IRS Readying for Effects of Health Care Law
The IRS’s office of appeals has taken initial action to begin preparing for anticipated cases resulting from new tax law …More
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OMB has issued a memo reminding agencies of plain language requirements under Executive Order 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review," …More
Omnibus Spending Bill Extends Ban on A-76 Studies
President Obama has signed an omnibus-spending bill that weighs in around $1 trillion and includes language extending a ban on …More
Federal Internship Improvement Also Approved
The 2012 defense-spending bill also includes the Federal Internship Improvement Act, furthering the FAI improvement act, which requires the head …More
Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Approved
President Obama has approved as part of the newly signed fiscal 2012 defense spending bill language designed to bolster the …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Transportation Worker Security Threat Assessments
TSA faces challenges ensuring it has the necessary information and appropriate staffing to effectively conduct security threat assessments for applicants …More
Army Wants More Training on Cooperation
The Army has told its subordinate commands that they "should strongly encourage or require all supervisors and management officials who …More
Guidance Issued on Retiree Rehiring Authority
OPM has issued guidance to agencies on the special authorities enacted in late 2009 allowing them to rehire federal retirees …More
IG Upgrades Status of IRS Modernization Program
The IRS has developed and implemented significant systems to improve the tax return processing environment, and additional improvements and upgrades …More
GAO: Accuracy of IT Dashboard Improving
The accuracy of data on OMB’s IT Dashboard has improved and efforts are underway to better reconcile past and current …More
OPM, HHS Urge Flu Vaccinations
OPM and HHS have sent a joint memo to agencies urging them to protect their employees against flu during this …More
Program Aims to Speed Up Cloud Solution Authorization
OMB has announced a “federal risk and authorization management” program – FedRAMP — intended to reduce the duplicative efforts, inconsistencies …More
Army to Proceed With Workforce Reduction
The Army will move forward with plans to reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 8,700 positions by …More
Belt-Tightening Began Before Award Limits Took Effect
Even though limits on performance awards did not take effect until the beginning of fiscal 2011, agency leaders had begun …More
Senate Rejects 10 Percent Workforce Reduction
The Senate has chosen not to consider legislation that would extend the federal employee pay freeze through 2015 and mandate …More
GAO: Better Capital Expenditures Planning Needed at TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority needs to undertake a full consideration of energy efficiency and better capital expenditures planning, GAO has …More
OPM Updates Dismissal, Closure Procedures
‘Tis the season and OPM has announced three new dismissal and closure policies based on lessons learned over the past …More
GAO Calls on Housing Administration to Improve Management
The Federal Housing Administration needs to improve risk assessment and human capital management, GAO has concluded after analyzing data on …More
IRS has Not Followed Up With Delinquent Accounts, IG Says
The IRS has not taken collection actions on about half of the past-due case inventory returned to it from private …More
USPS, Unions Miss Contact Deadline
The Postal Service has announced an agreement to extend its deadline with two of its largest unions for new labor …More
Discriminations Claims Spike
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received a record 99,947 charges of discrimination in fiscal 2011, but finished the year with …More
Clearance Reinstated for Whistleblower
The Navy has reinstated the security clearance for a civilian advisor who criticized the Marine Corps for taking too long …More
Employees Will Blow Whistle if Management Wants to Hear It
Employees are more likely to notify management of problems if they believe management wants to be told about wrongdoing and …More
VA Touts Success of Performance Management and Accountability System
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it managed to hit 212 out of 237 milestones for about 100 …More
USPS Needs to Realize More Savings from Post Office Alternatives
The Postal Services needs to take action to maximize the cost-saving potential of alternatives to post offices, GAO has said. …More
USPS Announces $5 Billion Loss for 2011, Warns of Default
As expected, the USPS has posted a roughly $5 billion loss for fiscal 2011, and has warned that it will …More
IRS Needs to Improve Wireless Security, IG Says
The IRS needs to improve the oversight its computer systems and taxpayer data as it expands its use of wireless …More
Guidance on Labor-Management Information Requests Issued
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has issued guidance designed to help federal unions and management determine their rights and obligations …More
GSA Announces Telecom Contracts
GSA has announced the award of contracts to 21 companies under its Connections II vehicle, through which awardees will offer …More
OSC: Officials Removed for Whistleblower Retaliation
The Office of Special Counsel has announced that officials who were found to have retaliated against a career auditor who …More
