmarks.gsa.gov, through which anyone with a .gov email and a MAX login will …More
Staffing Problems Top Concerns of CFOs
Among the top issues facing federal agency financial management leaders is the ability to the ability to successfully recruit and …More
EEOC Issues Guide to Schedule AHiring
The EEOC has put out a guide on Schedule A hiring authority that while written mainly from the point of …More
GSA Finds Energy Improvements Save Costs
Making “green building” improvements to federal buildings saves on energy costs, GSA has said in an analysis of 59 federal …More
CBO: Anti-Fraud Efforts Don’t Catch All Improper Payments
The Congressional Budget Office has said that while anti-fraud efforts agencies have launched to better manage payments in Medicare and …More
IG Finds Medicare Paying for Drugs for Deceased Patients
An IG audit found the Medicare prescription drug Part D program has continued to pay for prescriptions dispensed after some …More
MSPB Summarizes Key Research Findings
MSPB has issued a summary of key findings of its research in recent years, including statistical tables and policy implications …More
New FEHB Policies Could Affect Staffing Decisions
OPM has acknowledged that its recent rules extending health insurance coverage to certain additional categories of employees could cause agencies …More
Reports, Record-Keeping Changes Nearly Finalized
The House plans to vote this week on two bills that it passed earlier this year but that the Senate …More
Base Sticks Managers with the Utility Bill, Sort Of
An Air Force Base is trying to bring home to managers the importance of meeting energy-saving goals by sending them …More
Facility Projects to Be Bee-Friendly
New project starts at federal facilities—meaning facility design and construction—must meet standards for promoting friendly environments for bees and other …More
GAO Finds Issues with USDA Professional Services Contracts
Several branches of the Agriculture Department did not use contract types preferred by the department’s own policies or those of …More
Monitoring Employee’s Online Posts Results in Fallout
The Army recently changed a policy and ordered sensitivity training for certain supervisors and employees following a dispute that arose …More
DoT Still Needs Work on Suspensions and Debarments, IG Says
The Transportation has made only limited progress in carrying out recommendations of a report issued four years ago finding weaknesses …More
FBI Gets Top Score in Public Poll
Only the FBI received a positive rating from the public among nine agencies in a recent poll conducted by CBS …More
More Guidance on Improper Payments Issued
OMB has issued the latest guidance to agencies on their responsibilities to reduce improper payments, revising policies under the Improper …More
GAO Finds Program Inventories Lacking
The government still does not have a reliable inventory of all of its programs and the related budgetary and performance …More
IG Finds IRS Plainly Can Communicate Better
The IRS, an agency that mails more than 200 million letters and notices to individuals and businesses each year, has …More
Management to Be a Focus in House
The House Republican leadership plans to continue a focus on agency management in the new Congress that convenes in January, …More
IRS Behind on HSPD-12 Directive
The IRS will not meet its parent Treasury Department’s 2015 goal of being in full compliance with Homeland Security Presidential …More
DoD Moving to Replace All Travel Cards
DoD will begin a major rollout in January of chip-and-PIN type travel cards for its travelers, beginning with cardholders whose …More
OPM Cites Value of Continuing Education for Federal Workers
OPM’s latest breakout of data from this year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey cites the value of continuing education opportunities for …More
Value to Agency Management Stressed
It noted that the 2002 CHCO Act gave agencies the authority to help employees pay the cost of advancing their …More
