GSA Credited with Steps to Better Understand Deferred Building Maintenance
An inspector general report has credited the GSA with taking steps to address recommendations made in a 2021 report warning …More
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Audit Questions Smithsonian Spending under Pandemic Relief Law
An inspector general audit has questioned some Smithsonian Institution spending under a pandemic relief law, finding that some of the …More
Strategic Plan Issued on ‘Military-Connected’ Employment in Federal Workforce
OPM and OMB have jointly issued a “Government-wide Military-Connected Strategic Action Plan,” with goals of eliminating barriers to federal employment, …More
Report: Growth in Political Appointees Adds Layers, Slows Filling Positions
The number of political appointees subject to Senate confirmation has increased by 60 percent since 1960, slowing down the process …More
OPM Reminds of Agencies of Flexibilities for Recruiting, Retaining AI Employees
OPM has reminded agencies of the compensation-related and other flexibilities they may offer to recruit and retain employees involved with …More
OSC Nominee Confirmed; Several Others Still Pending
The Senate has confirmed for a five-year term to head the Office of Special Counsel Hampton Y. Dellinger, whose positions …More
Attrition Named as among Top Challenges at FDIC
Personnel issues, including ongoing attrition and the potential for even more, were named as among the top management challenges for …More
OSC Credits Whistleblower with Safety Improvements at VA
The Office of Special Counsel has credited a VA whistleblower with improving safety for employees in laundry services operations at …More
Staffing Shortages Hamper FAA Oversight of Private Space Flight, Says GAO
The FAA is facing challenges in staffing up to meet its oversight responsibilities in the growing area of private space …More
Rules Issued on Contracting with Veteran-Owned Firms
Interim rules in the February 23 Federal Register carry out changes in contracting preferences for firms owned and controlled by …More
OPM Issues Playbook on ‘Workforce of the Future’
OPM has issued a “Workforce of the Future” playbook on hiring, career development and other personnel issues common across federal …More
Report Urges More Scrutiny to Programs Over Budget or Behind Schedule
A Senate report urges more scrutiny of federal programs that are over budget and/or behind schedule, saying that “although various …More
FTC Strengthens Rules against Impersonating Federal Agencies, Employees
The FTC has strengthened its rules against scammers who impersonate federal agencies and individual employees—as well as private businesses and …More
Senate Passes Bill to Update GPRA Requirements
The Senate has passed S-709, to address what a report on the bill called “longstanding challenges in effective execution of …More
OPM Sending Survey for AI ‘Competency Model’ Project
OPM is starting a survey of federal employees whose job responsibilities involve artificial intelligence as a next step in developing …More
OMB Sets Policies on Reviews of Agency Rules
OMB has set new policies on reviews by its Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to determine whether proposed agency …More
Partnership Suggests Further Steps on Improving Use of Probationary Periods
The Partnership for Public Service has suggested follow-up steps to OPM’s recent guidance to agencies on making fuller use of …More
Guidance to Agencies Issued on ‘Secure and Fair’ Research
The White House has issued guidance to agencies on supporting “secure and fair” research, in two Office of Science and …More
Federal Program Inventory Site Launches
OMB has launched (at https://fpi.omb.gov/) the decade-in-development Federal Program Inventory site, which it says will serve as “a new comprehensive, …More
GSA Pressed to Explain Video Camera Purchases that IG Report Criticized
A House subcommittee chair has pressed the GSA to explain the purchases of video cameras from a specified supplier that …More
IRS Should Tighten Employee, Contractor Access to Sensitive Systems, Report Says
An inspector general audit has recommended that the IRS tighten its controls over sensitive systems, after finding that some contractor …More
White House Summarizes Agency Actions Taken, Plans under Equity Initiative
The White House has released summaries of actions that agencies have taken and their plans under two Biden administration executive …More
OPM Consolidates Data Calls on Personnel Authorities
OPM has consolidated into one memo more than a dozen annual calls for data from agencies on their use of …More
Symposium Coming on ‘Disruptive’ Tech and Federal Agencies
The Federal CIO Council has announced an in-person seminar titled Disruption and Discovery: AI, Data, and Quantum Symposium March 5 …More
GAO Calls on VA to Improve Contingency Planning for Emergencies
The GAO has called on the VA to improve its ability to estimate funding and staffing needs for a future …More
Senate Panel Backs Measure to Increase FAA Controllers, Inspectors
The Senate Commerce Committee has approved a bill designed to address understaffing in the FAA’s air traffic controller and safety …More
Technology Fund Soliciting Proposals for AI-Related Investments
The Technology Modernization Fund is soliciting proposals for artificial intelligence-related investments under the Biden administration’s recent executive order on implementing …More
OGE Updates Guide for Filing Public Financial Disclosure Forms
The Office of Government Ethics has updated its guide for those who file publicly available financial disclosure forms OGE Form …More
Audit: Failure to Fully Vet Contractor Employees Raises Risks for VA, Its Employees
The VA’s “high rate of noncompliance with executive orders, federal regulations, or VA policies for vetting contractor employees” could put …More
Finalists Chosen for New Class of Presidential Management Fellows
OPM has selected 825 applicants as finalists for the 2024 class of Presidential Management Fellows, a program it says “supports …More
