Belt Tightening Casts Attention to Idle Funds
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has released a report prepared by his office that says more than $70 billion in federal …More
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FEMA could enhance its human capital management and training, GAO has said after reviewing human capital-related guidance, interviewing agency officials, …More
Binding Arbitration Would Result if TSA, Union Reach Impasse
The American Federation of Government Employees has announced that arbitrators decided that impasse procedures would be final in the event …More
GAO: VA Needs to Better Collect, Share Investigative Information
The Department of Veterans Affairs should establish a process to collect and analyze aggregate data from investigations conducted within the …More
Senators Turn Attention to Organization of Public Buildings Service
A group of senators has asked GSA to evaluate the organizational structure of the Public Buildings Service in the context …More
Survey Points to High Turnover in SES
Survey results from 2011 indicate the likelihood of high turnover among senior executives in the near future, OPM has said. …More
New OGE Director Nominated
The White House has announced the nomination of Walter M. Shaub, Jr. as director of the Office of Government Ethics; …More
GAO: More Performance Measures Needed in IT Reform
OMB and agencies have made process with the Administration’s IT reform plan but more work remains to be done in …More
Spending Bill Cites DHS Management Issues
The House version of an appropriations bill covering DHS (HR-5855) for fiscal 2013 raises numerous issues with the department’s management, …More
GAO Calls for Action to Closeout Open Grants
Over $794 million was sitting around in expired grant accounts in the Payment Management System as of the end of …More
Results Indicate Ongoing Challenges Dealing with Poor Performers
The survey shows that a scant 28 percent of senior executives feel their agencies deal effectively with poor performing executives, …More
Majority of Senior Executives Say Developmental Needs Being Met
Most senior executives – 70 percent – indicate their developmental needs are being met and 77 percent say they are …More
Postmasters Given Until July to Take Incentive, Separate
USPS is offering about 21,000 postmasters a $20,000 buyout and has extended the deadline for accepting an offer to July …More
Early Out Agreement Reached for Mail Handlers
The Postal Service and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have signed a memorandum of understanding that would pay fulltime …More
OPM Requests Policies for Addressing Domestic Violence in Workforce
OPM director John Berry has issued a memo asking federal agencies to provide OPM with policies they are required to …More
Advisory Group to Help Agencies Set up Content, Data Delivery Structures
Another early milestone, also planned for the first month, is to establish intra-agency governance to improve the delivery of digital …More
First Up: Establishing Digital Services Innovation Center
One of the first milestones called for in the road map is the establishment of a digital services innovation center …More
OMB Launches Digital Information Framework
The White House has issued a digital government strategy establishing standards and best practices to make government information more available …More
Young Leaders Conference Set
The annual Next Generation of Government Summit will be held July 26-27 in Washington, D.C., focusing on the development of …More
Air Force Orders Faster Hiring Decisions
Air Force hiring managers now have 15 days rather than 30 to choose a candidate to fill a civilian employee …More
MSPB Cites Mutual Benefit to Rejection Feedback
With one out of three feds reporting having been rejected for an internal vacancy in the past two years, both …More
SSA, Union Agree to Terms
The American Federation of Government Employees has reached an agreement on the terms of a new labor deal with the …More
Memo Encourages Increased Use of Evidence and Evaluation in Budget Requests
In a follow up budget memo OMB also called on agencies to demonstrate the use of evidence throughout their fiscal …More
OMB: Budget Submission Should Reflect Management Priorities
OMB has issued guidance telling agencies their 2014 discretionary budget submissions should reflect ongoing White House management priorities to cut …More
USCIS Needs to Improve Laptop Security, IG Says
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services needs to improve its safeguards over laptop computers, the DHS inspector general has said. After …More
USPS Modifies Consolidation Plans
The Postal Service has announced a modified network consolidation plan divided into phases covering 461 mail-processing locations. The first phase …More
GSA Issues Mail Management Guidance
GSA has issued new guidance effective immediately designed to improve mail management policies, procedures and activities including increased use of …More
Losses Mount for USPS Despite Cost Cutting
The Postal Service has announced a net loss of $3.2 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 — greater …More
GAO Calls for Improved Management of DHS Special Acquisition Authority
DHS needs to take further actions to improve management of its special acquisition authority which gives it flexibility to engage …More
MSPB Studying Violence in the Federal Workplace
The Merit Systems Protection Board is studying violence in the federal workplace and looking for ways to reduce it. It’s …More
