IG: Postal Network Realignment Going Well but Savings Falling Short
Realignment of bulk mail centers into network distribution centers in response to declining mail volume is generally going well but …More
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Several areas in which SSA has made management progress in recent years and has achieved savings are in danger of …More
Disaster Places Spotlight on FEMA
In a statement posted to the committee’s website, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said that FEMA has become a more effective …More
GAO: Limited Progress Assessing National Preparedness Capabilities
FEMA has made limited progress assessing national disaster preparedness capabilities as required under the post-Katrina Act, GAO told the Senate …More
Army Backs out of Privatization Effort
The American Federation of Government Employees has said the Army has backed out of plans to privatize all outpatient and …More
Air Force Pitches Developmental Opportunities
The Air Force has said that its civilian employees miss out on professional development opportunities in part because they wait …More
GAO Calls for Improvements to Management of State’s Training Programs
The Department of State has incorporated interrelated elements of an effective training program into its extensive training for personnel, but …More
Program Could Help Help Mid-Sized Companies Bid on Contracts
The White House and GSA have launched the pilot phase of a program designed to help business compete for some …More
GAO Calls on Labor to Further Improve IT Management
Additional management improvements are needed to address IT and financial control issues at the Department of Labor, GAO has said. …More
USPS Reaches Tentative Agreement with Large Postal Union
The Postal Service has announced it reached a tentative agreement with the American Postal Workers Union on a new collective …More
Pentagon to Cut Senior Officer, Exec, Contractor Positions
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has issued a memo announcing cuts to senior personnel and contractors and has advanced several …More
GAO: Management Challenges Continue to Dog Forest Service
The Forest Service needs to continue working to address persistent management challenges to ensure it’s spending an increasingly limited budget …More
Rule Change Could Allow More Military Spouses Non-Competitive Appointments
OPM has proposed a change to current regulations to enable more military spouses and widows/widowers to get non-competitive appointments under …More
IG Faults SSA Guard Service Contract
The Social Security Administration inspector general has faulted the agency’s security contractor and suggested changes to the management of its …More
Bill Introduced to Improve Hiring of Interns
Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., has introduced legislation intended to increase the number of federal interns that are converted to full-time …More
Supervisors Should Weigh Trainability as Part of Career Development Planning
The study does include recommendations for supervisors that mirror the broader advice for agencies as a whole. It recommends that …More
MSPB: Don’t Waste Time Trying to Teach “Mental Style”
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued a report warning agencies away from attempting to train employees on relatively subjective …More
Senators to Take up Report for Oversight Hearing on Overlapping Programs
The leadership of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said in response to the report that they plan …More
GAO Identifies Agency, Program Overlap
GAO has issued a report that identifies redundant or overlapping federal agencies, offices, programs and initiatives in an effort to …More
GAO Identifies Agency, Program Overlap
GAO has issued a report that identifies redundant or overlapping federal agencies, offices, programs and initiatives in an effort to …More
GAO Calls for Greater Transparency of NASA Project Costs
GAO has called on NASA to provide additional cost transparency and design criteria for its projects. It said the agency …More
Workforce Conferences Announced
OPM has announced upcoming conferences on diversity and hearing-impairment training in government. The National Coalition for Equity in Public Service …More
OMB Funds Pilot Under Program Integrity Initiative
OMB has announced it has funded its first pilot project under its Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation, designed to …More
Senators Push for Nominations Reform
The leadership of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is introducing legislation to streamline the nomination process for …More
White House Proposes Expedited Process for Shedding Excess Property
The White House has proposed an initiative that it says will cut through red tape and political complications in the …More
DoD Security Clearance Process Removed from GAO High Risk List
GAO has removed the DoD personnel security clearance process from the annual list of programs and initiatives it publishes deemed …More
Officials Vow Improvements to Acquisition Rule-Making Process
Procurement and policy officials from the agencies responsible for managing and coordinating the FAR rule-making process have agreed to create …More
Retention Rates Also to Be Tracked
The report also said OPM is now tracking retention rates, as measured by the percentage of all permanent, non-student full-time …More
Mixed Bag Found on Hiring Initiatives
The Obama administration’s hiring reform initiatives have yielded slightly higher levels of satisfaction among hiring managers but that did not …More
OPM Tweaks Telework Guidance
Meanwhile, OPM has again revised its policy on dismissing federal employees due to severe weather or other emergencies, a policy …More
