AFGE, TSA Agree on Labor Contract
TSA has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees covering some 44,000 TSA employees and …More
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The House has agreed to legislation that had been cleared in the Senate last year that would expedite the Senate …More
CFC Committee Recommends Wider Participation
The federal advisory committee for the government’s charitable contribution Combined Federal Campaign has recommended that OPM expand the community of …More
GAO Calls for Improved Oversight of Agency Pandemic Preparedness
Agencies have reported process preparing to protect workers in the event of a pandemic flu but oversight should be improved, …More
Senior Executives Association Joins Opposition to Stock Act Provision
The Senior Executives Association is one of the parties to a federal court suit seeking an injunction to block a …More
IG: Stronger Oversight of Adoption Credit Needed
Incomplete or missing documentation led IRS to delay processing 43,295 adoption credit claims and approve more than $11 million in …More
GAO: Acquisition Chief Roles Must be Clearly Defined
Most agencies have appointed chief acquisition officers in accordance with two of the three key requirements in the Services Acquisition …More
Obama Orders Working Group to Drive Veteran Reemployment Rights
President Obama has ordered a working group to coordinate and review agency efforts in implementing the Uniformed Services Employment and …More
GAO Calls on FDA to Strengthen Food Advisory and Recall Process
The Food and Drug Administration has taken steps to begin meeting communication and other challenges when advising the public about …More
Slight Increase in Hispanic Representation in Federal Workforce, Still Lagging
The total permanent federal employment for Hispanics increased from 153,740 in fiscal 2010 to 157,693 by the end of fiscal …More
OPM Says Government Hiring More People with Disabilities
OPM has announced that in fiscal 2011 federal employees with disabilities rose to 7.41 percent of the overall workforce – …More
IG: Too Many No-Change Audits at IRS
The IRS is improving its systems for auditing the tax returns of business partnerships but the high number of partnership …More
GAO: Progress on Data Center Consolidations, But Plans Must be Completed
Agencies have made progress on efforts to consolidate thousands of data centers under OMB’s Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, but …More
Favorable Response to Treasury Debit Card
The Department of Treasury is reporting early success in shifting more Social Security payments away from paper checks in favor …More
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
GAO 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
