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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersBlame 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
OMB Seeking Input on Data.gov
OMB has released a concept of operations for its Data.gov platform, launched last May as part of a White House …More
Continued Monitoring Needed
As it has recommended in the past regarding similar systems, GAO called for continued monitoring of DCIPS safeguards to ensure …More
GAO: Defense Implementing Safeguards for Intelligence Personnel System
DoD has taken positive steps to incorporate 10 internal safeguards in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System, but it could …More
Caps Tighten at Upper Levels
With the 2010 federal pay raises taking effect as of January 3 for most federal employees, there will be a …More
Three Years Later, VA Still Not Awarding Information Security Scholarships
The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish an …More
GAO: Veteran-Owned Small Business Program Vulnerable to Abuse
The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program reported $6.5 billion in government-wide sole-source, set-aside, and other awards, but GAO has said …More
EEOC Proposes Changes to Discrimination Complaint Process
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has proposed changes to the federal discrimination complaint process reflecting the recommendations of an internal …More
VHA has Insufficient Controls Over Procurement Transactions, Says GAO
The Veterans Health Administration has inadequate controls over its miscellaneous obligations, increasing risk in procurement transactions, GAO has said. It …More
Nominees, Funding Approved for VA
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committees has approved the nomination of Dr. Robert Petzel as undersecretary for health of the VA. …More
OMB Changes Recovery Act Reporting Requirements
OMB has updated reporting guidance under the Recovery Act to incorporate lessons learned from the first reporting period ending September …More
OSC Recognizes Whistleblower
The Office of Special Counsel has awarded an engineer from the Army Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles its annual …More
Federal-State Cyber-security Partnership Announced
DHS has announced a cyber-security partnership with Michigan and it will deploy federally developed, cyber-security technology EINSTEIN 1 to Michigan’s …More
GSA Soliciting Feedback on USA.gov With Online Forum
GSA has announced the launch of "Your Voice Matters," a public blog intended to garner feedback about USA.gov, which the …More
Energy Efficiency Bill Clears Committee
Legislation (S-1830) to compel the federal government to become more energy-efficient has cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs …More
Court Stresses Deference Given to Arbitrators
A federal appeals court, ruling on a case arising from an arbitrator’s decision involving a dispute over representation of postal …More
GSA Announces Geospatial Software and Services Offerings
GSA has awarded blanket purchase agreements under its SmartBuy program – designed to promote effective software management – to provide …More
Sen. Calls on DHS to Implement IG Recommendations Following Travel Probe
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has called on DHS to …More
Guidance on Inherently Governmental’ Work Pending
Administration officials meanwhile said they still are not ready to announce the results of another contracting-related review, a redefinition of …More
OMB: Agencies on Schedule to Cut $40 Billion in Contracting by 2011
Federal agencies have submitted plans to the White House to save $19 billion through improvements to their contracting and acquisition …More
Defense Labor Symposium Set
The 2010 Defense Employee and Labor Relations Symposium (DELRS) will be held at the Marriott Tampa Waterside located in Tampa …More
FMA: Second Line Managers Should be Involved in Labor-Management Forums
The order calls on the federal labor-management council to help create department or agency-level labor-management forums to promote partnership efforts …More
Pilot Projects to Test Expanded Bargaining
An executive order President Obama has signed establishing a national, federal labor-management relations council calls for using pilot projects to …More
Further Oversight of Performance Proposed
The bill would extend reporting requirements under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act until GAO has removed the security …More
Bill Would Require More Detailed Reporting on Security Clearances
A bill has been introduced in the Senate federal workforce subcommittee to require more detailed reporting on the security clearance …More
“Aggressive Management” Needed
Collins called for "effective planning and aggressive management" to get the TASC program up to speed and within cost. She …More
Senators Call for More Oversight of DHS Financial System
Citing a report from the DHS inspector general and another from GAO faulting DHS "for having insufficient accounting and financial …More
Energy IG Cites Oversight Failure in Recovery Act Grant Program
The Energy Department’s inspector general has said it identified significant internal control deficiencies in the management of a Recovery Act …More
Election Assistance Commission Settles Political Discrimination Issue
The Office of Special Counsel has announced the resolution of a prohibited personnel practice complaint filed against the US Election …More
