Purchase Card Issues Remain
The long-running issues with misuse of government-issued purchase cards remain, highlighted once again by a House hearing last week, an …More
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President Obama has issued an executive order easing the way for special agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms …More
Guidance Issued on Hiring Memo
OPM has issued guidance carrying out a White House memo of January stating that applicants for federal jobs, including current …More
DoD Assesses Viewpoint Survey Results
DoD has found both encouraging and challenging results in the 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey data specific to that department. …More
Trust, Satisfaction Raise Red Flags
The DoD assessment of its survey results also pointed to “declines from 2013 in trust, organizational satisfaction, and job satisfaction.” …More
Numbers Not Looking Good at DHS
DHS, which traditionally has been among the lower-scoring agencies in numerous areas including employee satisfaction and views of their agency, …More
OPM Encourages Use of Critical Position Pay
OPM has encouraged agencies to make greater use of a pay flexibility called critical position pay authority, in particular to …More
Reminder on Excused Absences for Voting
With Election Day coming up, work scheduling issues may arise for some employees depending on the voting hours available to …More
Millennial Workers Bring Management Challenges
Millennial generation workers—those born since 1980, who now make up 16 percent of the federal workforce—pose some unique management challenges …More
OSC Credits VA for Anti-Retaliation Steps
The Office of Special Counsel has awarded a certification to the VA for work to achieve compliance with whistleblower protection …More
Odds Good for Agencies at MSPB
Recently released data from MSBP show that the odds are in favor of management in appeals of disciplinary actions against …More
SSA Reverses Course on Paper Statements
In a sign of the difficulties agencies have in moving away from legacy methods of doing business, SSA has reinstated, …More
GAO Calls on State to Improve Property Guidance and Records Management
The Department of State holds or leases about 70-million square feet of real estate in about 275 posts worldwide and …More
IG Faults Energy Management of Software Licenses
The Department of Energy has made progress improving software license management but still does not adequately manage the acquisition and …More
Postal ServiceWants to Test Grocery Delivery Service
USPS has asked the Postal Regulatory Commission for authority to expand a test with Amazon (which it entered into for …More
GSA to Test Car Sharing
GSA has said it is interested in a car-sharing program to help agencies reduce costs, improve efficiency, and optimize vehicle …More
VA Expands Out of Network Services for Vaccines
The VA has announced a partnership with retailer Walgreens to provide greater access to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recommended …More
MSPB: Focus Surveys Can Build on Government-wide Workforce Data
Large government surveys often reveal areas of general concern for an individual agency, but focus surveys can provide insight on …More
GAO Calls on Census to Improve Practice of Choosing Data Sources
The Census Bureau is working with stakeholders to identify data sources to meet its address and mapping needs but could …More
OSC Files First Amicus Brief with Supreme Court for Whistleblower
The Office of Special Counsel has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in a whistleblower case, its first …More
Data Center Consolidation Initiative Could Become Law
The Senate before recessing until after the elections approved legislation to expedite the consolidation of federal data centers, setting hard …More
IRS Increased Collections With Fewer Employees
The IRS increased collections for the third straight year despite having fewer employees, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration …More
GSA Establishes New Hands OnIT Integration Policy
GSA has announced a new IT integration policy requiring any new IT project to incorporate several key principles to ensure …More
Projects Must Consult with CIO Office on Cybersecurity from the Go
The policy also states that the office of the CIO will act as a consultant and partner throughout the project …More
IG Says Team Building Event Should Not Have Counted as Official Time
The Commerce inspector general has faulted National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration management after it found that employees participating in a …More
MSPB Calls for Reinstatement of Veterans Hiring Reviews
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued a report explaining federal laws and regulations in regard to hiring preferences that …More
IG: IRS Premature in Closing Some Delinquent Accounts
The IRS may be missing opportunities to collect delinquent taxes because it is not always completely researching cases before closing …More
GSA Raps Management of DHS Headquarters Consolidation
DHS and GSA planning for the $4.5 billion DHS headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeth’s Campus in Washington, D.C. does …More
Data Center Consolidation May be Saving More than Reported
Savings from planned data center consolidations could be higher than agencies have reported, GAO has said. It said that from …More
Report Blasts VA for Use of Reverse Auctions
The Veterans Health Administration’s methodology used to calculate and report savings by using reverse auctions greatly overstated actual savings and …More
