Watchdog Decries Contracting Myths
The federal government overspends on service contracts by following two myths: that contract employees don’t contribute to the overall size …More
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The Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Stuart Ishimaru, has announced that he will resign his post this month. …More
GSA Employees Urged to Speak Out on Anything Dodgy
Acting GSA administrator Dan Tangherlini has sent a letter to GSA employees asking them to speak up if they "see …More
OMB: Improper Payment Reduction Effort Ahead of Schedule
OMB has announced that it surpassed a goal set in 2010 to recapture $2 billion in overpayments to contractors by …More
GAO: FDA Meeting Performance Goals but Device Reviews Taking Longer
The FDA is meeting medical device review performance goals but the time from submission to final decision has increased substantially …More
Union Says Understaffed Borders Weighing on Morale
Understaffing is contributing to low morale among Customs and Border Protection personnel along the border with Mexico, the National Treasury …More
CBO Says Republican Postal Reform Bill Would Save $20 Billion Through 2022
Enacting Republican-sponsored postal reform legislation would result in net savings of about $20 billion over the 2012-2022period, the Congressional Budget …More
Interior Clarifies Restrictions on Off-Duty Speech
The Department of Interior has issued new rules intended to clarify employee restrictions for communicating with the news media and …More
HUD Needs to See IT Modernization Through, Says GAO
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has made progress modernizing its IT environment but more actions are needed to …More
OMB to Launch IT Management Assessment Tool
OMB will launch a new tool – dubbed "PortfolioStat – that agencies can use to assess their IT portfolio management …More
Some Provisions Effective Now, Others Later
OGE will issue implementing guidance over time, but for the meantime, the memo said, employees who file that form also …More
New Disclosure Policies Begin for Some
Those who are required to make public financial disclosure reports—including many high-level careerists along with many political appointees—are subject to …More
Partnership Releases Resume-Based Hiring Guide
The Partnership for Public Service has published a how-to "workbook" for resume-based hiring of talent into the Senior Executive Service, …More
IRS Computer Center Effective, IG Says
The IRS office tasked with constantly monitoring the agency’s networks for cyber-attacks and computer vulnerabilities is effectively performing most of …More
Conferences Announced
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – WHIAAPI, will hold a conference for all federal employees …More
DoD Pressured to Lift Cap on Civilian Workforce
More than 130 House members have signed on to a letter to defense secretary Leon Panetta asking him to alter …More
Treasury Official to Serve as New GSA Administrator
Daniel M. Tangherlini, the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for management as well as its CFO and CPO will step in …More
Wide Ranging Fallout from Scandal
The IG recommended holding senior GSA officials responsible for excessive e spending at conferences and in addition to tendering her …More
Wide Ranging Fallout from Scandal
The IG recommended holding senior GSA officials responsible for excessive e spending at conferences and in addition to tendering her …More
Mandatory Annual Training on GSA Conference Planning, Attendance
New requirements have been ordered for GSA employees following an inspector general report slamming the agency for lavish and wasteful …More
IRS Out of Compliance with Improper Payment Act Reporting
The IRS is not in full compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010, which requires the …More
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
Issa Outlines Management Goals
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
