GAO: Further Action Needed to Address DoD Supply Chain Management Issues
DoD needs to undertake additional actions to address challenges in supply chain management, GAO has said after reviewing strategic and …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersArmy to Cut 8,700 Civilians
The Army has announced it will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by over 8,700 employees by September 30 …More
FAA Funding Bill Passed, Union Sees Fight Ahead
Congress has voted to fund the FAA through mid September allowing about 4,000 FAA employees to return to work and …More
DoD Needs to Refine Cybersecurity Budget Estimates, Says GAO
DoD still needs to develop an overarching budget estimate for full-spectrum cyberspace operations including computer network attack, computer network exploitation, …More
FAA Issues Stop Work Order, Furloughs Employees
The FAA issued stop work orders for various projects and furloughed about 4,000 employees because Congress did not pass a …More
USPS Lists 3,700 Branches that May Close
The Postal Service has announced it will consider closing about 3,700 mostly rural retail post offices throughout the country, with …More
Senator Proposes Folding Several Agencies into OPM, Cutting Budgets by Half
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has proposed consolidating five federal employment agencies into OPM and slashing their budgets in half in …More
Union Launches Campaign to Defend Image of Federal Workers
The National Treasury Employees Union has launched a public service campaign to defend federal employees and their work in the …More
White House to Close 373 Data Centers
The White House has announced plans to shut down 373 data centers by the end of 2012 as part of …More
Employers Liable Under USERRA Even for Indirect Supervisory Actions
The Merit Systems Protection Board has cited a recent Supreme Court ruling as a cautionary tale for agencies when undertaking …More
Wants Framework to Promote Transparency, Accountability in IT Projects
Under the new framework, agencies are to continue reporting summary investment data – to be made available on data.gov – …More
OMB to Roll Out New IT Investment Reporting Framework
In seeking to improve the quality of data for IT investments as part of its 25-point IT management reform plan, …More
Interior Announces IT Transformation
The Department of Interior has released an IT transformation strategic plan that it says will save up to $500 million …More
CFOs to Evaluate SAVE Award Proposals
The memo also calls on CFOs to review and rank submissions for agency improvements under the White House’s SAVE award …More
Memo Calls on Agencies to Identify and Share Waste-Cutting Best Practices
OMB has issued a memo as part of its "campaign to cut government waste" – a follow-on to its wider …More
FAA, Controllers Union Reach Agreement on Fatigue Recommendations
The FAA has announced an agreement with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association on fatigue recommendations developed by a joint …More
Tax IG Calls for Improvements to Tax Gap Estimate
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has said that the IRS’s study designed to update estimates of a portion …More
White House Calls for 15 Percent Cut to Management Support Services
The White House has called on agencies to cut spending on contracts for management support services by a minimum of …More
OPM Releases Training Evaluation Guide
OPM has released to agencies a guide to evaluating their training programs to determine how well they contribute to mission …More
VA Awards $12 Billion in Tech Contracts
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded 14 large contacts intended to help it transform IT, collectively valued at $12 …More
DoD Needs to Institutionalize Key Management Controls, Says GAO
DoD needs to take further actions to institutionalize key business system modernization management controls, GAO has said. It said DoD …More
Census Field Offices to Be Halved
In what it said was the first major restructuring of its Census Bureau field structure in 50 years, the Commerce …More
Military Spouse Employment Partnership Launched
DoD has announced the launch of a program to match military spouses to career opportunities with over 70 companies that …More
OPM Issues Memo on Preparation for 2011 Hurricane Season
OPM has issued a memo reminding agencies of various HR policies and flexibilities in place to assist federal employees affected …More
IG Calls on IRS to Improve Database Security
Some of the IRS’s 2,200 databases used to manage and process taxpayer data are not configured securely, are running out-of-date …More
DOJ to Weigh in on USPS Decision to Suspend Payments into FERS Account
OPM has announced an agreement with USPS to seek a resolution to the legal issues surrounding a recent USPS decision …More
Bill Would Reduce Federal Vehicle Fleet
Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., have introduced legislation that would trim the federal vehicle fleet by 20 …More
USPS Defends Savings Estimate for Five-Day Delivery Model
The Postal Service has delivered a report to Congress backing up its estimate of $3.1 billion in savings by moving …More
Top CIO Stepping Down
The White House has announced that Vivek Kundra, the first to hold the post of government-wide CIO will be stepping …More
OMB Launches Fast Track Process for Customer Feedback
As part of its effort to improve service delivery OMB has issued additional guidance for setting up a "fast track …More
