DoD Needs to Improve Payment Monitoring, Says GAO
DoD has a process in place for monitoring and reporting on late-payment penalties but the process has significant flaws and …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersPentagon Recognizes Acquisition Personnel for Finding Savings
DoD has announced the winners of its fiscal 2011 value engineering achievement award in recognition of outstanding achievements through the …More
IT Delays Continue to Hamper VA-DoD Health Care Pilot Project
The Department of Veterans Affairs and DoD continue to make progress on a pilot project for a joint, integrated hospital …More
Additional Construction Drove Up 2005 BRAC Cost
GAO has said its analysis of DoD’s fiscal 2011 budget update relating to the 2005 round of base realignment and …More
Panel Passes Property Management Bill
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved the Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2012, …More
Union Says Plan to Replace Postmasters at Rural Locations Violates Agreement
The American Postal Workers Union has said a USPS “post office structure plan” – POStPlan — announced in May that …More
DHS Could Better Manage Security Surveys, Says GAO
DHS has conducted about 2,800 security surveys and vulnerability assessments on critical infrastructure and key resources, but the department is …More
Panel Passes Property Management Bill
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved the Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2012, …More
Union Says Plan to Replace Postmasters at Rural Locations Violates Agreement
The American Postal Workers Union has said a USPS "post office structure plan" – POStPlan — announced in May that …More
VA Halts Pay Downgrades
The Department of Veterans Affairs has stopped downgrading the pay status of some support positions for the time being, the …More
Senate Committee Approves Hatch Act Modernizations
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved legislation to update the Hatch Act, a law that imposes …More
House Panel OK’s Conference, Travel Spending Limits
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved a bill placing limits on conference and travel spending. The Government Spending …More
GAO Calls on IRS to Inventory Financial Reporting Systems
GAO has called on the IRS to establish and document an inventory of the specific systems involved in the agency’s …More
Dover Mortuary Whistleblowers Recognized
The Office of Special Counsel gave its “public servant of the year” award to the three whistleblowers at the Dover …More
Agencies Told to Cut Back on Paperwork
OMB has issued a memo calling on agencies to take a number of steps aimed at reducing paperwork internally as …More
Senior Executive Service Hiring Workbook Released
OPM has announced the availability of a new senior executive service hiring workbook for agency hiring officials and executive resources …More
House Sponsor Says SES Reforms Would Help Offset Impending Retirements
Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., introduced a companion SES reform bill in the House and said it is needed to boost …More
Bill Would Lower Percentage of Non-Career SES
Legislation has been introduced to improve recruitment and career development in the senior executive service and it including provisions to …More
Bill Would Cut Down on GAO Reviews
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate designed to reduce the number of relatively superfluous GAO reviews requested by Congress. …More
GAO: National Strategy and Better Data Needed to Improve Property Management
The federal government has undertaken efforts to achieve cost savings associated with better management of excess and underutilized properties, but …More
IG: Energy Contractors on Disability Better Compensated
National Nuclear Security Administration contractor sites provided disincentives to employees to return to work by paying them more while they …More
DoD Presents Environmental Award
The Secretary of Defense Environmental Award has been presented for excellence in advancing environmental initiatives to: * Scranton Army Ammunition …More
VA Needs to Better Ensure Benefits Go to Qualified Recipients Only
The Department of Veterans Affairs pension program design and management do not adequately ensure that only veterans with financial need …More
Vet Hiring Authority Expansion Detailed
OPM has sent agencies a memo on provisions of a law passed last year, the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) …More
IG Gives IRS High Marks for Disaster Recovery Planning, Testing
The IRS is adequately planning and conducting disaster recovery tests on its most critical computer systems, the Treasury Inspector General …More
GSA Meeting Energy Reduction Targets
GSA has announced that it reduced greenhouse gas emissions from federal buildings that it directly pays utilities for by …More
USPS Decreases Fleet Emissions
The Postal Service has decreased greenhouse gas emissions from its fiscal 2008 baseline by 7.4 percent, equal to removing …More
DoD Must Address Cost and Schedule Growth of Joint Strike Fighter, Says GAO
The projected acquisition cost to develop the F-35 joint strike fighter has risen over 40 percent since 2007 from …More
USPS Hiring Postmasters Part-time
About a month after announcing the availability of $20,000 buyouts to about 21,000 postmasters, the USPS is now seeking …More
OMB Issues Contracting Guidance for Modular IT Development
OMB has issued IT contracting guidance to support modular development as required under its 25-point IT management reform plan. …More
