‘Cloud Smart’ Replaces ‘Cloud First’
OMB has updated the government’s cloud services purchasing strategy, changing the focus from the nearly decade-old “Cloud First” to “Cloud …More
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Management-Related Bills Advance in Senate
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: * S-731, to allow CBP to waive polygraph testing requirements …More
Most Supervisors Not Confident They Could Remove Problem Employees
Majorities of federal supervisors said they are not confident that they could remove an employee for performance or misconduct reasons, …More
Addressing Performance Tricky When Personal Problems Arise, MSPB Says
An MSPB white paper on discipline says that addressing performance problems is especially tricky for management if personal problems are …More
Partnership Issues Leadership Model
The Partnership for Public Service has issued a guide to government leadership, identifying the four most essential competencies as becoming …More
Secret Service Needs to Take Next Steps on Workforce, Says GAO
The Secret Service has taken some steps to address “a number of longstanding workforce issues, such as low employee morale …More
Employment of Those with ‘Targeted’ Conditions Gets Capitol Hill Attention
A group of more than 30 House and Senate Democrats, including many of those most active in civil service issues, …More
Report Questions IRS Customer Service Measures
The data the IRS reports to Congress and the public regarding the level of customer service reflects the experience on …More
Defense Bill Focuses on STEM Workforce Compensation
The Senate’s version of the annual DoD budget bill (S-1790) raises concerns about the department’s ability to recruit and retain …More
More Scrutiny Sought into Ownership of Buildings with Federal Offices
A recently introduced bipartisan bill (S-1869) in the Senate would require new scrutiny of ownership of building space leased by …More
Agencies Told to Reduce Advisory Committees
Federal agencies must evaluate the need for the outside advisory committees that they have created but that are not required …More
Mental Health Hiring Initiative Showing Results, VA Says
The VA has said that it is seeing results from its hiring initiative for mental health professionals, which includes new …More
OPM Updates Hiring Practices Handbook
OPM has released an updated version of its Delegated Examining Operations Handbook: A Guide for Federal Agency Examining Officers, which …More
Report Finds Shortcomings in VA Facilities Planning
The VA’s facilities planning process is failing to take into account some expectations of veterans relevant to the decisions, GAO …More
Bill to Improve Security of Interconnected Devices Advances
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has passed HR-1668, a bipartisan bill to set standards for managing cybersecurity risks of …More
Audit Finds Controls Lacking over IRS Travel Expenses
An inspector general audit has found weaknesses in controls over international travel expenses for IRS employees, including employee use of …More
More Changes to DoD Acquisition Workforce Sought
The annual DoD authorization bill (HR-2500) passed by the House Armed Services Committee seeks further changes in the department’s acquisition …More
Report Backs More Data Collection to Improve Customer Service
A bill to loosen restrictions on information agencies may collect from the public will help them offer better customer service, …More
GAO Warns about Agencies Running Decades-Old IT
GAO has identified the 10 IT systems in government most in need of modernization—finding two systems more than 50 years …More
IG Cites Issues with VA Police Force
The VA’s police force suffers from “staffing shortages, the splintering of oversight responsibilities, confusion about roles, and lack of clear …More