Information Security Remains in Doubt Despite Progress, GAO Says
Agencies have made progress in implementing requirements to shore up information security but significant weaknesses remain, GAO told the House …More
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In announcing an "official" US government YouTube channel GSA is touting the potential of new media technologies for public outreach, …More
Calls for Performance Documentation Policy
The report calls on OFPP and agency CAOs to establish a policy for documenting performance-related information that is currently not …More
GAO Calls for Government-Wide Standard in Evaluating Contractor Performance
To facilitate government-wide sharing and use of past performance information the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in conjunction with agency …More
Higher Starting Pay for College Grads Considered
OPM is considering a change in entry-level hiring policy that would allow agencies to bring in many college graduates at …More
Guidance Issued on Personal Identity Cards
The Federal CIO Council has issued further guidance regarding personal identity verification cards issued by non-federal entities that are designed …More
Telework Bill Advances, Complements OPM Initiatives
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has passed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2009, that would require all …More
OMB Making Data Available Online
OMB has launched a website providing access to the vast amount of data the federal government generates each year. Called …More
Agencies Get Mixed Reviews on Telework Programs
Federal employees gave their agencies a mixed review on implementation of telework in continuity of operations planning related to the …More
Pace of Improvement Slowing on Defense Initiative
The Defense Department’s business systems modernization program, which has been on GAO’s high-risk list since 1995, not only remains there …More
Whistleblower Policies Get Another Hearing
House civil service leaders appear set to make another run at passage of broadened whistleblower protections for federal employees, even …More
DHS Outlines Program Priorities
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has said that "maturing" her department is among the programmatic goals ahead. "DHS is a young …More
Prior Concerns about NSPS Repeated
The GAO comments, in response to questions submitted for the record during a hearing earlier this year in the House, …More
GAO Suggests Course for NSPS Review
GAO has issued suggestions for the review of the NSPS program recently launched by DoD as a reaction to criticism …More
Help Improves for Those Affected by Base Closings
DoD has issued guidance regarding a temporary expansion of the Homeowners Assistance Program, which for DoD civilian employees primarily benefits, …More
Measure Seeks Many Changes for Foreign Service
The foreign service cadre would be expanded and its mission and benefits changed in part to reflect long-standing concerns and …More
Much Printing in Federal Offices Called Wasteful
Federal agencies could save more than $440 million out of the $1.3 billion a year it spends on printing by …More
AF Approves New Informal Uniform
Now that Air Force officials have given their final approval, airmen can begin wearing the new informal uniform. All airmen …More
Mabus Sworn In as SecNav
Ray Mabus, who served as governor of Mississippi from 1988 to 1994 and later as ambassador to Saudi Arabia, was …More
Dwell Time Could Expand
The dwell time soldiers spend at home between deployments could expand to as long as 24 months by 2011, Gen. …More
Guard Peacekeeping Role To Continue
Army and Air Force National Guard members can expect to see their peacekeeping roles in Afghanistan and Iraq continue, their …More
Mullen Outlines Priorities
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he will continue to place emphasis on …More
GAO Calls for DoD Acquisition Workforce Management Improvements
DoD stands to improve the management and oversight of its acquisition workforce by tracking data on contractor personnel, GAO told …More
IT Workforce Competencies Remain Unchanged
The CIO Council has released updated Clinger-Cohen core competencies for the IT workforce for 2008, that while including no new …More
OPM Lays Out Next Steps Under New Telework Plan
In announcing his commitment to moving forward with a recently announced five-part telework plan OPM directory John Berry called on …More
Federal Systems Called Still Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Federal officials have become increasingly concerned about the potential for cyber attacks in the wake of a range of incidents …More
Hiring Process Gets Another Look
The release of the budget document closely followed the latest in a series of hearings in Congress in which the …More
Employment Projected to Cross 2 Million
The White House’s recently released budget proposal projects that executive branch employment in fiscal 2010 will cross the 2 million …More
Government’s CIO Wants Seamless Digital Experience
The government’s CIO, Vivek Kundra, wants agencies to participate in what he sees as a "context driven" process whereby information …More
Legislation Would Extend Hold on Competitive Sourcing
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., has introduced legislation to reverse the tide of outsourcing more government work to the private sector …More
