IG: Turnover has Hampered FEMA Contract Management
FEMA has made progress with acquisition workforce recruitment and retention, but staff turnover in its contracting program has resulting in …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAir Force Launches FECA Anti-Fraud Effort
The Air Force says it is taking several steps to combat fraud in the Federal Employees Compensation Act program, including …More
Group Balks at Proposed Changes to Workers Comp
A proposal in the bill to remove federal employees from federal workers compensation when they hit retirement age drew the …More
Postal Bill Would Use FERS Overpayments to Fund Buyouts
Postal reform legislation up for a vote in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that would authorize USPS …More
Senator Describes Reporting as Sloppy, Lazy
In commenting on the GAO report, the chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said disparities in …More
GAO: IT Investment Reporting Misses Some Duplication
OMB needs to clarify its guidance on identifying and categorizing IT investments to improve the identification of duplicate investments, GAO …More
Agencies Begin Posting Customer Service Improvement Plans
OMB has announced that agencies have begun posting customer service improvement plans to the administration’s Performance.gov website, and highlighted a …More
Benefits Webcasts Start Today
A series of webcasts begins today related to the federal benefits open season that starts Nov. 14. Additional webcasts will …More
Senators Want CIOs to Play Larger Role in IT Management
Responding to the GAO report, the leadership of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee called for agencies to …More
OMB Needs to Update Guidance on IT Management Role of CIOs, Says GAO
GAO has called on OMB to update its guidance on the role of agency chief information officers in order to …More
IG Calls on IRS to Better Manage Purchase Cards
The IRS needs to improve oversight of employee use of credit cards for small purchases, the Treasury Inspector General for …More
Postal IG Slams USPS for Lax Oversight of Unemployment Compensation
USPS management is unable to validate weekly unemployment compensation benefit charges against payroll records for all states, the Postal Service …More
Navy Issues Reminder on IT Resource Use
The Navy has issued a policy reminder applying to both civilian and military personnel regarding restrictions on personal use of …More
DHS Proposes Tighter Ethics Standards
DHS has proposed tighter standards of ethical conduct for DHS employees to account for the consolidation of numerous legacy agencies …More
FBI Sentinel Program Coming Around, Says GAO
The FBI has taken action to address most procurement recommendations for its Trilogy and Sentinel IT projects, GAO has said. …More
Agencies Release Updated Data Center Consolidation Plans
Agencies have released updated data center consolidation plans that the White House says could result in over $5 billion in …More
OPM Launches Revamped USAJOBS Website
OPM has launched a revamped USAJOBS website slightly ahead of schedule and meanwhile announced that users can now sign in …More
GAO Calls for Improved Oversight of Data Mining
DHS needs to improve executive oversight of its counterterrorism data mining systems, GAO has said. As part of a systematic …More
SEA: Labor-Management Pilots Rigged to Succeed
The ongoing pilot projects to allow bargaining over so-called permissive subjects may be too narrowly focused to give an accurate …More
OPM Shows Benefits Officers How to Compete for Training Dollars
Saying that “in these times of tight budgets and close scrutiny competition for training funds can be tough,” OPM has …More
One BRAC-Like Plan Advances, Another Stalls
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has passed HR-1734, the "Civilian Property Realignment Act" (CPRA), which would employ a BRAC-like …More
IRS Working to Speed Hiring, IG Says
The IRS had taken action to speed the hiring process through system improvements and the use of hiring timeline tools …More
Steering Committee to Ensure Senior Level Accountability
The senior information sharing and safeguarding steering committee established by the order is to be charged with overall responsibility of, …More
Obama Orders Tighter Security of Classified Networks
President Obama has signed an executive order designed to increase control over classified information on computer networks, brought on by …More
GAO: Delays Threaten to Drive up NextGen Costs and Lessen Benefits
The FAA has improved its efforts to implement the “next generation air transportation system,” NextGen, and is continuing its work …More
Reasons for Failure Help Drive Strategy
According to OPM, the most common reasons that executives fail is that they fail to establish a cultural fit; they …More
Transition Guidance for Execs Released
OPM has released Governmentwide Executive Onboarding Program Framework and Manual, documents designed to improve the transition period for newly hired …More
Calls for Study to Determine Mail Delivery Standards
The IG called on management to study optimum standards for carrier performance and pursue the changes necessary to achieve a …More
Audit Says USPS Hampered by Labor Agreements
Certain contract provisions and compensation arrangements limit the Postal Service’s ability to manage HR effectively and efficiently, the USPS inspector …More
