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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOPM 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
Paper Still a Burden to IRS
Despite the move to electronic filing and record-keeping, the IRS still deals with a great deal of paperwork, spending $33 …More
OMB Outlines Financial Assistance Metrics
OMB has issued a memo instructing CFO Act-covered agencies on their reporting and other responsibilities under an administration initiative to …More
Expansion of Locality Pay Still on Hold
The continued delays in expanding the number of zones for GS locality pay has agency officials and union representatives frustrated …More
Employee Opinions of VA Reflect Troubles
Perhaps not surprisingly given the scandals that have plagued the department this year, employee views of working at VA fell …More
IRS Needs to Better Monitor Software Costs, Report Says
The IRS wastes between $81 million and $114 million a year through inadequate management of server software licenses, an estimate …More
Cooke Award Nominations Sought
Nominations are being sought for the annual Department of Defense David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award, which is …More
GAO Questions Administrative Leave Practices
In a report that has brought criticism from Capitol Hill of agency management controls over paid time off without charge …More
Beef Up Financial Security, Agencies Told
President Obama has issued an executive order telling agencies to transition payment processing terminals and credit, debit, and other payment …More
IG: Open Floor Plan an Open Invitation to Theft
GSA’s open floor plan workplace at its headquarters—which the agency touts as a model for other agencies to follow—leaves personal …More
MSPB Explains Reasonable Accommodation Standards
MSPB said in a recent publication it sends through the government personnel community that several of its recent decisions regarding …More
‘Limited Time’ Appointing Authority Set to Expire
One of the special hiring authorities for agencies to use to bring back retirees without an offset between their annuities …More
Official Time Numbers Rise, Ratio Holds Flat
More time was spent in 2012 than in 2011 by federal employees on union duties during working hours, called official …More
Trust Issues Undercut Labor-Management Forums
The labor-management report also examined progress on several initiatives the administration launched in 2009, creation of labor-management “forums” and greater …More
GAO Finds Room for Better Market Research
GAO has looked at procurement practices of four large agencies and found that of the 28 contracts it reviewed, all …More
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
Executive Order Expands Conversion Rights
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
