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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersIG: 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
OPM: Encourage Employees to Stay Home if Sick
OPM has issued a reminder on steps that can be taken to limit transmission of influenza and other illnesses as …More
IRS Has Improved Budget Request but Further Actions Needed, Says GAO
The IRS has made improvements to its budget request and cost estimates but further actions are needed, GAO has said. …More
OSC Slams VA Medical Center for Mismanagement
The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., is deficient both in providing appropriate patient care and in responding to …More
VA Announces Plan to Outsource Some Medical Care
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a new initiative through which VA medical centers can purchase non-VA medical care …More
GAO Calls on BLM to Better Track Permit Processing, Prioritize Inspections
The Bureau of Land Management needs better data to track permit processing times and prioritize environmental inspections, GAO has said. …More
VA IG Requests Business Case for Partially Duplicative IT System
A Department of Veterans Affairs Virtual Office of Acquisition (VOA) software development project was not properly managed under the department’s …More
GSA Announces Workplace Transformation Initiative
GSA has announced a Total Workplace initiative through which it plans to provide resources and expertise to help agencies reduce …More
Amendment Would Pressure Agencies on Data Center Consolidations
Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Co., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., have offered an amendment to the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act …More
Navy Provides Managers with Guidance after Shootings
The Navy has sent guidance to its managers and supevisors in the wake of the shootings at the Washington Navy …More
IG: Drop in Collections Coincided with Loss of Enforcement Personnel
Enforcement revenue collected by the IRS declined in fiscal 2012 by 9 percent from $55.2 billion to $50.2 billion, and …More
GSA Expects Savings from New Travel Management Tool
GSA has awarded a contract giving federal agencies an additional travel savings tool as part of the E-Gov Travel Service …More
