IG Questions Reliability of SSA Field Office Performance Data
The Social Security Administration has a mounting workload and shirking workforce, and it needs to examine anomalies in workload data …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersIG Calls for Automated Monitoring of Virtual Servers
The IRS must improve the security of its virtual servers, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has said after …More
House Passes Digital Accountability and Transparency Act
The House has approved the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013, which amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency …More
New OPM Director Sworn In
The political director for President Obama’s reelection campaign has been sworn in as the new director of OPM. Katherine Archuleta …More
GSA Considering Car-Sharing Policy
GSA is actively pursuing car-sharing initiatives to help federal agencies reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and optimize vehicle use. The agency …More
IG Questions Quality of Returns Prepared at Volunteer Sites
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has identified accuracy problems with returns prepared through the IRS’s volunteer program, which …More
GAO: Further Action Needed to Achieve IT Portfolio Savings
OMB should require agencies to disclose the extent to which their CIOs have the ability to carry out the recommended …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Oversight of ITOperations and Maintenance
Of the 10 largest IT operations and maintenance investments in fiscal 2012, just one underwent an operational analysis to ensure …More
IG Calls on USPS to Recover $10 Million in Fuel Overpayments
The Postal Service inspector general has issued a management alert calling on USPS to immediately recover overpayments due from suppliers. …More
OSC Calls USERRA Pilot Early Success
Under a pilot project the Office of Special Counsel is taking cases under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights …More
USPS to Delivery Packages for Amazon on Sundays
The Postal Service has reached an agreement with Amazon to deliver its packages on Sunday – moving in the opposite …More
VA Meets Hiring Goal for Mental Health Professionals
The Department of Veterans Affairs has said it has hired 815 peer specialists and peer apprentices following a 2012 executive …More
GSA Consolidates IT Operations
GSA has announced that in addition to closing 37 of its data centers in fiscal 2013 it has completed a …More
IG Faults IRS for Weak Control Over IT Assets
Weaknesses in asset management controls at the IRS leave IT assets vulnerable to loss, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Oversight of Clinical Contractors
VA frequently contracts with outside health care providers and while recent studies have disclosed problems with the department’s development of …More
Security Clearance Reform Bill Introduced
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would require OPM to perform two automated reviews at random every five …More
GAO: DNI May Want Additional Access to Tax-Debt Data on Clearance Holders
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has agreed with a recommendation from GAO that it study the feasibility …More
House Backs Limits on VA Bonuses
The House has voted to cap bonuses and other award type payments to VA employees at $345 million a year …More
GAO Calls for Additional Management Controls in Contract Guard Program
Oversight challenges persist with the Federal Protective Service’s contract guard program, GAO has said in calling for additional management controls. …More
Administration LimitsAwards for Fiscal 2014
OPM and OMB have issued a memo to establish budgetary limits on awards paid during fiscal 2014, saying that in …More
Drop in Discretionary Funding Levels Could Reduce Awards More
Limits both impact managers personally and make it more difficult to reward employees for solid work completed on time. Cash …More
Senate Considers Expansion of Workplace Protections
A bill (S-815) up for Senate voting would add protections against discrimination in the workplace, including inside the federal government, …More
GSA Issues Green Building Certification Recommendation
GSA has issued a recommendation to the Department of Energy on how the federal government can best use third party …More
Air Force Telling Supervisors to Verify Employee Hierarchy in System
The Air Force is telling supervisors to verify and possibly correct the reporting-relationships with their subordinates as reflected in the …More
IG: Scanning of Taxpayer Correspondence Producing Inaccuracies
The IRS is getting much faster at scanning a vast amount of taxpayer paper correspondence into electronic images, but a …More
GSA To Favor Alternative Fuel Use in Package Delivery Solicitation
GSA recently modified a request for proposal for its new $1.5 billion government-wide package delivery contract that includes criteria to …More
IRS Holds Its Own Employees to Higher Tax Standard Than Contractors
While the IRS requires its employees to file their federal tax returns on time and pay any federal tax debt, …More
IRS Not Doing Enough to Stop Improper Payments
In a second report, the IG said that the IRS estimates that 21 to 25 percent – $11.6 billion to …More
Supervisor Transferred After OSC Confirms Allegations of Retaliation
The Office of Special Counsel has announced that it helped two TSA employees whohad reported wrongdoing at the Syracuse Hancock …More
GAO: More of a Strategic Focus Needed for High-Value GSA Leases
High value leases make up just 3 percent of GSA’s portfolio but comprise a third of total cost and size, …More
