OPM Revamps USAJOBs
OPM has launched a revised version of its USAJOBs website to focus more on searching for listings and refining searches …More
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President Obama has issued a memo calling on the IRS commissioner to review the tax status of companies bidding for …More
Cites Recruitment Challenge
The report said the FCC also faces challenges ensuring it has the expertise it needs to adapt to a changing …More
GAO: Jurisdictional Confusion at FCC
Developments in the telecommunications industry continue to create issues that span the jurisdiction of the FCC’s several bureaus, but a …More
Total Public Sector Union Membership Passes Private Sector
More public sector employees – 7.9 million – belonged to a union than did private sector employees – 7.4 million …More
House Passes Bill to Expand GAO Investigative Authority
The House has passed the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act, HR-2646, to expand GAO’s legal authority to access records. Sponsored …More
Feds Authorized to Solicit for Haiti Relief
OPM has authorized the heads of federal departments and agencies to allow a special solicitation of employees at the workplace …More
Partnership: Too Many Political Appointees
At 1,140, there are too many Senate-confirmed political appointments to ensure a smooth transition from one presidential administration to another …More
FAA Begins Using NextGen Satellite Technology in Houston
The FAA has announced that Houston air traffic controllers have begun using the "automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast" satellite based system to …More
DHS Secretary Pushing TSA Security Standards Abroad for In-bound Flights
DHS has announced that Secretary Janet Napolitano is working to begin ironing out a broad consensus on new international aviation …More
Questions Surround Chief Technology Officer Post
The chief technology officer position established last year by executive order could face a variety of challenges in executing a …More
Dual Mission of Secret Service Called into Question
The Congressional Research Service has called into question the dual mission of the Secret Service in the wake of a …More
GAO: Taxpayer Service, Enforcement Could be Improved
While the IRS met many of its goals as an organization in 2009, telephone access remained low and is getting …More
Comptroller Calls for Increased Collaboration Between DoD, Security Agencies
DoD can work more collaboratively with other national security agencies, such as State and Agency for International Development, to build …More
Sees Need for Standard Guidelines, Checks on Supervisor Evaluations
The FEW survey found a need for government-wide standardized written guidelines on how to implement and manage a pay-for-performance personnel …More
Federal Employee Group Pans Pay for Performance
The advocacy group Federally Employed Women has said two out of three of its members are not happy with current …More
DHS Recommends Anti-Terror Partnership with Energy Department
DHS has recommended forming a partnership with the Department of Energy and its National Laboratories to develop new and more …More
Senator Presses DHS on Recovery Act Grants Administration
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has sent a letter to DHS secretary Janet Napolitano raising questions about the department’s ability to …More
House Oversight Committee to Investigate OMB
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is opening an investigation into whether OMB has violated the Inspector General Reform …More
Turnover at Top of Federal Acquisition Service
GSA has named Stephen Kempf, its assistant commissioner for acquisition management, as the new deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition …More
Interior Announces Oil and Gas Leasing Reforms
The Interior Department has announced several reforms that the Bureau of Land Management will undertake in an attempt to improve …More
IG Calls for Independent Evaluation of Work Environment at Nuclear Facility
Following a fact-finding inquiry stemming from allegations of misconduct by a senior environmental management official, the Department of Energy’s IG …More
GAO Calls for Better Oversight and Compliance of VA Physician Credentialing
GAO has found that staff at six VA medical centers did not consistently follow VA’s credentialing and privileging policy requirements. …More
Mileage Reimbursement Rates Decline
GSA has reduced the mileage reimbursement rates for federal employees using personal transportation for official business in calendar year 2010. …More
Postal Law Might Need Revisions, Report Says
Just three years after passage of a major postal reform law, Congress may need to revisit some of the philosophies …More
DHS Bio-surveillance Center Needs Better Early Stage Data to Monitor Outbreaks
The DHS National Bio-surveillance Integration Center does not receive the kind of data it has identified as most critical for …More
Thousands of Entries Recommended Energy Efficiency Improvements
The memo – M-10-09 – further called on agencies to improve the energy and water efficiency of federal facilities. It …More
OMB Calls on Agencies to Enact Employees
OMB has issued a memo calling on agencies to implement a series of immediate, concrete changes to address simple inefficiencies …More
President Names Cyber-Security Coordinator
Nearly a year after taking office President Obama has named Howard Schmidt as the White House’s cyber-security coordinator, a position …More
Blame All Around for Public Release of Information on Civilian Nuclear Sites
Last May the Government Printing Office published a 266-page document on its website providing detailed information on civilian nuclear sites, …More
