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
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersFaster 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
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
Pentagon 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
