Establishes Labor Compliance Advisors at Agencies
The order calls on agencies to designate a senior agency official to be a labor compliance advisor, who must meet …More
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The chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Tom Carper, D-Del., and ranking member Tom Coburn, R-Okla., …More
Taxpayer Advocate Wants IRS to Better Respond to Preparer Fraud Problem
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olsen, in her mid-year report to Congress, calls on the IRS to better assist taxpayers who …More
Idle Paralegals Collected Full-Time Pay for Years at USPTO, IG Says
For several years, paralegals for the Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board regularly billed 50 – 70 …More
Managers Feared Union; Telework Facilitated Problem
According to the IG, PTAB managers were completely aware of the volume of Other Time hours during the relevant time …More
Prepare for CFC Drive, Agencies Told
OPM has issued instructions to agencies on preparing for this fall’s Combined Federal Campaign charity drive, recommending that managers and …More
Shortlist for New FBI Headquarters Released
GSA has announced three potential locations for a new FBI headquarters following joint site evaluations: The Greenbelt Metro Station located …More
Processes Needed to Determine Optimal Taxpayer Service Mix
The IRS has not evaluated the potential impact of reducing or eliminating key services at 386 taxpayer assistance centers ahead …More
VA Seeks Discipline in Wait Time Scandal
The VA has proposed disciplinary actions against six employees on charges of manipulating patient scheduling data and withholding information from …More
VA SES Provisions Explained
Congress has released a detailed report on HR-3230, the VA reform bill that restricts appeal rights for SES members there. …More
Committee Cites Misuse of Classifying Documents at TSA
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has issued a report claiming that the TSA has misused the “sensitive security …More
GAO: Holding Goal Leaders Accountable Could Improve Agency Performance
Better accountability for agency priority goal leaders and collaboration could help drive agency performance, GAO has said. Most goal leaders …More
FLRA Seeking Feedback on Strategic Direction, to Host Focus Group
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has announced a focus group to be held at its Washington, D.C. office to seek …More
NAPA Lays Out Vision for Social Security Administration
The National Academy of Public Administration has issued a report laying out a strategic vision and elements of a high-level …More
Recruitment Guidance: Emphasize Value of National Service
OPM has issued guidance to help agencies hire individuals that have participated in national service programs such as the Peace …More
GAO: Railroad Retirement Board at Risk of Improper Disability Payments
The Railroad Retirement Board’s policies and procedures for processing total and permanent disability benefit claims do not adequately ensure that …More
White House Wants Training Programs to be More Employer-Focused
OMB has issued guidance directing all federal employment training programs to focus on meeting the needs of employers, as well …More
GSA Announces Janitorial, Sanitation Contract
The Federal Acquisition Service has announced 18 blanket purchase agreements for a new strategic sourcing solution designed to help federal …More
Senators Scrutinize ‘Obsolete’ Agency, Propose Dismantling NTIS
Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., are seeking to abolish the National Technical Information Service, a repository for …More
Air Force Focusing on Voluntary Departures for Headquarters Reductions
The Air Force begun a fourth round of civilian workforce shaping measures as part of headquarters realignment and staffing reductions …More
GAO: 83,000 DoD Employees with Clearances in Tax Debt
About 83,000 DoD employees and contractors who held or were determined eligible for secret, top secret, or sensitive compartmented information …More
Air Force Focusing on Voluntary Departures for Headquarters Reductions
The Air Force begun a fourth round of civilian workforce shaping measures as part of headquarters realignment and staffing reductions …More
VA Reform Bill Addresses Service Delivery
The compromise VA reform legislation gives the department emergency funding to hire enough doctors, nurses and support staff to meet …More
IG Calls on Agency to Terminate Contractor System Access More Quickly
The Social Security Administration must ensure it terminates contractor and subcontractor access to its internal IT systems once work has …More
New Course on Hiring of Those with Disabilities
OPM has developed an online course that is free to agencies on basic information and resources to hire, retain, and …More
House Wants Report on IRS Official Time
The House has made another move to apply more scrutiny to the use of official time—on the clock time by …More
IG: VA Initiative to Clear Old Disability Claims Ineffective, Data Questionable
A special initiative by the Veterans Benefits Administration to process all claims over two years old by issuing provisional ratings …More
Agencies Asked to Provide Examples of Efforts Toward Meeting CAP Goals
OMB has issued additional budget guidance and information requests on select management agenda cross-agency-priority goals that agencies should include for …More
Includes Requests for Two Additional Management Priorities
OMB has also added a new information request for suitability, credentialing and security clearance reform. Separate from agency submissions, OMB …More
VA Announces Actions for Improve Accuracy of Disability Claims Data
The VBA, which is struggling to keep pace with a huge disability claims backlog, told the House Veterans Affairs committee …More
