CMS Needs to Better Oversee Payment Reviews by Contractors, Says GAO
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken steps to prevent contractors from conducting duplicative post-payment claims reviews but …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOver 114,000 Federal Employees Left in 2013
More than 114,000 people left the federal government in 2013, increasing from 83,317 in 2009 to 115,661 in 2012 and …More
Few Terminations
Over half of all separations in fiscal 2013 were due to retirement, even though the number decreased by 4,306 to …More
EEOC Reports Slight Gain in Overall Diversity
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released the second part of its annual workforce report concluding that the federal government …More
MSPB Gives Management Wide Leeway in Furloughs
In a recent decision, the MSPB rejected an assertion commonly being raised in sequestration furlough-related appeals before it, that by …More
USPS IG: Vehicle Fleet Upgrade Presents Opportunity
About 142,000 long-life vehicles out of the Postal Service’s 190,000-vehicle total delivery fleet are near or have exceeded their expected …More
OMB Announces New Digital Service Crack Team
The White House has launched a new Digital Service that will help agencies find solutions to management challenges that can …More
Digital Services Playbook and TechFAR Handbook are Key Components
OMB also released for public comment a Digital Services Playbook and aTechFAR Handbook. The initial version of the playbook (playbook.cio.gov) …More
GAO Calls on DoD to Improve Future Assessments of Roles and Missions
DoD’sJuly 2012 submission to Congress following its most recent Quadrennial Roles and Missions Review did not provide sufficiently detailed information …More
Over $600B Went Unreported on Spending Website
Agencies are generally reporting required contract information but for fiscal 2012 they did not properly report information on assistance awards …More
Coburn Says Report Could Help Spur DATA Act Compliance
The ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said the GAO report demonstrates …More
VA Announces Independent Scheduling Review
The VA has announced an independent, national review of all scheduling practices at its medical facilities as well as actions …More
DoD: Progress Made on New Civilian Performance Management System
DoD has submitted a report to Congress detailing progress with a new civilian employee performance management system and appointment procedures. …More
Managerial, Supervisory Training Program Key
A DoD managerial and supervisory training program was also stipulated in the 2010 defensespending bill that authorized the new performance …More
USPS Reports Gains in Shipping and Packing Along with $2 Billion Loss
The Postal Service ended the third quarter with a net loss of$2 billion, compared to a net loss of $740 …More
Senators Back IGs in Request for Greater Access to Agency Records
The chairs and ranking members of the Senate and House oversight committees have sent OMB a letter voicing concerns that …More
OPM Issues List of Upcoming Conferences Qualifying as Official Training
OPM has published a list of upcoming conferences that qualify as official training and for which agencies could reimburse employees …More
IRS Adopts Taxpayer Bill of Rights
The IRS has announced the adoption of a “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” to help individuals better understand their rights before …More
Phased Retirement Regs Require Agency Attention
OPM has issued its long-awaited final rules on phased retirement for retirement-eligible federal employees, although it left many of the …More
OPM Suggests Standards for Considering Requests
In guidance—which likely will be expanded as other issues needing attention arise—OPM said that “any decision to approve or deny …More
Executive Order Makes Labor Law Compliance a Contracting Requirement
President Obama has signed an executive order that calls on contracting officers to consider an offeror’s track record on labor …More
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
Bill Would Remove Some Reporting Requirements From DHS IG
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
