OMB: Contract Spending Already Down $20 Billion
The administration reduced contract spending by more than $20 billion in fiscal 2012, OMB has said. It said the decline …More
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TSA recently improved its airport screener performance measures but could benefit from monitoring private versus federal screener performance, GAO has …More
IG Cites Challenges Administering Energy Efficiency Grants
The Energy Department’s inspector general has called attention to major challenges in ensuring the effectiveness of energy efficiency grants funded …More
Report Questions Sanctity of Homeland Security Spending
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a frequent critic of wasteful government spending, has issued a new report that questions homeland security-grant …More
Lieberman Takes Issue with Some Criticisms
The chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., who was instrumental in creating DHS, …More
Air Safety Board Says Fatigue No Longer Top Safety Issue
The National Transportation Safety Board has removed fatigue and pilot and air traffic controller professionalism from its list of top …More
Bill Would Consolidate Control in Hands of Fewer CIOs
IT acquisition reform legislation is being considered in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that could reduce the number …More
IT Improvements Made but Risks Remain, Says Tax IG
The IRS has implemented significant IT capabilities over the past year, but needs to continue its efforts to deliver new …More
GSA Looking into Redevelopment of Large Block of Federal Buildings in DC
GSA has announced it issued two information requests from the commercial real estate industry and others to redevelop a large …More
DoD Could Better Track Efficiency Initiatives, GAO Says
The military departments and the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) have taken various steps to track the implementation of efficiency …More
Compliance with FOIA Directives Lacking
Many federal agencies have not updated their Freedom of Information Act policies despite an Obama administration directive telling them to …More
Differences in Opinions by DoD Employees Found
The Defense Department has released the detailed breakdown of responses from its employees in the recent federal employee survey, which …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Oversight of DHS Strategic Workforce Planning
DHS has taken some relatively recent steps to enhance strategic workforce planning across the department but should still strengthen oversight …More
OPM Emphasizes Telework in Closure Procedures
OPM introduced unscheduled telework in 2010 to bolster continuity during emergencies, and with inclement weather likely in the coming months …More
Plum Book Released, Gets App
GPO has published the “Plum Book" of positions available for presidential appointment – formally, United States Policy and Supporting Positions …More
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
MSPB Grants Stay to OSC in Dispute with Commerce Department
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
