AO Calls on HUD to Improve Management of IT Modernization
HUD has taken initial steps toward applying key project management practices for IT modernization efforts, but needs to improve key …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersReps. Pushing Back Against Green Energy Trend in Federal Buildings
Reps. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., and William Enyart, D-Ill., have introduced legislation that would overturn a provision in …More
MSPB Launches New Appeal Form
The Merit Systems Protection Board is implementing a new version of its appeal form – MSPB Form 185 – as …More
More Restrictions on Conferences Ordered
OMB has sent additional guidance to agencies on conducting conferences, in light of the latest embarrassing IG report and resulting …More
Army Encourages Applications to Developmental Programs
The Army has sent out guidance to its components designed to encourage the use of several career development programs for …More
MSPB Advocates for Cross-Training Employees
Skills diversification in a work group can improve effectiveness and flexibility, the Merit Systems Protection Board has said in calling …More
IG: USPS Performance Metrics Should Better Support Strategic Goals
The Postal Service clearly and accurately documents how it develops, measures, and approves its pay for performance metrics but current …More
IRS Must Better Manage Risks in Issuing Returns, GAO Says
The IRS receives few information returns before issuing most tax refunds and while it is exploring verification improvements, it must …More
Senator Questions Loss of Records at VA Cleveland Office
Following the loss of some 464,000 loan and grant records at a Department of Veterans Affairs office in Cleveland, Sen. …More
IG Cites Nepotism Through Student Program at Energy
A senior official in Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy engaged in nepotism by advocating for his three …More
MSPB Warns of Risk of Cutting Training
Sequestration resulted in increased scrutiny of training and conference spending and less approval for those expenditures, but the Merit Systems …More
GAO Recommends a More Focused Performance.gov Website
OMB should leverage leading website development practices in continuing to develop Performance.gov, and it could do better in communicating to …More
IG Wants to Step Up Oversight of OPM Revolving Fund
OPM’s inspector general is pushing for greater oversight of OPM’s Revolving Fund, through which the agency provides services such as …More
Use of Official Time at VA Questioned
The VA has 188 employees working full-time on union duties, according to two Republican senators who are questioning that practice …More
More Cloud Services Becoming Available Through FedRAMP Program
GSA has announced that the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, has issued two new joint authorization board …More
IG: Expiring IRS Hiring Funds Squandered on Conference Perks
Most of the $4.1 million spent on a lavish IRS training conference in Anaheim, California in 2010 was paid for …More
MSPB to Managers: Say “Thank You”
A simple "thank you” could mean more to employees than performance awards or other forms of recognition for a job …More
House Aims to Prohibit Another BRAC Round
The House is moving to prevent DoD from initiating another round of base realignments and closures, adding preventive language to …More
GAO: DoD Must Improve Efforts to Address Improper Payment Requirements
DoD failed to adequately implement key provisions of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and of the Improper Payments …More
VA Meets Hiring Goal for Mental Health Professionals
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it met its goal of hiring 1,600 new mental health professionals as called …More
GAO Calls for Management Improvements to VA Fee-Basis Health Care
Spending by the Department of Veterans Affairs on care provided by non-VA providers on a fee-basis increased from about $3.04 …More
IG Knocks Postal Management for Handling of Detail Assignments
Postal Service management did not effectively manage detail assignments in which career employees are placed in another established position that …More
GAO Calls for Further Steps to Determine Right Size of DoD Workforce
Additional steps are needed to determine the right size and composition of DoD’s total workforce, GAO has said. DoD’s military …More
Data on Contractor Workforce Sketchy
GAO noted that comparable data on DoD’s sizable contractor workforce historically are not available, although under a counting system used …More
More Efficient Mail Delivery Needed in Some Districts, Says IG
The Bay-Valley, Dakotas, Houston, Oklahoma, and Portland postal districts have opportunities for enhanced street delivery efficiency, the USPS inspector general …More
Army Issues Ethics Guidance for Working During Furlough Days
The Army has issued general ethics guidance for those who want to work for a non-federal entity while furloughed, reminding …More
EPA Rolls Back Furlough Days
Acting EPA administrator Bob Perciasepe has told employees in a memo that the agency will scale back the number of …More
GAO Calls for Longer Term Management Strategy at SSA
The Social Security Administration will experience management challenges in four key areas over the next decade and a long-term strategy …More
White House Seeking to Lower Contractor Compensation Limits
The White House is proposing legislation designed to cap the contractor executive compensation reimbursement rate at $400,000, the same amount …More
IG: eFile System Improvements Should Help with 2013 Filing Season
Enhancements the IRS has made to its modernized e-File system ahead of the 2013 filing season should help ensure the …More
