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Despite closing redundant facilities and scaling back mail processing operations and transportation, excess capacity remains because of continuing and accelerating …More
Plans Due For Vetting Contractors, Grantees Against No-Pay List
OMB has issued a memo requiring agencies to submit draft plans by June 30 for using a government-wide "do not …More
GAO Calls for Improved Accountability for DoD Inventory of Contracted Services
DoD needs to take further actions to improve accountability over its inventory of contracted services to ensure contractors are not …More
IG: Budget Constraints Causing Transportation to Rethink Priorities
Budget constraints and problems with existing projects are forcing the Transportation Department to rethink its investments and priorities in important, …More
New Disclosure Rules Challenged
The Senior Executives Association is asking Congress to repeal several provisions of the recently-enacted STOCK Act that impact SES members …More
IG Knocks Management of NextGen Contracts
The FAA’s contracting practices need to be improved to effectively manage its systems engineering 2020 contracts, Transportation’s IG has said. …More
FLRA Hosting Town Hall Meeting
FLRA will hold a "town hall meeting" April 26 from 1-3 p.m. Eastern time, featuring a panel discussion with senior …More
Army Launches Developmental Program
The Army is accepting applications for its new Senior Enterprise Talent Management (SETM) program, designed to prepare civilian employees to …More
VA Announces Industry Innovation Competition
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced an industry innovation competition designed to identify, test and evaluate solutions that improve …More
GAO Cites Improvements to Under-sea Well Containment Oversight
The Department of Interior has strengthened oversight of sub-sea well containment but needs to improve documentation, GAO has said. It …More
IG Identifies Over $700 Million in Unauthorized Overtime
The Postal Service has established procedures to monitor and control unauthorized overtime but managers and supervisors did not always follow …More
DoD Needs to Improve Guidance on Renewable Energy Financing, Says GAO
GAO has called for improved guidance and information sharing for DoD project level officials concerning renewable energy project financing. DoD …More
Guidance Includes PortfolioStat Timeline
OMB is requiring that each agency take the following actions to drive its PortfolioStat IT review initiative: Designate a lead …More
IT Portfolio Review Guidance Issued
OMB has issued guidance directing agencies to carry out “PortfolioStat ” reviews of their IT projects and programs to assess …More
IG Cites Ineffective FECA Management at CBP
Customs and Border Protection is not effectively managing its Federal Employees’ Compensation Act program to control costs, the DHS inspector …More
GAO: Greater Transparency Needed Over Background Investigations Costs
OPM’s stated costs to conduct background investigations increased nearly 80 percent from $602 million in fiscal 2005 to $1.1 billion …More
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
EEOC Commissioner to Resign
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
