CPSC Needs to Strengthen Import Oversight, Says GAO
The growing volume of consumer products imported into the United States has strained the resources of the Consumer Product Safety …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersDHS Issues New Directives on Border Searches of Electronic Media
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced new directives covering searches of computers and other electronic media at U.S. ports that …More
FAA and Controller Union Announce Labor Agreement
The FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association have concluded mediation by agreeing to a draft labor agreement. Union …More
OSC Refers Transportation Whistleblower Matter to Congress, White House
The Office of Special Counsel has told Congress and the White House that the former Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. …More
IG Criticizes VA Office of Information and Technology
The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general has issued two reports detailing multiple instances where senior personnel abused their authority …More
DHS, Justice and Mexico Announce Investigative Agreement
DHS secretary Janet Napolitano, officials from several federal law enforcement agencies, and Mexican officials have signed an agreement to develop …More
Calls for Splitting SES into Two Camps: Internal and Government-wide
The SES should be split into a local agency or department-specific SES corps and a mobile, national SES corps where …More
SES Designation Used to Retain Senior Technical Talent
While most development and training officials, members of the SES, federal middle managers and SES recruiting and hiring managers tend …More
OSC Seeks Removal of VA Employee for Political Emails During
The Office of Special Counsel has filed a complaint with the Merit Systems Protection Board requesting that an administrative officer …More
New SES Office Announced
OPM has announced the formation of a centralized SES program office to consolidate program functions taking place in multiple offices. …More
OMB Issues Reporting Guidance for FISMA, Privacy Management Programs
OMB has issued instructions for meeting fiscal 2009 reporting requirements under the Federal Information Security Management Act as well as …More
Court Weighs in on Commuting Time
An opinion by the Federal Circuit federal appeals court has once again rejected arguments that certain types of commuting time …More
OMB Details New Contracting Reporting Requirements
OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy has issued a memo detailing several new contracting reporting requirements in the Federal Acquisition …More
OPM Looks to Human Capital Survey to Better Morale
OPM has asked agencies to use the results of the federal human capital survey to guide their efforts to improve …More
GSA Holds Network Services Conference
IT professionals throughout the government gathered recently in Chicago for a GSA network services conference, something GSA said was intended …More
Agencies Recommend Best Practices on Program Use
Agencies made a number of recommendations in their reports on how to best use the student loan repayment program. For …More
Justice a Leader in Student Loan Reimbursements
In fiscal 2008 the Department of Justice provided student loan repayment benefits to 2,610 employees totaling over $23.4 million, making …More
Data Tracking a Key Component
The CBO report said many of VHA’s quality improvement programs use data from computerized clinical records to track both process …More
Study: Decentralization Helped Turn VHA Around
The reorganization of the Veterans Health Administration away from a centralized system to a set of regional networks funded according …More
OMB Issues Preliminary Budget Guidance for Regional Planning
Citing regional development principles embodied in the Recovery Act, OMB has issued guidance outlining policy principles to advance regional and …More
Bargaining Aspect May Pose Challenge
The order further repeats the Clinton administration’s attempt to compel agencies to bargain over so-called "Section 7106(b)(1)" issues—referring to the …More
Union Welcomes Proposal for Labor-Management Forum
The American Federation of Government Employees has issued a statement praising the draft order. "We recognize that rebuilding labor-management relationships …More
New Approach on Labor Relations Drafted
A draft executive order on federal labor relations being prepared in the Obama administration seeks to strengthen labor’s hand in …More
Court Finds Willful Overtime Policy Violation
In an unusual ruling, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has found that an agency engaged in a willful violation …More
Says Agencies Don
The report makes a number of recommendations for what agencies with cyber-security related functions can do in the near term …More
Study: Government Needs to Take the Reins on Cyber Security
With critical government and private computer networks under unrelenting attack from individuals, nations and various groups, the federal government needs …More
GAO: Management Improvements Needed in Health Records Sharing Effort
A joint DD-VA program office is not yet effectively positioned to function as a single point of accountability for the …More
Bill Would Establish Scholarship for Service Program
Legislation has been introduced to establish a non-profit to administer a scholarship program whereby grad students receive tuition and room …More
$1 Billion in Cash Back from Charge Cards
GSA has announced $1 billion in gross refunds over 10 years through the federal government’s SmartPay charge card program, through …More
Survey Shows Team Leaders Frustrated on Performance Ratings
The Merit Systems Protection Board has identified a unique perspective among team leaders in its 2007 merit principles survey that …More
