IRS Taps Chief Risk Officer
IRS acting administrator Danny Werfel has named GAO chief administrative officer David Fisher as the IRS’s new chief risk officer …More
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Under an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, SAIC will become a commercial provider of approved DHS Enhanced Cyber …More
Budget Guidance Calls for Updated Strategic Plans
OMB has issued budget guidance and while the big story has been that it calls for 5 percent in cuts, …More
Guidance Lists Areas for Performance Plans to Cover
According to the memo, the draft of the annual performance plan provided with the budget submission to OMB should include …More
IG Calls for More Aggressive Action to Curb Travel Card Misuse at IRS
The IRS generally manages its travel card program effectively but the agency must take more aggressive action to address card …More
House Panel Passes Language to Prevent Another BRAC Round
The House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness has approved language to be included in the defense-spending bill that would prohibit …More
Interior to Hire Youths for Work on Public Lands
The Interior Department has announced $4.2 million in grants to support conservation employment and mentoring opportunities for more than 600 …More
Report Includes Best Practices for Landing STEMM Talent
The Partnership for Public Service has released a report prepared with Booz Allen Hamilton examining the competitive search for science, …More
Robust Email Systems Group Buy Thru GSA
GSA has negotiated powerful email as a service (EaaS) discounts for all federal agencies. These cloud-based services support agency missions …More
Study Forecasts Increasing Government Demand in STEMM Fields
The report anticipates an increasing government demand in STEMM fields while supply – or rather the interest of candidates in …More
Park Service Ends Furloughs, EPA Cuts Back
The National Park Service ended furloughs for Park Police officers and staff effective June 1. It said the savings from …More
DHS Data Breach Revealed
DHS has announced it recently learned of a vulnerability that existed in the software used by a DHS vendor to …More
GAO Calls on VA to Improve Education Benefits Program Management
The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to improve management of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and provide more timely information to …More
DoD to Continue Developing Electronic Health Record, but Purchase IT System
DoD has announced it will continue to develop with the Department of Veterans Affairs a standardized electronic health care record …More
Bipartisan Spending Transparency Bill Advances
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved a bill that would require standardized reporting of federal spending to …More
Wireless Purchase Agreement to Allow for Greater Service Plan Consolidation
GSA has announced the award of a blanket purchase agreement designed to allow the government to better manage wireless spending …More
VA, DoD and HHS Issue Progress Report on Increasing Mental Health Services
The Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Health and Human Services have released an interim report outlining progress to-date …More
Official Time Reporting Bill Advances
A bill to require an annual report on the use of official time by federal employees for union duties has …More
Reminder Issued on Conferences
The Office of Government Ethics has sent a reminder to agency regarding reporting requirements for conferences held through the remainder …More
EEOC Updates Policies on Disabilities
EEOC has issued revised guidance on considerations for federal agencies among other employers related to certain types of disabilities. The …More
GAO: Stronger Oversight Needed for Data Center Consolidation Initiative
The 24 agencies participating in the federal data center consolidation initiative have made progress towards OMB’s goal of closing 40 …More
Senators Call for Applying Commercial Best Practices to Service Contracts
Key lawmakers on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have said agencies need to apply more commercial best …More
Dog Bites a Serious Issue to Postal Service
The Postal Service has said its letter carriers suffered some 6,000 dog attacks last year, with Los Angeles topping the …More
GSA Releases Standardized Templates for Agency Migration to Cloud
Agencies experiencing the administration’s urgent push into widespread "cloud" computing and data center closings have a General Services Administration resource …More
IG Slams GSA Performance Awards Process for Executives
The GSA inspector general has alleged that the agency willingly violates legal requirements when issuing performance awards for senior executives. …More
Bill Would Block Performance Awards for SES During Sequestration
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would prohibit performance awards for members of the senior executive service during …More
DoD Needs to Improve Corrosion Prevention and Control Strategies, Says GAO
GAO has called on DoD management to improve the strategies for corrosion prevention and control used by military departments, estimating …More
DoD Furlough Notices Upcoming
The Pentagon has announced it will begin furloughs of up to 11 days for most civilian employees starting July 8 …More
Management Guidance Lists Furlough Exemptions, Anticipates Union Bargaining
DoD has directed its managers to prepare to furlough most civilians, providing a schedule and specific exceptions and alerting them …More
IRS Agrees With Recommendations to Correct Tax Status Determinations
IRS management has agreed to take a number of corrective actions stemming from the recent inspector general report that found …More
