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
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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
IRS Improper Payment Risk Assessments Unreliable, IG Says
The process that the IRS uses to assess the risk of improper payments in its revenue program is unreliable, the …More
Federal Workforce Reduction Bill Reintroduced
Legislation has been introduced that is designed to reduce the federal workforce by permitting a new hire only when offset …More
Hiring Authority for Disabled Expanded
Final rules published February 22 by OPM and effective March 24 expand the situations in which agencies may hire applicants …More
IRS to Postpone Furloughs Until After Tax Season, Union to Bargain
The IRS has told employees that potential furloughs of five to seven days would not take place until after filing …More
DoD Needs Better Visibility Over In-Transit Efforts, Says GAO
DoD has taken steps to improve in-transit visibility of its assets through efforts developed by several defense components, but no …More
Rep. Asks Agencies to Identify Alternative Cuts
The chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is asking agencies to identify alternatives to …More
Panel: Unimplemented IG Recommendations Could Save Over $67 Billion
Close to 17,000 cost saving recommendations made by agency inspectors general over the past several years that have gone unimplemented …More
More Accomplished Under Permanent IGs, Contractor Oversight Common Thread
According to the report, agencies that don’t have permanent IGs correlate to a higher volume of unimplemented recommendations. Currently, eight …More
OMB Calls on Agencies to Allow Pre-Decisional Involvement With Furloughs
Agencies must allow employees’ exclusive labor representatives pre-decisional involvement with regard to any planned personnel actions to reduce federal civilian …More
New Contracts Are Justifiable if They Prevent Future Costs
Sequestration is going to impact federal contracting and agencies should ensure that any contract actions are both cost-effective and minimize …More
Calls for Increased Scrutiny of New Hires, Awards
The memo also directs agency heads to increase scrutiny over hiring new personnel, and over issuing discretionary monetary awards to …More
MSPB: Insights from Stay Interviews Must be Acted On
So-called "stay interviews" in which employees are asked to provide candid perspectives on what is going well and what could …More
VA Underestimating Maintenance Expenditures, Says GAO
The Department of Veterans Affairs consistently overestimates what it will spend on non-recurring maintenance (NRM) for its medical facilities, GAO …More
OSC Calls for Application of Whistleblower Protections in Pending Cases
The Office of Special Counsel has filed an amicus brief (in Day v. Department of Homeland Security) with the Merit …More
MSPB: Keep Best Places to Work Rankings in Perspective
Results from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey offer key insights for agencies to learn about their workforces, and the survey …More
GAO Calls for Greater Outreach on Facility Security
DHS should direct the government’s facilities security body – the Interagency Security Committee – to conduct outreach to executive branch …More
DHS Launches Cybersecurity Skills Initiative
DHS has launched a National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies, an online resource for cybersecurity career, education, and training …More
Hiring Authority for Disabled Expanded
Final rules published February 22 by OPM and effective March 24 expand the situations in which agencies may hire applicants …More
VA Announces Launch of Innovation Center
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a VA Center for Innovation (VACI), to build on its VA Innovation Initiative, …More
MSPB: Trust is Key to Employee Coaching
In addition to being an active participant in training and coaching, managers need to have trusting relationships with employees in …More
MSPB Braces for Possible Deluge of Furlough Appeals
The chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board has sent a letter to Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., seeking to brief …More
IRS Wasted Funds on Unused BlackBerrys, IG Says
The IRS paid over $1 million during fiscal 2011 for 13,878 aircards and 754 BlackBerrys that went unused for up …More
GSA Cancels Training Expo
Citing a fraught budgetary environment, GSA has canceled its 2013 expo and training conference that had been set to take …More
DHS Launches IT Career Path
DHS has introduced an IT career path document to provide employees with a framework for navigating the department’s complex IT …More
IG: Concerns Remain Over Las Alamos Cybersecurity Program
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has taken steps to address concerns over its cyber security program but concerns remain related …More
GAO: DoD Must do More to Assess Progress of Defense Business Transformation
DoD has improved its strategic management plan by including additional strategic planning elements that were lacking from previous plans but …More
