Cuts $2.5 Billion from White House Request for GSA
The bill proposes $2.4 billion less for GSA than the White House’s request and $476 million below the fiscal 2013 …More
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Hiring practices at the Bonneville Power Administration appear to have effectively disadvantaged veterans and other applicants, the Energy Department’s inspector …More
Senate Bill Would Overhaul Security Clearance Process
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate to increase oversight of the security clearance process following disclosures made by former …More
Agencies to Review Clearance Status of Positions
The bill calls on the Director of National Intelligence to issue guidance for departments and agencies – within 180 days …More
FLRA Announces Negotiability Training
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has announced the first of several one-day sessions of a new negotiability-training program, following up …More
OMB Extends Prompt Payment Policy
OMB has issued a memo extending a policy that agencies should accelerate payments to all prime contractors – with a …More
GAO: Research Needed on Impact of Investment on Transit Asset Management
Additional research led by the Department of Transportation on the effects of capital investment on transit asset management could help …More
IRS Questioned on Time Spent Doing Union Work
The ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., …More
Reverse Auction Platform Launched
GSA has announced the launch of a government-managed reverse auction platform (on which sellers compete to lower prices) available through …More
IG: IRS Making Progress With Data Center Consolidation, Needs Better Plan
The IRS is consolidating its data centers to reduce data center space, cut costs, and save energy, but needs a …More
EEOC Cancels Plans for Additional Furloughs
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has informed its personnel in an internal email they will not be subjected to a …More
OPM Announces Project Aimed at Bolstering Cybersecurity Workforce
OPM plans to gather information that will help close the cybersecurity skill gap in the federal workforce, identified by the …More
EEOC Expanding Flagship Conference
EEOC’s annual EXCEL Conference (for Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws) for federal officials will be expanded this year and will …More
More Use of Video Conferencing Proposed
Newly introduced legislation in the House (HR-2643) would push the government toward more use of teleconferencing rather than face to …More
Retention Bonuses Called Pay Loophole
In a move that could have a spillover effect on other agencies, the Senate is continuing a requirement for greater …More
Late Filing Fees on Disclosures Takes Effect
A $200 fee now is in effect for late filing of disclosures of certain financial transactions by employees who must …More
GSA Seeking to Improve Building Food Services
GSA has put out a "request for information" for a consulting contract to assess the food services in federal buildings …More
IG: Performance Measures Needed in IRS Collection Strategy Organization
The IRS created an Enterprise Collection Strategy organization in January 2011 to improve organizational performance but while it has centralized …More
Draft Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure Released
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft outline of a voluntary framework to improve cybersecurity in …More
IG Describes Shift in State Department Facebook Strategy
After the State Department’s Bureau of International Information reorganized in 2011, its coordinator launched an effort to expand State’s social …More
GAO: SEC Should Consider Requiring Disclosure of Auditor Attestation
The Securities and Exchange Commission should consider requiring all companies to disclose whether their independent auditors attest to and report …More
About One Quarter of Contracts Went to Small Businesses in Fiscal 2012
The federal government sent 22.25 percent of all contracting dollars to small businesses in fiscal 2012, nearing a goal of …More
Energy Awarding Performance Bonuses by Default for Nuclear Cleanup Work
The Department of Energy has been giving out performance bonuses regardless of work product for billions of dollars in nuclear …More
Government-wide Travel Advisory Committee Announced
GSA has announced the first meeting of a new government-wide travel advisory committee, which it says is a significant step …More
Senate Confirms Key Administration Posts
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brian Deese to be deputy director of OMB, Dan Tangherlini as GSA administrator …More
GAO Calls on Labor to Improve Data on Foreign Agricultural Worker Program
Actions are needed to improve the transparency and reliability of the Labor Department’s data on the H-2A visa program, through …More
Union Steps up Pressure on EEOC to Avoid Second Round of Furloughs
The American Federation of Government Employees is urging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to avoid a second round of furloughs, …More
USPS Agrees to Correct Electric Hazards at Postal Facilities
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union agreed to …More
IG Calls on DHS to Improve Management of Private Screener Program
Recent TSA documentation for approving airports to participate in its private screener program have not been finalized and some documents …More
Thompson Says Report Shows Reforms Are Needed
The ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the report shows a need for reforming …More
