Intern Software Development Model Could Catch On
The Office of Administration in the White House has announced that a software engineering internship program it piloted this summer …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOPM to Scrutinize Agencies on Hiring Disabled Veterans
OPM has told agencies to report by December 1 on their compliance in fiscal 2011 with the Disabled Veterans Affirmative …More
MSPB Recommends Greater Variety in Performance Awards
A modest annual monetary performance award has little impact on motivating employees and the funds available for doing so are …More
White House Proposes $69 Billion Refund for USPS
The White House has proposed a series of steps to right the ailing Postal Service including giving it a $69 …More
VA Manager Recognized for Streamlining Operations
The 2011 Service to America medal for management excellence has been awarded to Department of Veterans Affairs CFO, Todd Grams, …More
Air Force to Offer 6,000 Buyouts
The Air Force Materiel Command has announced the implementation of civilian voluntary early retirement and voluntary separation incentive pay programs …More
Proposals to Reduce Workforce Through Attrition Gain in Popularity
Republicans have again introduced legislation designed to reduce the size of the federal workforce through attrition, this time proposing to …More
GSA Anticipating Big Savings Under Purchase Agreement for Printing
GSA has announced the award of 11 blanket purchase agreements in support of a print management program under the federal …More
High Satisfaction With Supervisors, Performance Management Problematic
According to the survey, government-wide there is a high level of satisfaction with supervisors with three out of four employees …More
Leadership Findings in Workforce Survey Hold Steady
Employee views toward agency leadership remained consistent overall from 2010 to 2011 according to OPM’s annual federal employee viewpoint survey, …More
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
GAO: Agencies Remain Unable to Fully Track Iraq and Afghanistan Contracts
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
