FDA Needs to Better Plan Out Modernization Effort, Says GAO
The Food and Drug Administration, heavily reliant on IT in carrying out its responsibilities, needs to establish key plans and …More
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OMB has issued operational guidelines for federal agencies to use to report data to USASpending.gov, defining award-reporting requirements necessary to …More
Obama Taps Former Marine General, Head of Consulting Firm to Lead NASA
President Obama has nominated Gen. Charles Bolden a former astronaut, retired Commanding General of the Third Marine Aircraft Wing after …More
DHS Tests Exit Tracking at Atlanta, Detroit Airports
DHS has begun finger-printing non-US citizens leaving the country from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson and Detroit’s Metropolitan Wayne County airports. The department …More
Careerist Tapped as DHS Chief Human Capital Officer
DHS secretary Janet Napolitano has appointed the chief human capital officer at the Defense Logistics Agency since 2000 as DHS’s …More
Cites Weak Internal Control Environment, Calls for Setting “Tone at the Top”
GAO identified that the loss, theft, and waste can be attributed to IHS’s weak internal control environment, and called on …More
Indian Health Service Free for All
Following up on a whistleblower tip, GAO has identified millions of dollars worth of Indian Health Service property that was …More
CRS Sounds Alarm on Travel Card Abuse
Travel charge cards were mandated in 1998 in an attempt to reduce costs and improve managerial oversight of employee travel …More
Also Needs Project Management
While FEMA has developed a project management plan for a new system for assessing national preparedness capabilities, the plan does …More
FEMA Needs Program Management Plan, Says GAO
Most of the plans needed to implement the policies defining the roles and responsibilities at FEMA — including the National …More
Senator Skeptical of Cyber Czar Post
Following a review of the US and federal government’s cyber security profile conducted by the National Security Council and Homeland …More
OPM Announces SES Briefings
OPM will be holding a two-day briefing for new senior executives or equivalents to convey aspects of the Obama administration’s …More
Court Again Rejects Overtime-for-Driving Claim
In the latest of a series of similar decisions, a federal court has rejected a claim for overtime pay for …More
3Rs Program May Get Less Generous
OPM director John Berry has told agencies to be more careful in their use of recruitment, relocation and retention incentive …More
FEMA to Stay in DHS
DHS secretary Janet Napolitano has announced that the Obama administration has no intention to transfer FEMA out of DHS, thereby …More
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
GSA: Social Media to Improve Agency Outreach
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
