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
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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
Slight Correlation to Job Satisfaction
A larger percentage of teleworkers – 76 percent versus 68 percent of non-teleworkers – say they are satisfied with their …More
Most Telework Agreements Terminated by Supervisors, Nature of Work Key Issue
Supervisors terminate telework agreements far more often than employees do, and the most common reason given is that the nature …More
IG: Citizenship and Immigration Services Could Improve Insider Threat Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made progress in implementing elements of an effective insider threat program, but the homeland …More
GAO: Strategy Needed to Manage Potential Oil and Gas Well Liability
The Bureau of Land Management needs a comprehensive strategy to better manage potential oil and gas well liabilities on federal …More
MSPB Recommends Recruiting Partnerships with Colleges, Universities
The federal government has to compete with the private sector for graduates with post-secondary and graduate degrees, and with competition …More
GAO: Interagency Coordination Needed to Address Defense Access Road Needs
Rapid growth at 26 military installations across the country is stressing transportation infrastructure for surrounding communities and high-level interagency coordination …More
VA Evaluates Proposals for IT Transformation
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the completion of the initial evaluation of proposals for its "Transformation Twenty-One Total …More
MSPB: NIH Leaning on Twitter for Recruitment
The Merit Systems Protection Board has recognized the National Institutes of Health for incorporating the Twitter social media platform into …More
Foreign Post Innovations Include Dealing with Resistance to Change
According to GAO, the foreign posts have had to overcome resistance to change and workforce challenges similar to those USPS …More
GAO Says USPS Should Take Note of Strategies Used by Foreign Postal Operators
The Postal Service should take note of the alternative delivery choices foreign postal organizations have developed for customers that have …More
MSPB Considers Expanded Role of Managers in Hiring Process
Last year’s Presidential memo on hiring reform called on agencies to increase the level of involvement of their managers in …More
Hispanic Council on Federal Employment Launched
OPM has launched a "Hispanic Council on Federal Employment” to help it improve hiring outreach to the Hispanic community. The …More
