MSPB Turns Focus to Whistleblower Retaliation
As prohibited personnel practices continue a downward trend begun in 1992, the Merit Systems Protection Board has said it would …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOPM Polling Feds on Workforce Views
OPM has announced the rollout of its 2010 federal employee viewpoint survey – formerly known as the federal human capital …More
First Labor Council Meeting Held
The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations, established by executive order in December, has held its first meeting, discussing the …More
MSPB Acknowledges Schism Over Intern Program, Growth Continues
The Merit Systems Protection Board has noted that while some view the Federal Career Intern Program as a flexible and …More
Arbitrator Says Postal Management Should Have Negotiated With Union
An arbitrator has found that the Postal Service should have negotiated with the American Postal Workers Union in 1996 when …More
USPS Issues 10-Year Plan to Address Declining Volume
The Postal Service has announced a 10-year plan to cut costs and increase productivity to respond to mail volume declines …More
Calls for Policy to Increase Awareness of Poor Performers
The report calls on DHS management to develop and implement a set of policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure …More
DHS Reluctant to Suspend or Debar Poor-Performing Contractors, IG Says
DHS has suspension and debarment policies and procedures in place but is reluctant to apply them against poorly performing contractors, …More
Contractors Outnumber Feds in DHS, Senators Request Detailed Breakdown
The chair and ranking members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have expressed shock that there are …More
Senator Questions Travel Costs at HHS
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, a frequent critic of government travel and similar spending, has asked HHS for an explanation of …More
VA to Expand Program Management and Accountability System
The VA has announced plans to manage all its IT projects – not just highly problematic ones – under its …More
White House Budget Seeks to Extend Moratorium on Private Tax Collections
The White House has proposed in its 2011 budget submission a one-year extension of the current moratorium on the IRS’s …More
GSA to Consolidate Contract Databases
GSA has announced plans to consolidate nine contracting databases that track pre and post award contract data across the federal …More
AFGE Tries to Get Jump on TSA Representation
With the National Treasury Employees Union having won a union election to be the sole representative for CBP employees several …More
GAO Says FDA, OPM Could Improve Oversight of Employee Incentives
GAO has cited in a new report opportunities for the FDA and OPM to improve the oversight of recruitment, relocation …More
GAO: Agencies Have Obligated $194 Billion Under Recovery Act
By the end of 2009, 27 federal agencies had obligated $194 billion – 63 percent – of about $309 billion …More
Group Ranks Lawmakers on Support for Workforce Issues
Federally Employed Women has issued a year-end ranking of lawmakers that supported a number of workforce bills impacting women in …More
Link Drawn Between Online Transparency and Website Satisfaction
Noting the skepticism surrounding the buzzword "transparency" used in discussing the federal government, the company behind the American Customer Satisfaction …More
FLRA Implements Better Case Search Functionality
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has launched a new way to search its decisions online by allowing parties to by …More
Concerned With Over-Reliance of 3R Incentives
OPM director John Berry said he remains concerned with continued growth in 3Rs payments given recent labor market conditions and …More
OPM Issues Plan to Improve Use of Employee Incentives
OPM has issued a memo outlining plans to work with agencies on how to improve the administration and oversight of …More
White House Proposes 30 Percent Increase for FAA’s NextGen
The White House has requested at 30 percent increase in the FAA’s budget for its NextGen air traffic control modernization …More
NASA Budget Boost to Cover Research Mission
The White House has requested an increase of $276 million over the $18.33 billion fiscal 2010 NASA budget, mainly reflecting …More
Agencies Meet Open Government Deadline
Federal agencies covered by the Chief Financial Officers Act have met a February 6 deadline to incorporate an online feedback …More
EPA Stands to Improve Use of Bio-Monitoring Data, Says GAO
The EPA is authorized under the Toxic Substances Control Act to control chemicals that pose unreasonable health risks, but it …More
Tougher Rules for Veteran Contracting
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a final rule implementing provisions in the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information …More
NOAA Proposes New Climate Service
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed the creation of a new climate service to meet requests from sectors …More
GAO: More Information on Costs of Retiring Shuttle Needed
NASA needs to provide Congress with greater information on space shuttle retirement costs to Congress, GAO told a House science …More
DHS Seeking Input on Open Government Plan
DHS has launched a website designed to solicit feedback from the public and interested stakeholders on ways to enhance transparency, …More
Postal Service Still Seeing Red
The Postal Service has announced it ended the first quarter of the fiscal year with a $279 million net loss …More
