Larger Acquisition Workforce Needed, Nominee for Procurement Chief Says
President Obama’s nominee to head the Office of Federal Procurement Policy told a Senate committee that if confirmed he would …More
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The American Federation of Government Employees is calling for the White House to remove the commissioner of the Social Security …More
Approval Needed to Convert Political Appointees to Career Positions
OPM has long required agencies to seek its approval before selecting a political appointee for a competitive service position during …More
OPM Publishes Rules to Implement Bush Reinvestigation Order
OPM has proposed regulations to help agencies carry out an executive order issued by President Bush calling for the reinvestigation …More
Union Questions EPA Performance Ratings
The American Federation of Government Employees has announced it is seeking information from the EPA after hearing from some of …More
GAO: Unclear How Frequently Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Used
The extent of federal spending through cost-reimbursement contracts, with which contractor costs are covered regardless of whether work gets completed, …More
Senator Outlines Cyber-Security Legislation
The chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., has outlined five provisions he wants …More
Effect of Web 2.0 Push Not Yet Felt by Public
As the White House continues its push to increase public access to information and leverage social networking and other "web …More
GSA Seeks to Leverage New Media to Improve Acquisitions
GSA has announced a partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration and the American Council for Technology and Industry …More
GAO: Implementing NextGen Task Force Recommendations a Challenge for FAA
A Next Generation Air Transportation System implementation task force has issued a final report calling on the FAA to enable …More
ALJ Application Opportunity Coming Up
OPM has said it will soon accept applicants for ALJ positions, but those interested in the coveted jobs likely will …More
DoD Must Address Employee Perceptions in Performance Management, Says GAO
Meanwhile, GAO issued a report describing various shortfalls that dogged NSPS, at a time when the new law calls on …More
Still Some Work to Do Under NSPS
Although the DoD authorization bill enacting a repeal of DoD’s NSPS personnel system has been signed into law, there is …More
Flemming Award Nominees Sought
Nominations are being accepted through December 29 for the Arthur S. Flemming Awards, one of the government’s longest-established awards for …More
Additional Contracting Guidance Meant to Increase Competition
Separate OMB guidance follows up on March 4 Presidential memo calling on federal agencies to examine their use of noncompetitive …More
OMB Issues Acquisition Workforce Guidance
In the latest development of a White House contracting reform effort begun last March OMB has issued an acquisition workforce …More
GAO: Food Safety Agencies Need to Step up Enforcement, Collaboration
Customs and Border Protection, the FDA and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service have taken steps to address challenges in …More
NASA Successfully Targeted by Cyber Attacks
According to the report, NASA networks and systems have been successfully targeted by cyber attacks. It said that during fiscal …More
GAO Says NASA Should Patch Network Vulnerabilities
NASA has made progress implementing security controls and aspects of its information security program, but it has not always implemented …More
IRS Needs to Assess Effectiveness of Identify Theft Measures, Says GAO
The IRS should ensure that performance measures suitable for assessing the effectiveness of its identity theft initiatives, and associated data …More
GSA Awards Hosting Management Contract
GSA has announced the award of a five-year task order contract worth up to $29 million to CGI for managed …More
Bureau Facing Challenges as Census Approaches, but GAO Cites Progress
The Census Bureau’s 2010 census count was designated high-risk in 2008 because of IT problems and while the agency has …More
DHS, ICE Announce Immigration Detention Reforms
DHS and ICE have announced new initiatives as part of an ongoing immigration detention reform effort that address the seven …More
Appropriations Bill to Bolster DoJ Staff for Border Initiative
A Congressional Research Service summary of actions taken by Congress to provide fiscal 2010 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and …More
Agencies Not Meeting In-sourcing Mandate
Under the 2009 omnibus-spending bill, non-defense federal agencies are required to devise and implement guidelines for in-sourcing new and contracted-out …More
Energy Teams up with Private Sector to Drive Recovery Projects
The Department of Energy has announced it will partner with financial institutions to accelerate the distribution of billions in Recovery …More
Blanket Purchases Up, but GAO Says Agencies Miss Out on Savings Potential
Agencies are using significantly more blanket purchase agreements but GAO has said they are missing out on opportunities to save …More
Postal Services Making Most Use of ADR
The Postal Service has reported the highest participation rate for alternative dispute resolution in the pre-complaint process in fiscal 2008. …More
Hiring Authority Announced for Internet Security Experts
DHS secretary Janet Napolitano has announced a new hiring authority to recruit and retain cyber-security professionals across DHS over the …More
GAO: Executive Attrition Down at TSA
Attrition is down among the Transportation Security Administration’s transportation security executive service, but the agency needs better information on why …More
