Policy Sets up Open Data Framework
The CIO Council released the open data policy, designed to put in place a framework to help institutionalize principles of …More
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The Department of Transportation has announced that flexibility it received to reprogram funds would allow it to avoid closing 149 …More
FLRA Finalizing Negotiability Training Materials
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has developed draft negotiability-training materials and has been seeking input before finalizing, posting them online …More
IG Calls on FEMA to Improve Privacy Stewardship
FEMA has made progress implementing plans and activities to instill a culture of privacy to protect sensitive personally identifiable information …More
Agencies Told to Report on Labor Cooperation
Federal agencies have been told to report on their labor-management cooperative activities under a 2009 executive order that created the …More
Another Quarter, Another Loss for USPS
The Postal Service has announced that it ended the second quarter of fiscal 2013 with a $1.9 billion loss, after …More
Questions Raised on Comp Time Policy
Obama administration opposition to a House bill allowing for the use of compensatory time off instead of overtime in the …More
GAO: Results of Transportation Worker ID Card Program Unreliable
The results of a TSA transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) pilot program designed to assess the technology and operational impact …More
Service to America Medal Finalists Announced
The Partnership for Public Service has announced finalists for the 2013 Service to America Medals that recognize excellence in federal …More
Process Improvements Needed in IRS Tax Program
The IRS is generally staying on top of systems development risk areas for a tax program that will determine eligibility …More
GAO: Further Action Needed to Expedite VA Medical-Facility Projects
Additional actions are needed to speed up major medical center construction projects and lower costs at the Department of Veterans …More
Advocate Says Telework Week Saved Over $12 Million in Commuting Costs
The Mobile Work Exchange, a federally-focused teleworking advocacy group, has announced that the "telework week” it sponsors annually drew over …More
Postal IG to Investigate Travel Card Use
The Postal Service IG is launching an audit of use of the employer-issued government travel card for employees to use …More
Executive Women in Government Leadership Summit
Executive Women in Government will hold its annual leadership summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. …More
OPM, CHCOC and OMB Announce HR Improvement Effort
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council has announced an effort with OPM and OMB to revise the human capital planning, …More
GAO: EPA Could Improve Chemical Assessment Approach
The EPA has stepped up efforts to assess and manage chemicals but could strengthen its approach, GAO has said. The …More
FAA Law Provides Roadmap for Targeting Sequestration Cuts
The law Congress enacted to stop sequestration-related furloughs at the FAA provides a model for how similar relief could be …More
HHS Boosts Rewards for Medicare Fraud Tips
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a rule that would increase rewards paid to Medicare beneficiaries and …More
DHS Should Study How Other Agencies Train Disaster Reservists, Says GAO
FEMA should examine the training practices of other agencies with disaster reservist workforces to identify potentially useful practices, GAO has …More
Security Clearance Approvals Down
The number of individuals approved for security clearances at the confidential, secret and top secret levels declined from fiscal 2011 …More
GAO Cites Drug Control Program Overlap
Drug abuse prevention and treatment programs are fragmented across 15 federal agencies and often provide overlapping services, increasing the risk …More
DHS Cyber Student Initiative Announced
DHS has announced a new Secretary’s Honors Program Cyber Student Initiative, designed to engage exceptional community college students in cybersecurity …More
Slight Gain for Representation of Women in SES
The number of women in the Senior Executive Service has increased slowly but steadily every year since 2008, according to …More
Shared Services Guide Released
The CIO Council has released a federal shared services implementation guide that builds on the federal IT shared services strategy …More
IG Lauds IRS Collection Program, Calls for Balance in Performance Measures
Collections went up 20 percent and the IRS completed investigations more quickly and made trust fund penalty determinations faster in …More
Bill Aims to Cut Down on Overlap Among Programs
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate to give lawmakers more information about programs so they can better determine where …More
GSA to Foot Bill if Agencies Upgrade to Hybrids
GSA has announced a fleet consolidation initiative giving agencies an opportunity to replace aging vehicles with hybrids. The initiative could …More
IRS Out of Compliance With IPERA for Fiscal 2012
The IRS was not in compliance with all requirements of a 2010 law that increased agency accountability for reducing improper …More
DNI Issues Security Clearance Guidance
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has announced new guidance in support of victims of sexual assault who …More
IRS Should Expand Use of Employer-Provided Health Care Information, IG Says
The IRS continues to make progress implementing key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but it could expand the use …More
