Dispute Continues over Labor Agreement Requirement for Federal Projects
A House subcommittee is to hold hearings this week on a 2022 Biden administration executive order requiring agencies to use …More
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Report Finds Inconsistencies in Personnel Vetting System at VA
Inconsistences in managing and monitoring the screening process for job candidates leave the Veterans Health Administration, the largest component of …More
Better Oversight of EEO Compliance Would Improve Agency Accountability, Says GAO
Gaps in the EEOC’s oversight of agency compliance with EEO laws “undermine employees’ EEO protections,” the GAO has said, adding …More
OMB Charts Growth in Cyber Attacks against Agencies
Cyber attacks against federal agencies increased by about 10 percent in fiscal 2023 over the prior year, with the email/phishing …More
OPM Orders Agencies to Report on Politically Appointive Positions
OPM has directed agencies to send it by July 1 a list of their politically appointive positions, which it then …More
OMB Grants Guidance Underscores Need for Evaluation
OMB has stressed the emphasis on evaluation in program development and implementation in a revision it issued in April to …More
More Interagency Coordination on AI Proposed
Bipartisan legislation (HR-8756) newly offered in the House would establish a chief AI officer position at every agency to oversee …More
GAO Calls for Tighter Monitoring of ‘Deficiencies’ in Agency EEO Programs
The EEOC should modernize and tighten its oversight of whether agencies are in compliance with EEO policy requirements, the GAO …More
GSA Touts Updated New Procurement Services to Agencies
The GSA has announced updated and new procurement-related services to agencies, including updating the Multiple Award Schedule to allow for …More
Spending Bill Addresses Hiring, Other Issues for OPM
The House version of the annual general government spending bill addresses several hiring-related issues, including encouraging OPM to continue to …More
Webinar Upcoming on Carrying Out Management Agenda Priorities
Performance.gov will hold a hybrid in-person/remote webinar July 10 at 1-3 pm Eastern time on carrying out the administration’s President’s …More
GAO Lists Priority Recommendations Needing Action by Congress
Congress has acted on four-fifths of GAO recommendations that require changes in law since 2000 but that still leaves 242 …More
Bipartisan Bill Offered on Federal Agency AI Purchases, Use
A newly offered bipartisan bill in the Senate (S-4495) would set standards for federal agency purchase and use of artificial …More
Public’s Views of Government Plummet; Strong Support for Nonpartisan Civil Service
The Partnership for Public Service has found what it called “alarming” decreases in the public’s views of the government, although …More
DHS Not Meeting Hiring Timelines for Most Key Occupations, Says GAO
DHS is not meeting its time-to-hire goals for nine of the 13 occupations that it has designated as the highest …More
VA Needs to ‘Think Creatively’ on Recruiting, Retention Challenges, Says Report
A report on a spending bill (HR-8580) for the VA passed by the House, citing the department’s challenges in recruiting …More
Guide Issued on Employment of Neurodiverse Persons in Federal Agencies
A new publication says that increasing the employment of neurodiverse persons in federal agencies could help address both their historic …More
Report Calls on IRS to Step Up Planning for Reducing Unneeded Space
The IRS has reduced its office space footprint by about 8 percent since fiscal 2018 but it lacks a comprehensive …More
Senate Bill Would Emphasize Career Employees for Senior State Department Positions
A newly introduced Senate bill (S- S-4476) would reserve for career employees more senior positions at the State Department, with …More
GAO Charts Steps Taken under Customer Service Initiative
All federal programs designated as “high-impact service providers” under the Biden administration’s President’s Management Agenda have completed assessments of their …More
Agencies Need Better Understanding of Legacy IT, Says Report
A report filed in support of a bill pending a Senate vote (S-2032) says that federal agencies need to have …More
Report Sees Progress, Areas of Weakness in FISMA Compliance
Federal agencies “strengthened the maturity of their information security programs on average” in recent years but supply chain and cybersecurity …More
IG Warns of Potential Conflicts of Interest among SSA Employees with Outside Employment
An IG audit has found only a small number of cases of possible conflicts of interest among SSA employees from …More
Hiring, Performance Management, Skills Gaps on GAO’s To-Do List for OPM
GAO has listed the top open recommendations for OPM as (in its words): Making hiring authorities more effective. To ensure …More
Rules Finalized for Reducing Plastics Waste in Supply Schedule Orders
GSA has finalized rules for reducing “single-use, unrecyclable, difficult to recycle, or frequently littered” plastics in purchases under the Federal …More
Pandemic Spending Oversight Group Cites Lessons Learned
An interagency body of IG offices overseeing pandemic-related spending has compiled a list of lessons learned for agencies to apply …More
Report Calls on U.S. Mint to Better Track Sources of Gold It Uses
An inspector general report has said there is “reasonable assurance” that the more than $500 million in gold the U.S. …More
Congress Presses VA over Bonuses Paid with PACT Act Funds
Members of both the House and Senate have continued pressing the VA for explanations and possible disciplinary actions in the …More
Special Hiring Authority for Military Spouses Extended
OPM has finalized rules regulations extending through 2028 a special authority for hiring into federal a position the spouse of …More
GAO Calls for Better Workforce Planning at NNSA, Postal Inspection Service
The GAO has called for better workforce planning at two components of the Energy Department and the U.S. Postal Service, …More
