IG Calls for Improved Risk Management at IRS
The IRS can take additional actions to improve its process for managing risks to the achievement of its strategic objectives, …More
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DoD, State and USAID continue to have difficulty tracking the contracts, grants and cooperative agreements they rely on for missions …More
Study: Contracting Out More Expensive Than Keeping Work In-House
Using private service contracts rather than in-house staff could wind up costing twice as much, the Project on Government Oversight …More
IRS Employee Evaluations Following Policy
The IRS is not evaluating its enforcement employees’ job performance based on quotas or other records of tax enforcement results, …More
GAO Calls for Improvement to Interagency Contract Fee Setting
Federal agencies spend over $50 billion a year through interagency contracts intended to leverage the government’s buying power and benefit …More
Two-Year Window to Exhaust Recovery Act Funds
OMB has issued a memo calling on agencies to spend all remaining funds under the Recovery Act to help stimulate …More
GAO: USPS Business Model Broken
GAO testified at the hearing that implementing a number of these proposals could hit snags, including the need to overturn …More
Congress to Take up Postal Legislation With Insolvency Looming
Without legislative action the Postal Service could shut down and stop delivering mail by next fall, and the Senate Homeland …More
OPM to Overhaul USAJOBS
OPM has announced the planned launch of USAJOBS 3.0 for mid October. From October 6 to 12 nearly 5 billion …More
Senate Boosts FDA Funding for Food Safety Act
The Senate Appropriations Committee has increased funding for the FDA from $2.447 billion to $2.479 billion for fiscal 2012 to …More
End of Honeymoon Phase Poses Particular Challenge
The report cites a drop off in overall job satisfaction once employees have been in the federal government for three …More
Younger Feds Report High Level of Job Satisfaction
Federal employees under the age of 30 report above average job satisfaction and agencies need to find ways to preserve …More
Shared Registers for Budget Analysts and IT Specialists Available
OPM has established shared registers for entry-level budget analysts, GS-5, 7, and 9, and IT specialists at the GS-9 level …More
NIOSH to Hold Federal Workforce Health, Wellness Symposium
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will hold a symposium covering strategies and practical steps for promoting the …More
Downward Trend Continues for Prohibited Personnel Practices
Perceptions of occurrences of most prohibited personnel practices are at an 18-year low, the Merit Systems Protection Board has said …More
Hazardous Waste Program Faces Uncertain Future
The EPA has met early goals in its hazardous waste corrective action program but resource and technical challenges put the …More
IG Lauds DHS Purchase Card Program
DHS’s purchase card program provides an efficient, low-cost procurement and payment mechanism to acquire goods and services, the DHS inspector …More
CFC Campaign Starts; Benefits to Organizers Touted
The annual Combined Federal Campaign—the 50th anniversary of the initial drive in 1961—started Sept. 1, and OPM has sent a …More
Public Anger Toward Federal Government Up
Public discontent with the federal government as a whole waned earlier this year but has climbed back up, according to …More
Little New in OPM Part of Plan
The part of the regulatory review plan dealing with federal personnel issues largely touches on familiar topics including the reform …More
Agencies Release Regulatory Review Plans
OMB has announced that 26 agencies have released plans to review significant regulations in order to reduce regulatory burdens and …More
GSA Launches Fleet Management Tool
GSA has announced the release of a “vehicle allocation methodology” tool to help agencies determine the optimal size and composition …More
GAO: Some Good, Some Bad Follows From Centralization at Forest Service
A management effort to centralize business services, budget and finance, HR management, and IT at the Forest Service has contributed …More
OMB Goes Live with Performance.gov
OMB has announced the public launch of its performance.gov website after several false starts, adding a key piece to its …More
GSA Launches Mobile App to Make Per Diem Rates More Accessible
GSA has launched a mobile app for iPhone and Blackberry devices to make its per diem rates for government travel, …More
VA Releases Social Media Policy
The Department Veterans Affairs has released a policy covering the use of social media and other online collaboration tools. The …More
IRS Workforce Continues to Grow but Attrition Still Posses Challenge
In fiscal 2009 the IRS hired over 2,000 new revenue agents and tax compliance officers, the most in five years, …More
Delays, Oversight Problems Hamper FPS Management Program
GAO has called on the Federal Protective Service to resolve delays and oversight issues with its facility risk assessment and …More
EEOC, OPM Signal Tougher Stance on Equal Pay Laws
EEOC and OPM have issued a joint memo saying that although progress has been made in closing the gender pay …More
Executive Order Establishes Government-Wide Diversity Initiative
President Obama has signed an executive order to establish a coordinated, government-wide initiative to promote diversity in the federal workforce. …More
