GPO, National Archives Lauded for Digital Authentication Innovation
The Government Printing Office and the National Archives’ Office of the Federal Register have been recognize for innovative use of …More
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The Merit Systems Protection Board has granted a stay requested by the Office of Special Counsel prohibiting enforcement of gag …More
Senate Approves Hatch Act Modernization
The Senate has voted unanimously in favor of the Hatch Act Modernization Act to provide more flexibility in how the …More
GSA Launches Online Tool to Help Analyze Contract Spending, Performance
GSA has announced the availability of its Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) Dashboard, a new online tool designed to help agencies …More
GAO: Greater Coordination Needed on Geospatial Information Needed
OMB and agencies need to prioritize coordination on geospatial information to reduce duplications, GAO has said. It said that while …More
GAO Calls on CBP to Regularly Assess Cargo Targeting System
Customs and Border Protection must conduct regular assessments of its cargo targeting system to ensure supply chain security, GAO has …More
Nominations Open for Service to America Medals
The Partnership for Public Services is accepting nominations for the 2013 Samuel Heyman Service to America Medals (Sammies), a prestigious …More
President Signs Whistleblower Bill
President Obama has signed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act into law to increase protections for federal employees that put their …More
Best Places to Work Report Upcoming
An annual report that some agencies use to tout themselves but that produces consternation—and new top-down initiatives—in others is set …More
GAO: Labor and Pace Corps Need to Better Collaborate on Health Care Benefits
The Department of Labor and the Peace Corps need a joint approach to monitor the quality of, and access to, …More
EEOC Secures $62 Million as a Result of Federal Complainants
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which provides administrative judges to hear federal employee complaints of discrimination upon request and also …More
Air Force Sending Earlier Reminders of Deadlines
The Air Force has started sending automatic reminders to supervisors ahead of key dates when certain actions involving their subordinates …More
FDA Needs a Plan to Bring in Talent and Diversify Managers’ Experience
According to the report, the FDA also lacks a plan to recruit external executive talent, something that is needed to …More
Report: FDA Bolstering Scientific Workforce but Challenges Remain
The FDA is making progress shoring up its scientific and technical workforce since an internal review in 2007 identified a …More
IRS Not Ready to Scrap Legacy e File System
The IRS increased the number of returns it processed through its modernized e* File system (MeF) in fiscal 2012 but …More
GAO Calls for Better Management of DoD Joint Bases
The Office of the Secretary of Defense has not developed or implemented a plan to guide joint bases in achieving …More
Pentagon Rolling out Phase 2 of Better Buying Acquisition Improvement Effort
DoD has introduced a preliminary version of the second phase of its Better Buying Power acquisition best practices initiative first …More
GAO: Sustained Leadership Attention Needed to Improve Veteran Healthcare
Sustained leadership attention and systematic oversight are needed to resolve persistent problems affecting the care and benefits of recovering service-members …More
IRS Split Tax Return Practices Leads to Fraud, Inaccuracy, IG Says
Allowing taxpayers to split their refunds between different accounts increases the risk of fraud, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax …More
Senator Questions Non-Defense Spending at Pentagon
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., an outspoken critic of excessive government spending, has issued a new report drawing attention to what …More
DoD Cooperation Program Managers Need More Data, Says GAO
Security cooperation and assistance programs that supply military equipment and training to more than 100 partner countries are facing challenges …More
Executive Powers an Option, but Limited
Lieberman said the President already has the authority to issue an executive order that will establish cybersecurity standards for 18 …More
Senate Rejects Cybersecurity Bill
The Senate has rejected the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 for a second time by voting 51 – 47 against a …More
USPS Delays Subcontracting Vehicle Service Operations
The American Postal Workers Union has announced that the Postal Service has postponed plans to subcontract vehicle service operations in …More
Tax IG Cites Nearly 40 Percent Increase in Tax Fraud
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has found a 39.1 percent increase in the number of fraudulent tax refund …More
Senator Receptive to Streamlining Nominations Process
The chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., offered praise recently for a set …More
House Leader Echoes Call for Independent Panel
The ranking Democratic member on the House Committee on Homeland Security, Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., echoed the IG’s call for an …More
Balks at Recommendation for Independent Review Board
TSA did not agree with a recommendation to establish an independent review panel reporting to the office of the chief …More
TSA Doing Background Investigations by the Book but Not Fast Enough, IG Says
TSA is carrying out background investigations of employees in the legacy Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing Office (TTACO), which is …More
GAO Questions IRS Financials
The IRS did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of fiscal 2012 because of a material weakness …More
