MSPB: Qualifying as Whistleblower Can be a Challenge
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued a report laying out the challenges federal employees face in qualifying as “whistleblowers” …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersEnds Federal Career Intern Program
The order supersedes and revokes a Clinton administration executive order that had established the Federal Career Intern Program, which agencies …More
Other Changes Also Set
The order also includes modifications to the Presidential Management Fellows program, which is designed to attract grad students. PMF fellows …More
President Signs Order Creating Internship, Recent Graduates Programs
President Obama has signed an executive order to establish internship and recent graduates programs that together with the already existing …More
Service to America Medal Nominees Sought
The Partnership for Public Service is accepting nominations through January 31 for its Service to America Medals, known as the …More
Memo Addresses How Paperwork Reduction Act Applies to Scientific Research
OMB has issued a memo attempting to address the question of whether and how the Paperwork Reduction Act applies in …More
Weather Dismissal Policies Revised
OPM has revised its emergency dismissal policy—formally applying only in the Washington, D.C. area but used as a standard template …More
Senate Passes Organizational Reforms for Census Bureau
The Senate has passed legislation to address management challenges that arose during the 2010 census count, partly by making the …More
USDA to Begin Using Cloud-Based Application Suite
The Department of Agriculture has announced it is going live with a commercial cloud services contract for its Enterprise Messaging …More
OMB to Launch Technology Fellows Program
The federal CIO is developing a technology fellows program as well as an accompanying recruiting infrastructure as part of the …More
Boost Sought in Federal Building Wireless Services
Two senators have drafted legislation to require the installation of small wireless base stations in all publicly accessible federal buildings …More
VA Needs to Continue Developing New Benefits System, Says GAO
The Department of Veterans Affairs could further improve the development process for the IT system it is implementing to deliver …More
MSPB Reviews Whistleblower Law
MSPB has issued a report that acts as an overview of whistleblower retaliation law and procedures that while not recommending …More
GAO: Defense Contract Awards Lack Required Information
Defense departments and agencies are not submitting incomplete contract award announcements, GAO has said. GAO found while reviewing noncompetitive contracting …More
FDA Could Get More Food Safety Inspectors
The Senate has passed S-510, the Food Safety Modernization Act, to give the FDA greater inspection authority and capacity. The …More
VA Testing Speedier Ways to Access Medical Records
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it is working to reduce the time needed to obtain health-care records from …More
GAO Calls on Agencies to Tighten Wireless Network Security
Federal agencies have taken steps to secure their wireless networks but GAO has cited opportunities to take it further. Leading …More
OMB Orders Agencies to Establish Security Assessment Teams
The White House has ordered departments and agencies that handle classified information to establish security assessment teams consisting of counterintelligence, …More
White House Appoints Lead for Security Review Following WikiLeaks Disclosure
The White House has appointed the deputy director of the national counter-terrorism center to lead a review of information security …More
Senate Confirms OMB Director
The Senate has approved Jacob Lew, President Obama’s pick to succeed Peter Orszag as OMB director. Lew, who led OMB …More
Defense IG to Review Relocation of 6,400 Personnel
The DoD inspector general has launched an investigation into plans to relocate 6,400 DoD personnel to the Mark Center in …More
DHS Touts Cybersecurity Initiatives
DHS is pushing two cybersecurity initiatives designed to enhance coordination and information sharing with state, local, tribal and territorial governments …More
Senator Questions Staffing Level for VA/DoD Disability Evaluation System
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense have been collaborating on an "integrated disability evaluation system" pilot program designed to …More
OPM Reminds Managers of How to Respond if Workforce Comes Down With Flu
OPM is again promoting its informational pandemic website ahead of an already burgeoning flu season. The website contains information specific …More
Senators Defend TSA Pat-Downs
The chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has voiced supported for stepped up TSA passenger screening …More
GAO, Union Strike First Bargaining Agreement
GAO has announced that it reached a tentative agreement on its first master collective bargaining agreement with the International Federation …More
FAA Failed to Oversee Airline, IG Says
The FAA failed to provide effective oversight of American Airlines and to address the air carrier’s compliance with inspection and …More
Committee Seeking Greater Public Private Cooperation on Cybersecurity
The leadership of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has called for greater cooperation between the public and …More
Career Intern Program Found in Violation of Veterans Preference
The Merit Systems Protection Board had found the Federal Career Intern Program in violation of veterans’ preference rules. The decision …More
One Third of Federal Workers Retirement Eligible
The economic recession has temporarily delayed what many observers have long predicted will be a "retirement wave" in the federal …More
