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
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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
OPM: FSAs Save Agencies Money, Too
OPM has sent a message to agencies prodding them to encourage their employees to take out flexible spending accounts, noting …More
Waste Book Touches on Management Topics
Federal management-related decisions play a prominent role in the fifth annual ‘Waste Book’ issued by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., the …More
GSA Procures Wind Energy
GSA says it is on track to meet a White House renewable energy goal following issuance of a power supply …More
MSPB Outlines Ongoing, Planned Projects
MSPB has set its research agenda for the next four years, planning to look into numerous personnel management issues as …More
Customer Service Falls Short in Review of Five Agencies
Programs of five agencies that GAO reviewed fell short of standards in customer service set by law and administrative guidance, …More
Management Development Centers Moving
OPM has announced that its two development centers for mid-level management will move in 2015 to position them closer to …More
Importance of Communication to Employee Engagement Stressed
Officials of several agencies that either have scored high consistently on employee engagement measures in annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, …More
Telework Data Present Mixed Picture
One area in which the annual survey delved into more detail than in the past involves telework—in particular, whether employees …More
Clarity Sought on Who is a ‘Senior Leader’
The Senior Executives Association has said that its members may be getting unfairly linked to political appointees in the employee …More
Survey Finds Disconnect Between Management, Employees
Results of the latest government-wide survey reveal significant differences of opinions among levels of federal employees regarding how well their …More
Employee Views of Agencies, Management Slip
Federal employees’ opinions of their agencies and management continue to fall, the survey found, with satisfaction with the organization now …More
DoD Per Diem Change Opposed
A bipartisan group of members of Congress as well as a coalition of unions that represent civilian employees at DoD …More
NSF Viewpoint Survey Numbers Trend Positive
While large agencies such as VA., DoD and DHS have found bad news in the 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey …More
OPM to Lighten Personnel Reporting Requirements
OPM plans to relieve agencies of several reporting requirements on HR issues, proposing in the Federal Register to end requirement …More
Study of Charge Card Usage Requested
In a request for the type of report that commonly lays the groundwork for a change in policy, leaders of …More
Mixed Views of Management Fellowships Expressed
Participants in the Presidential Management Fellows program generally have high opinions of their work experiences and the rotational assignments that …More
