GAO: IRS Has Improved Information Security Controls but More Work Ahead
The IRS continues to make progress addressing information security control weaknesses, recently improving its internal control over financial reporting but …More
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The Office of Special Counsel has filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit arguing …More
White House Provides Update on Agency Priority Goals
The White House has issued a first quarterly update on its 14 cross-agency priority goals and 103 agency priority goals …More
VA Says GI Bill Processing Automation Has Halved Claims Processing Time
VA has announced it reduced the number of days it takes to provide benefits payments to currently enrolled students to …More
Task Force Recommends Army as Lead Agent for Behavior Health Actions
An Army task force studying the Army’s approach to behavioral diagnosis and evaluations in support of the Integrated Disability Evaluation …More
White House Pushing Sandy Relief Oversight, Guidance Issued
OMB has issued a memo providing an overview of the internal control planning and reporting requirements for all programs funded …More
IG: VA Partly Out of Compliance with Improper Payment Regs
The Department of Veterans Affairs complied with four of seven requirements in the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for …More
EEOC Identifies Ongoing Obstacles to African Americans in Federal Workforce
A new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission report from an internal working group has called attention to seven obstacles African Americans …More
Management Amendments Attached to Senate Budget Bill
Amendments intended to improve federal benefits processing, improve spending transparency and reduce reporting requirements have been added to the 2014 …More
VA Needs to Better Track Disruptive Patient Behavior, Says IG
Veterans Health Administration facilities need to better document disruptive patient behavior and interventions as well as standardize how it intervenes …More
OPM Cites Higher Veterans Hiring Rate
OPM recently reported that the percentage of new federal hirees who are veterans reached the highest level in 20 years …More
CRS: Impact of New Approach to VA / DoD Health Data Exchange Unclear
Veterans Affairs and DoD have been working since 1998 to establish the capability to exchange service-member and veteran health data …More
GAO: Metrics Needed to Better Leverage Agency Website
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has used various approaches to promote its flagship website, SaferProducts.gov, including using social media, public …More
IG Calls for Greater Training, Outreach on Employee Protection Programs
IRS employees can be exposed to dangerous situations in their interactions with the public but not all IRS employees have …More
Mobile Device Management Program Coming into Focus
GSA is getting closer to setting up a government-wide mobile device management program, or MDM, as part of the government’s …More
GAO: BRAC Savings Overstated
Estimated savings for the 2005 round of base realignment and closures were significantly overstated, GAO has said in citing opportunities …More
Calls for Improvement to Cost Identification, Benefit-Tracking
GAO called on DoD to improve its process for identifying military construction and IT requirements as it develops initial cost …More
USPS Says New Delivery Schedule Will Save $2 Billion Each Year
The Postal Service has said it will save $2 billion a year by ceasing to deliver mail on Saturdays. It …More
IG: Unreturned Clothing and Equipment Costing Army Millions
The loss of organizational clothing and individual equipment, or OCIE, is costing the Army millions each year, the DoD inspector …More
Air Force Anticipates 180,000 Furloughs
Over $12 billion in sequestration reductions will likely cause the Air Force to furlough 180,000 civilian employees. The Air Force …More
Assign Care Coordinators, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies that they must designate officials as the "Post-Combat Case Coordinator" for employees who suffer "an injury …More
VA Transmitting Sensitive Information Over Unencrypted Connections, IG Says
The inspector general for the Department of Veterans Affairs has substantiated allegations that the VA was transmitting sensitive data, including …More
Army Career Development Program Open for Nominations
The Army has opened the period for GS-14 and -15 employees to ask to be considered for its Senior Enterprise …More
Bipartisan Group Questions TSA Decision Making
The House Homeland Security Committee has scheduled hearings for this week on the recent TSA decision loosening restrictions on items …More
Tax IG: Workstation Monitoring Tool Delays Caused Security Gap
Delays in implementing an IRS computer security tool resulted in a lack of continuous monitoring for security issues on employee …More
VA Refines Eligibility Determination Process for Small Business Program
The Department of Veterans Affairs will start allowing applicants to correct minor deficiencies before an initial denial is issued for …More
MSPB: Case Offers Cautionary Tale on Use of Hiring Flexibilities
HR professionals have a responsibility to educate managers regarding what a hiring authority appears to permit and about their broader …More
IG: Business Strategy Needed for Hybrid Mail
USPS management should develop a business strategy for hybrid mail (mail that is sent in digital format but can be …More
DoD Should Further Consolidate Foreign Language Contracting, Says GAO
DoD has taken some steps to gain efficiencies in its approach to contracting for certain types of foreign language support …More
Federal Fleet Restrictions Sought
Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., have reintroduced a bill that would reduce the federal funding available for …More
