SBA Needs to Improve Oversight of Accounting System Upgrade, Says GAO
The Small Business Administration has inconsistently implemented IT management practices for successfully managing and overseeing its loan management and accounting …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersSurvey Shows Mixed Telework Implementation
Some agencies are more focused on telework implementation than others and some need to improve implementation plans while others are …More
Senators Want to Expand DHS Cybersecurity Role
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would require DHS to assess the risks and vulnerabilities of critical cyber …More
Data to Drive Decision Making on IT in 2012
White House budget documentation accompanying its fiscal 2012 request said an emphasis would be placed on operational metrics in 2012 …More
Boost to Cyber Security Funding Proposed
The White House has proposed $769 million to support the operations of DHS’s National Cyber Security Division, charged with protecting …More
Insider Trading Bill Covers Federal Employees
The Senate has passed legislation affirming that members of Congress and their staffs are subject to insider-trading standards, and that …More
SSA Feeling Effects of Budget Pinch
SSA in a message to employees about the agency’s tight budget situation has forgone the standard “we’ll do more with …More
White House Requests 4.5 Percent Increase for VA
The White House has proposed increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs budget by 4.5 percent over fiscal 2012 levels to …More
Would Reduce FECA Payments Government-wide
The bill includes a provision that would reduce payments to most federal workers receiving payments under the Federal Employees’ Compensation …More
CBO Says Postal Reform Bill Would Lose About $6 Billion
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a sweeping postal reform bill would wind up costing $31.9 billion through 2022 but …More
Shipping Service Growing, but USPS Losses Continue to Mount
The Postal Service has announced it ended the first quarter of fiscal 2012 with a net $3.3 billion loss, and …More
IG: Tension Between Supervisors and Non-Supervisors in Air Marshal Service
There is too much tension, mistrust, and dislike between non-supervisory and supervisory personnel in Federal Air Marshal Service field offices …More
CBP Needs Tighter Controls Over Bonded Facilities
Customs and Border Protection does not have effective management controls to ensure that bonded facility employees do not pose a …More
Guidance Sent on Hiring Initiative
OPM and the Labor Department have sent joint guidance on carrying out a 2010 executive order requiring agencies to improve …More
Challenge to Awards Policy Can Proceed
A federal employee union will get a hearing before an FLRA administrative law judge on its complaint that the Obama …More
GAO: Reliability of Data Complicates FECA Anti-Fraud Efforts
Limited access to necessary data could hamper agencies in their ability to effectively monitor claims under the Federal Employees Compensation …More
Postal IG Suggests Partnering With ISPs to Expand Broadband Network
The USPS inspector general has recommended that the Postal Service explore leasing land to commercial Internet service providers as part …More
GAO: Better Picture Needed of Growing Number of Homeless Women Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking steps to ensure safe and appropriate housing for women veterans, but does not …More
EEOC Processing Record Number of Private Sector Bias Cases
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 99,947 charges of private sector employment discrimination – a new record — and obtained …More
Revised Telework Training Available
OPM has posted on telework.gov updated training modules for agencies under the 2010 Telework Enhancement act, which requires agencies to …More
MSPB’s Advice on Performance Standards
MSPB in a recent online posting provided its advice for managers when developing performance standards, which it said is becoming …More
White House to Request BRAC Rounds
Defense secretary Leon Panetta announced recently that the White House is planning to ask Congress to authorize new rounds of …More
President Orders Improvements to Tourism Visa Processing
President Obama has signed an executive order calling on his staff to maintain an interagency process for coordinating the implementation …More
Interior to Use More Video Conferencing
The Department of Interior has said it will promote the acquisition of video teleconference equipment and the use of those …More
Another Mistaken Release of Personal Information
In the latest in what has become a long line of embarrassing privacy control lapses by agencies, VA has revealed …More
DoD Could Turn to Solar Power on Some Bases
DoD has announced an energy potential study and says it could generate 7,000 megawatts of solar power (equivalent to about …More
Good Turnout for Vet Career Fair, More to Follow
Thousands of vets showed for a recent veterans career fair and expo in Washington D.C., part of a White House …More
Rep. Introduces Plain Regulations Act, Says White House Efforts Stop Short
Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, has introduced a bill following up on the Plain Language Act that went into effect in …More
Challenge to Awards Policy Can Proceed
A federal employee union will get a hearing before an FLRA administrative law judge on its complaint that the Obama …More
Customer Satisfaction with Agency Websites Remains Strong
The ACSI e-government satisfaction index tells another story, showing views about federal websites remain near their peak in 2011, going …More
