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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersData 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
Travel, Purchase Card Use Drop Steeply at GSA
GSA employees are charging far less on their travel and purchase cards than they did several years ago, an IG …More
GAO: Use of Performance Information in Decision Making Not Increasing
Agencies’ reported use of performance information generally did not improve between 2007 and 2013, GAO has said. On its performance …More
IG: Transportation Must Better Manage Travel Cards
The Department of Transportation has effective controls to prevent cardholders from making purchases at businesses that do not provide transportation, …More
VA Settles with Phoenix Whistleblowers
The Office of Special Counsel has announced it obtained “full and fair” relief for three VA whistleblowersworking at the Phoenix …More
House GOP Finds Fault with Census Data Collection
The Republican leadership of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has issued a report citing weaknesses in both personnel …More
IG: USPS Should Better Track Completion of Repairs Paid by Credit Card
The Postal Service spent about $52.9 million on facility repairs and alterations costing under $10,000 each, but lacks a policy …More
Agencies Reduce Clearances by 10 Percent
Agencies collectively have reduced the number of their employees identified as eligible for access to classified information by 10 percent …More
CBO: Some Agencies Likely to Miss Deadline for Records Management
The 2012 Managing Government Records Directive (M-12-18) from OMB requires that all federal agencies electronically manage email records by 2016 …More
GAO: DHS Needs to Better Coordinate Infrastructure Security Assessments
From fiscal 2011 to 2013, various DHS offices and components conducted or required thousands of vulnerability assessments of critical infrastructure, …More
Email Management Guidance Issued
OMB has issued email guidance in support of a 2012 directive requiring agencies to manage permanent and temporary email records …More
GSA Seeking New Technologies to Improve Building Energy Usage
GSA has issued a request for information for innovative, transformational green building technologies in support of its Green Proving Ground …More
CBO: Prison Sentencing Bill Would Save $4 Billion
A bill to allow judges more discretion in imposing sentences for non-violent drug offenses could save the Justice Department $4 …More
Continued Decline for DoD Sole Source Contracts
The number and value of sole-source contracts over $20 million awarded by DoD through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) business …More
Measure Targets Porn Viewing in Federal Agencies
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., has introduced the Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act, which would require federal agencies to block access …More
Final Regs on Flag Benefit Published
OPM has issued final regulations on the Flag Recognition Benefit for Fallen Federal Civilian Employees, authorizing the head of an …More
Senate Backs More Authority to Prevent Benefits Fraud
In one of its last acts before recessing through the elections, the Senate passed legislation (S-1360) designed to give agencies …More
APWU Takes Effort to Block USPS Consolidation to House
The American Postal Workers Union recently managed to get about half of the Senate to sign a letter to the …More
OPM Launches Combined Federal Campaign
OPM has announced the launch of the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign charitable giving season, through which federal employees can donate …More
House Approves Federal Records Accountability Act
The House before recessing through the elections passed by voice vote legislation that would create a process for the suspension …More
House Panel Passes IG Empowerment Bill
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee meanwhile passed the Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2014, to amend the Inspector …More
EEOC Cites Common Errors in Dismissing Discrimination Complaints
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a report identifying common errors by agencies when dismissing discrimination complains on procedural …More
IG Faults DHS Management of Protective Equipment
In 2006 DHS spent $47 million of supplemental funding on personal protective equipment, pandemic research, exercises, and medical countermeasures to …More
GAO Releases Updated Management Green Book
GAO has released an updated version of its Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government “Green Book” setting forth …More
GSA: Competitions Work Best When Open and Fair
Agencies are increasingly using competitions to drive innovation and find novel solutions, but in cases the prize is winner-take-all, agencies …More
GAO: Better Performance Measurement Could Help DHS Training Efforts
Improved documentation, resource tracking and performance measurement could help strengthen DHS training efforts, GAO has said. DHS has processes to …More
GAO Calls on USAID to Update Trade Capacity Building Strategy
The Agency for International Development’s 2003 trade capacity building, or TCB, strategy does not directly guide TCB activities, and parts …More
Committee Passes VA Accountability Bill
About a month after the President signed VA reform and funding legislation into law the House Veterans Affairs Committee followed …More
