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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersSenate 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
GAO: Deeper Understanding Key to Improving Veteran Services
Some veterans have trouble readjusting to civilian life for a variety of reasons, but limited and incomplete data to assess …More
GSA Pressing Ahead with Plans for New FBI Headquarters
GSA and the FBI are preparing an environmental impact statement to analyze the potential impacts of acquiring a consolidated FBI …More
Senators Lobby Against Blocking Postal Closures
The chair and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are asking their colleagues on the …More
GAO: Better Data Needed on Veteran Burial Options
The VA uses county-level population data to determine veterans’ access to cemeteries but census tract data, which are small statistical …More
GAO: Greater Oversight Needed of Security Clearance Revocation
Additional guidance and oversight are needed to ensure a more consistent application of the security clearance revocation process at DHS …More
OMB Announces Agency-Level Regulatory Partnerships with Canada
OMB has announced the release of a U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council “joint forward plan” outlining new federal agency-level partnership arrangements …More
IRS Needs to Better Process Complaints Against Tax Preparers
The IRS is not processing complaints against tax preparers quickly enough, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has said. …More
PPS: Agencies Should Increase Collaboration to Improve Customer Service
The federal government is working to improve customer service and keep pace with high standards being set by corporations such …More
Calls on Congress to Fund Collaborative Customer Service
The report includes recommendations for Congress and OMB to pave the way for improved customer service as well. For example, …More
USPS IG: Competition Advocate’s Impact Unclear
USPS recently established a competition advocate to improve its noncompetitive purchasing practices, but without a standard for measuring performance the …More
Guidance Issued on Communicating EEO Rights
Federal agencies are required to communicate to their employees information about their rights under EEO law and rules and how …More
GAO: Better Oversight of Contractor Information Security Controls Needed
Federal agencies have been inconsistent in overseeing the execution and review of contractors’ implementation of security and privacy requirements, resulting …More
VA Secretary Worried About Department’s Ability to Recruit Talent
VA secretary Robert McDonald said this week that meeting the department’s aggressive recruitment goals would be a tough challenge. He …More
Malware Found on HealthCare.gov Testing Server
The Department of Health and Human Services found common malware on a testing server used for development of HealthCare.gov that …More
IG: USPS Needs to Improve Guidance for Optimizing Delivery Units
The guidelines the Postal Service uses for consolidating delivery units are not adequate for processing unit-optimization proposals with projected financial …More
GAO Calls on OPM to Improve Design, Management of Classification System
OPM, working through the Chief Human Capital Officer Council, and with stakeholders such as OMB, unions and others, should examine …More
IG Faults DHS Management of Component Vehicle Fleet Operations
DHS does not adequately manage or have the enforcement authority over its components’ fleet operations to ensure that its motor …More
