GAO Calls on Energy to Improve Loan Application Tracking and Review
The Energy Department needs to do more to improve tracking and review of energy loan guarantee applications, GAO has said. …More
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The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has said his panel will continue to pursue a variety …More
USPS Pitching Direct Mail and Shipping Services to Small Businesses
The Postal Service continues to try to grow business in the face of uncertainty surrounding a slew of reform proposal …More
Employees Serve Suspensions for Sending Partisan Emails from the Office
Two Department of Veterans Affairs employees recently served suspensions after sending partisan political emails while on duty in the federal …More
OPM Again Stresses Hiring of Veterans
OPM has sent the latest in a long string of memos and directives to agencies on stepping up hiring of …More
IG: Improvements Needed to IRS Volunteer Program Database
The IRS needs to continue to improve a database it uses to monitor the performance of organizations that provide free …More
Partnership Shows Support
The President of the Partnership for Public Service was quick to show support for the bill noting that with around …More
ES Reform Bill Introduced
The chair of the Senate federal workforce committee, Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, has introduced legislation to reform the Senior Executive Service. …More
DHS Certifies First Company Under Emergency “Prep” Program
DHS has announced that it certified a first company through its “voluntary private sector preparedness program” – PS-Prep, for emergency …More
IG: Border Information Systems Poorly Integrated
Law enforcement components on the northern and southern borders struggle with mission overlap and inadequate information sharing, the DHS inspector …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Management of Taxpayer Data
GAO has called on the IRS to further improve internal controls over financial reporting and taxpayer data. While the agency …More
GAO Calls for Reassessment of Data System Consolidation Effort
GSA should reassess the business case behind a large-scale effort to consolidate acquisition data systems into its “integrated acquisition environment” …More
OSC Recommends Disciplining Retaliatory Supervisors at Dover Mortuary
The Office of Special Counsel has announced the release of a report finding that three Air Force officials at the …More
Labor Relations Board Mulling Consolidation
The National Labor Relations Board is considering a pilot project that would consolidate regional offices in St. Louis and Kansas …More
GSA Seeking Bids to Retrofit 30 Properties to Reduce Energy Use
GSA is soliciting bids for energy service performance contracts that it wants to use to retrofit 30 federal properties for …More
IG Calls on IRS to Improve Records for New Hires
The IRS does not consistently maintain documentation to verify that it completed all pre-screening steps before new hires reported for …More
President Orders Agencies to Expedite Permitting Process
President Obama has signed an executive order requiring agencies to make faster permitting and review decisions for large infrastructure projects. …More
Improvements Made to FOIA.gov
Meanwhile, the Obama administration has announced online tools designed to make FOIA.Gov more responsive to those seeking information from a …More
Committee Gives Agencies C- for FOIA Requests
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has concluded that many federal agencies fail or struggle to demonstrate an ability …More
GAO: Cost of 2005 BRAC Underestimated
The 2005 round of base realignment and closures has cost over 50 percent more than its original estimate of $21 …More
In Meantime, Quick Action Needed
In its announcement, USPS said most closures or consolidations will have to be initiated and completed between May 15 (USPS …More
Union Challenging Consolidations
The recent announcement by the Postal Service to suspend the consolidation of its mail processing network ahead of the November …More
Bill Would Limit Contractor Compensation
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would limit the amount the federal government can reimburse contractors for executive …More
GAO: Better Estimates and Tracking Needed in VA Management Initiatives
Estimated savings for two of six department-wide operational improvements the VA is carrying out lack analytic support and savings estimates …More
VA Cancels IT Contract for Joint Records System
The Department of Veterans Affairs has canceled a $102.6 million contract to develop part of its integrated electronic health record …More
GSA Cuts Energy Use in 2011
GSA has announced that in 2011 it reduced electricity use by 116 million kilowatt hours and its water use by …More
Air Force Chooses iPads for Flight Crews
The Air Force’s Air Mobility Command has awarded a contract to an Apple reseller to purchase up to 18,000 iPad …More
GAO Calls for Improvements to Military Whistleblower Reprisal Program
DoD efforts to ensure that appropriate corrective action is taken for whistleblowers and against those who reprise against them are …More
EEOC Adopts Three-Pronged Strategy
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has approved a strategic plan for fiscal 2012 to 2016 focusing on three key strategic …More
Air Force Revises Procedures for Education
The Air Force is now directing applications for employee developmental programs through its Air Force Personnel Services site and is …More
