Transportation IG to Review Earned Value Management Practices
The Department of Transportation inspector general has announced an investigation into the effectiveness of the department’s earned value management practices …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGSA Seeking Contractors for Janitorial and Maintenance Supplies
GSA has released a request for quotations for two new strategic sourcing solutions to help agencies purchase janitorial and maintenance …More
GAO: Mixed Progress Implementing Information Security Programs
The extent to which agencies implemented security program components showed mixed progress over fiscal 2011-2012, GAO has said. It said …More
Regular Risk Assessments Needed
Although an increasing number of agencies have implemented a risk management program and documented policies, procedures, and strategies, IGs identified …More
Committee Focusing on Alleged Social Security Disability Fraud
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committeehas released findings of an investigation into alleged misconduct in exploiting the Social …More
GAO: Stronger Management Needed to Improve Indian Ed
Students in Bureau of Indian Education schools perform consistently below Indian students in public schools on national and state assessments …More
IG: Debarred Firms Remain Listed for Transportation Set-Asides
The Department of Transportation IG has alerted the department that it found three suspended or debarred firms currently listed in …More
Some Flexibility Allowed in Shutdown Return
Federal employees who have been furloughed during the partial government shutdown generally should be reporting for work today but there …More
IG Slams Bonneville Power Administration for Hiring Practices
The Department of Energy IG has issued a report heavily critical of the Bonneville Power Administration for whistleblower retaliation and …More
Oversight Committee Calls Findings “Shocking”
The chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Darrell Issa, R-Calif., called the findings shocking and pledged to …More
Advice Issued on Protecting Security Clearances
Financial troubles brought on by the partial government shutdown could impact eligibility to retain a security clearance, the Air Force …More
Many Federal Employees Returned to Work During Shutdown
The Social Security Administration has reportedly brought back 8,800 workers that had been furloughed due to the shutdown even though …More
IG: VA May Have Overspent on Interagency IT Awards
The Technology Acquisition Center in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Acquisitions, Logistics and Construction failed to follow federal …More
PPS: Performance Improvement Efforts Not Felt on Front Lines
Federal performance improvement officers have worked to establish performance improvement cultures within their agencies and lay the ground work for …More
Transportation Not in Full Compliance with Over-Classification Laws
The Department of Transportation still has classification related policies and procedures that are out of compliance with federal requirements under …More
Furloughs Bad for Recruitment, but Mission Remains Selling Point
It’s unclear the damage that sequestration driven furloughs and the government shutdown will have on recruiting new employees into the …More
Motivation Also a Challenge
Retaining and keeping employees motivated is also an ongoing challenge in many cases and agencies need to look to improve …More
IG Calls on VHA to Improve Community Based Outpatient Clinic Operations
After reviewing 92 Veterans Health Administrationcommunity based outpatient clinicsduring fiscal 2012, the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general has made …More
Ethics Laws Still Apply During Furlough
The Office of Government Ethics has issued a notice reminding federal employees that ethics laws still apply while the government …More
GSA Warns of Procurement Cancellations
GSA has posted an "industry partner letter" to FedBizOpps.gov warning the contractor community of how the Public Buildings Services may …More
IG Calls on IRS to Emphasize FOIA Laws with Disclosure Specialists
After reviewing 55 Freedom of Information Act information requests from the IRS (out of 3,415) the Treasury Inspector General for …More
MSPB: Succession Planning Should be Ongoing Process
Succession planning should be done on a rolling basis so staffing plans keep pace with the evolution of future needs …More
IG Questions Non-Competitive Contact Awards at USPS
Postal Service contracting officials did not provide documentation to support price or cost reasonableness and justifications to award noncompetitive …More
IG: VA Should Stop Using Interagency Agreements with OPM for Conferences
The Department of Veterans Affairs should consider discontinuing the use of assisted acquisition interagency agreements with OPM for training conferences …More
Review of SES Bonuses Set
The chair of a Senate governmental affairs subcommittee has tasked GAO with reviewing the SES performance bonus program to determine …More
VA IG Faults National Cemetery Administration Contracting
The National Cemetery Administration does not have effective internal controls, or existing controls were not followed in a number of …More
MSPB: Exit Surveys of Leaders Can Produce Valuable Insights
The Merit Systems Protection Board has advocated for leveraging exit surveys of employees leaving the agency to get relatively frank …More
GAO: DHS Could Better Coordinate Border, Maritime R&D
DHS is working to better define and coordinate research and development, but additional actions could strengthen internal and external coordination …More
OPM Asks Agencies to Participate in Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is domestic violence awareness month and OPM has called on federal agencies to actively participate, noting that a third …More
Senators Ask for Delay of Rule to Expand “Sensitive” Designations
Sens. John Tester, D-Mont., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, have sent OPM and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence …More
