House Committee Passes IG Improvement Bill
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has passed legislation to enhance the authority of agency inspectors general and …More
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OMB has announced it will continue a program evaluation initiative it funded during the fiscal 2011 budget process at $100 …More
Agencies Still Working to Assess Foreign Language Needs and Address Shortfalls
The Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State need to do a better job assessing their foreign language needs and …More
VA, HUD, Labor Carrying Out Homelessness Prevention Pilot
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced participation in a demonstration project with the Department of Housing and Urban Development …More
Report Substantiates FAA Oversight Failures
The Office of Special Counsel has said it will forward to Congress the results of an internal Transportation Department review …More
CIO Council Offers Privacy Office Guidance
The CIO Council has announced the availability of two new publications offering guidance for agencies in establishing or streamlining a …More
DoD Not Fully Reporting Additional Costs
DoD is mitigating some BRAC implementation challenges, which is adding to implementation costs, but according to GAO, it is not …More
Little Room for Error as BRAC Deadline Nears
DoD is implementing BRAC recommendations facing a September 2011 deadline, but several logistical, human capital, and other implementation challenges remain, …More
Obama Calls for Plans to Hire More People With Disabilities
President Obama has signed an executive order calling on OPM, OMB and the Department of Labor to – by October …More
Appeals Court Weighs in on Labor Relations Spat
A federal court has decided in favor of the federal agency with jurisdiction over private sector labor law – the …More
Accountability for EEO Programs Assessed
Eighty percent of agencies say they hold managers and supervisors accountable for ensuring equal employment opportunity as part of their …More
Greater Supervisory Accountability Called For
Supervisory and managerial accountability need to be strengthened, the Merit Systems Protection Board has said in a report looking into …More
Bill Would Give FDA Immediate Recall Authority
The chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., has introduced legislation that would give the …More
House Panel Passes Supervisory Training Bill
The House federal workforce subcommittee has approved legislation that would require a training regimen for new federal supervisors and follow-up …More
OMB Issues Science and Technology Budget Guidance
OMB has issued a memo outlining the administration’s science and technology priorities for formulating fiscal 2012 budget submissions. According to …More
DHS Announces Additional Funding for Border Operations
DHS has announced over $1.8 billion in fiscal 2010 “preparedness” grants that includes $47 million under Operation Stonegarden for the …More
GAO: Data Lacking on Customs and Border Protection Program
Customs and Border Protection lacks the data necessary to assess a program launched in 2002 to speed up processing for …More
White House Safe Workplace Initiative Eyes Bottom Line
President Obama has announced a four-year “POWER” initiative – Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment – designed in part to …More
National Guard to Support Federal Law Enforcement Along Southwest Border
DHS has announced that National Guard will begin deploying along the Southwest border to support federal law enforcement with intelligence …More
GAO: High-Threat Environment a Challenge for USAID Afghanistan Mission
Since fiscal 2002, the US Agency for International Development has awarded over $11.5 billion in support of development assistance programs …More
OMB Calls on Agencies to Make IT Accessible to Persons with Disabilities
OMB has issued a memo to make agencies aware of existing resources and direct agencies to take stronger steps toward …More
GAO Report Puts State Department on the Defensive
The State Department, which can deny passports to registered sex offenders only if they have been convicted specifically of sex …More
USPS, Commerce Announce Business Partnership
The Postal Service has announced a partnership with the Department of Commerce to provide foreign market expertise to small and …More
IG: DHS Needs to Finalize Planning Documents in Systems Consolidation Effort
DHS is taking steps toward developing and implementing its component financial systems consolidation program but does not have the necessary …More
DHS Announces Cross-Border Initiatives with Canada
DHS has announced plans to establish a comprehensive cross-border approach to critical infrastructure protection with Canada, focusing on information sharing …More
Obama Nominates Clinton Budget Director to Lead OMB
President Obama has selected Jacob Lew, who led OMB during the Clinton presidency, to succeed outgoing OMB director Peter Orszag. …More
White House Reinstates Administrative Body
The White House has reinstated the Administrative Conference of the United States and appointed its 10-member council. ACUS has been …More
Ethical Failures Updated
The DoD ethics office has updated its "Encyclopedia of Ethical Failures," a compilation of incidents ranging from the relatively trivial …More
USPS Still Most Trusted on Privacy
Despite its financial troubles, the U.S. Postal Service for the sixth straight year is the most trusted federal agency for …More
OMB Says Use of Non-Competitive Contracts On Decline
In the first two quarters of fiscal 2010 the percentage of dollars awarded in new contracts without competition dropped 10 …More
