Hatch Act Complaint Reminder As Presidential Campaigns Get Underway
The Office of Special Counsel has filed several complaints of late with the Merit Systems Protection Board that serve as …More
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The Department of Commerce has substantiated allegations that managers in its Office of Administrative Services knowingly exposed employees to unsafe …More
OMB: Agencies Should Have Regulatory Review Plans Finalized by Late August
OMB has issued guidance for agencies on finalizing their plans for periodically reviewing significant regulations, required under a January executive …More
Partnership Finds Little Succession Planning Among HR Workforce
The Partnership further concluded that despite being charged with helping mangers with succession planning, the federal HR community has fallen …More
5-Step Approach to Succession Planning
The perceived barriers to effective succession planning may be less challenging than many managers believe and can be accomplished with …More
Partnership Urges Succession Planning, Cites Barriers
The Partnership for Public Service has released a report that advocates for succession planning as a critical management tool and …More
FLRA Launches New Tools for Researching Authority Decisions
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has announced enhancements to tools for researching its decisions at www.flra.gov/authority_decisions. A new "quick search" …More
IT Program Manager Now Official Title
OPM has added IT program manager as an official title in the IT management series, GS-2210, reflecting growth in that …More
GAO Calls for Improvements to Army, Marine Language and Culture Training
The Army and Marine Corps need to take action to improve the planning and coordination of language and culture training, …More
CIOs Also Say TEchStat Sessions Producing Results
The CIOs also reported the results of ongoing techstat IT project review sessions and indicated they are yielding benefits. Treasury …More
CIOs Say Cloud Migration is Underway
Several agency CIOs have posted progress reports to CIO.gov on implementing the White House’s 25-point implementation plan for improving IT …More
OMB Announces Cloud Migration List
OMB has launched an interactive map showing progress on its center consolidation initiative as part of the White House’s 25-point …More
Rep. Asks Federal Workforce Subcommittee to Curb Use of Official Time
Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Md., has asked the House federal workforce subcommittee to work with him on efforts to "correct" the …More
Nearly $130 Million in Official Time Used on Union Activity in 2009
The 59 executive departments and agencies that have employees represented by labor organizations, as well as the Government Printing Office …More
Guidance on Transgender Personnel Includes Tips for Managers
OPM has issued guidance covering the employment of transgender individuals in the federal workplace in response to common questions it …More
OPM Seeks to Find Landing Spots for NASA Workers
OPM has announced it will sponsor a job fair and conduct a "hands-on training experience" in late July in Cocoa, …More
GAO: Improvements Needed to Preparation of US Financial Statements
Management improvements are needed in the preparation of the U.S. consolidated financial statements, GAO has said after identifying new and …More
Panel Rebukes DoD, VA Over Recovery Coordination Program’s Shortcomings
The House Veterans Affairs subcommittee on health has rebuked the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs for shortcomings in the …More
FLRA Remedy Notices to Go Electronic
FLRA has said that it will now seek the electronic posting of notices as part of the remedy for unfair …More
Women Less Satisfied With ‘Empowerment,’ ‘Fairness’ in Federal Jobs
The Partnership for Public Service has found that women and men are comparable in how they rate satisfaction with a …More
CRS: Up or Down Vote on Real Estate Plans Would Reduce Conflict
Getting Congress to vote yes or no to a set of proposed actions for what to do with underused or …More
GAO: Recovery Act Recipients Owe Hundreds of Millions in Taxes
At least 3,700 Recovery Act contract and grant recipients that received $24 billion are estimated to owe more than $750 …More
Says Managers Can Help Drive Equitable Representation and Advancement
The report offered several actions for managers to take to promote greater representation and advancement of women and increase fairness …More
MSPB: Big Gains for Women in Federal Workforce But Not So Much at Top
The Merit Systems Protection Board has concluded that substantial progress has been made with the representation of women in the …More
Air Force Imposes Partial Hiring Freeze
The Air Force has imposed a partial hiring freeze on civilian positions, part of a DoD-wide effort to keep civilian …More
IG Calls for Stronger Management of Rural Health Program
The Veterans Health Administration needs to strengthen the management of rural health care funding to ensure that rural health projects …More
Legal Issues Face Insourcing Efforts
The Obama administration’s efforts at insourcing jobs–bringing them in-house from contractor performance–face potential legal challenges on several fronts, the Congressional …More
USPS: Payment Defaults Looming
The Postal Service has said it could run out of cash to pay its bills. It reported a net loss …More
Senator Turns up Heat on USAID
USAID has a process in place through with it can reasonably identify significant financial management vulnerabilities with recipients of U.S. …More
OPM Calls for Wider Use of Personnel Mobility Program
OPM has published a fact sheet on the federal government’s Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program intended to debunk commonly held …More
