Veteran e-Benefits Platform Gaining User Base
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that 1.67 million veterans and service-members have registered for the joint VA-DoD self-service …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO Calls for Greater Management Attention in SSA Disability Modernization
Progress has been made modernizing the Social Security Administration’s disability programs but key efforts warrant more management focus, GAO has …More
DoD Issues Politicking Memo
DoD has issued a memo to civilian employees and military personnel warning them that they “are encouraged to carry out …More
IG Finds Lax Management of Explosives Among Energy Contractors
The Department of Energy’s inspector general has reported finding problems with handling and storing explosives at four of the department’s …More
GSA to Lease Large Office in World Trade Center
GSA has announced that it signed a lease for about 270,000 square feet of office space on six floors at …More
VA Deploys New Compensation Claims Processing Model
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the deployment of a new model for processing compensation benefits claims at 16 …More
GAO Calls for Greater Oversight of Student and Exchange Visitor Program
Immigration and Customs Enforcement needs to assess risks and strengthen oversight functions within its student exchange and visitor program, GAO …More
DoD Announces Steps to Tighten Information Controls
DoD has announced a new "top down" approach to improve reporting leaks of classified information, one of several recent actions …More
Cybersecurity Bill Calls for Training, Reorganization
Several branches of DHS dealing with cybersecurity issues would be consolidated and new steps would be taken to recruit and …More
Other Initiatives Underway
In addition to the Recovery Board actions, OMB and the Department of the Treasury established a Do Not Pay solution …More
Accountability, Transparency Board Working With Recovery Board on Pilots
OMB has issued a report charting the progress of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board (GATB), established in June 2011 …More
CBO: Travel-Cutting Bill Wouldn’t Save Money
A House bill (HR-4631) reacting to the GSA scandal by clamping down on federal travel spending would not produce a …More
GAO Calls on HHS, EPA to Improve Practices Under Special Hiring Authorities
The Department of Health and Human Services and the EPA have been using special hiring authorities to appoint individuals to …More
Designates DISA as Enterprise Cloud Service Broker
DoD also designated the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) as the enterprise cloud service broker to help maintain mission assurance …More
DoD Cloud Computing Strategy Released
DoD has released a cloud computing strategy it will use to transition its network applications away from vertical solutions that …More
GAO Cites Progress with Cloud Computing Efforts, Calls for Better Planning
Selected agencies have made progress implementing OMB’s “cloud first” IT policy but future efforts require better planning, GAO has said. …More
Agencies Directed to Assess Progress Transitioning to New Internet Protocol
OMB has issued version 2.0 of its “Planning Guide/Roadmap Toward IPv6 Adoption within the U.S. Government” – or IPv6 roadmap, …More
Use of Child Care Subsidies Dropped
The total amount disbursed through agency childcare subsidy programs in 2010 dropped $684,490 from the prior year to a total …More
Two-thirds of Student Loan Repayments go to DoD, Justice, State
The report shows that 68 percent of all payments went to workers at the Departments of Defense, Justice and State. …More
Agencies Increase Use of Student Loan Repayments in 2010
Agencies provided 11,359 employees with a total of nearly $85.7 million in student loan repayment benefits in 2010, OPM has …More
GAO: Clear Policy Needed for Determining Civilian Position Requirements
The Director of National Intelligence, as Security Executive Agent, has not provided agencies clearly defined policy and procedures to consistently …More
SAVE Award Launched
OMB has announced the launch of its 4th annual SAVE — Securing Americans Value and Efficiency – award, which solicits …More
OMB Calls on Agencies to Expedite Payments to Prime Contractors
OMB has issued a memo calling on agencies to expedite payments to prime contractors with the goal of getting small …More
GAO Questions Direct Payments to Farms
From 2003 to 2011, USDA made more than $46 billion in direct payments to farmers and other producers, but the …More
IG Calls for Better Tracking, Analysis of Taxpayer Assistance Calls
The IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service lacks a formalized process to track or analyze the calls received by its toll-free telephone …More
Faster Transaction Reporting Requirement Begins
Effective July 3, federal career employees and others who must file public financial disclosure forms must report more quickly …More
IG Cites Inadequate Controls Over NIST Construction Projects
The National Institute of Standards and Technology received $360 million in Recovery Act funding to build new research facilities and …More
OPM Continues to Chip Away at Retirement Claims Backlog
OPM’s backlog of retirement claims is down about 20 percent on the year from 61,108 in January to 48,323 in …More
IG: IRS Making Good Progress with Accounting System but More Testing Needed
The IRS has successfully established a testing environment for the performance and capacity of its new Customer Account Data Engine …More
Praise for HR University
OPM has announced that the Chief Human Capital Officers Council received a distinguished service award for human capital management from …More
