Time-in-Grade on Cutting Board
This May OPM is expected to enact a file rule eliminating time-in-grade requirements for promotions in the competitive service, meaning …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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President Obama has named a management consultant as the government’s first chief performance officer. Jeffery Zients is the founder and …More
White House to Begin Trimming Programs
While acknowledging that the government is adding to an already large budget deficit through the Recovery Act, President Obama spoke …More
Attorney General Orders More Training for Federal Prosecutors
Attorney General Eric Holder has announced steps to enhance the Justice Department’s compliance with rules that require the government to …More
GAO Calls on State Department to Better Protect Against Passport Fraud
The secretary of State should improve the training and resources available to employees working at passport acceptance facilities for detecting …More
DoD Issues Statement on NSPS Ratings
The Pentagon has put out a statement on the ratings process used in NSPS, in an attempt to answer one …More
EEOC Comes Down on Dulles Airport TSA Management
The American Federation of Government Employees is celebrating an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling that it says vindicates a screener …More
Employees See Favoritism in Decisions
MSPB said preliminary data from a recent survey indicate that many employees believe that hiring decisions are driven more by …More
Air Force Announces Accelerated Hiring Process
The Air Force has announced an accelerated hiring process for mid and senior level acquisition positions through 2012. It said …More
GAO: Management Improvements Needed at SEC
GAO has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide training for all appropriate employees on entering and processing …More
OMB Issues Recovery Act Guidance on Communicating with Lobbyists
OMB has issued interim guidance covering communications with registered lobbyists about Recovery Act funds. A memo, "Ensuring Responsible Spending of …More
OPM Publishes Leadership Succession Management Guide
OPM has published a guide to its strategic leadership succession management model building upon a December 2005 draft to include …More
VA Expanding Nursing Academy Program
The Department of Veterans Affairs is adding five nursing schools to its network of institutions participating in the VA Nursing …More
USPS Recognized for Reducing Emissions
The Postal Service has received a "climate action championship" award from the California Climate Action Registry, a voluntary registry for …More
DoD Appointees Given Ultimatum on Signing Ethics Pledge
DoD has told its political appointees to either sign the Obama administration’s ethics pledge, which has restrictions on post-separation employment, …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Oversight of Oil and Gas Resource Oversight
GAO told a House panel recently that the stronger oversight is needed of federal oil and gas resource management and …More
FAA Gets Authority to Appoint Military Spouses
In a move designed to give managers another recruiting option while supporting military families the FAA has announced that it …More
OMB Passing the Hat Around to Bolster Grants.gov
OMB has called on all grant-making agencies to chip in to fund improvements to Grants.gov as funding application deadlines under …More
DNI Says Better Linkage Needed Between Pay and Performance
The Director of National Intelligence has said the intelligence community overall needs to improve its linkage of pay and promotions …More
Union Slams TSA Personnel System
The National Treasury Employees Union, in support of an effort to check the growth of pay for performance systems throughout …More
Democratic Reps. Trying to Reign in Pay for Performance
A group of House Democratic lawmakers and federal employee unions have joined chorus in calling for a comprehensive reassessment of …More
New Leadership at Federal Acquisition Service
GSA has announced three changes in the executive leadership of the Federal Acquisition Service effective May 2. The FAS chief …More
GSA Submits $5.5 Billion Recovery Spending Plan to Congress
GSA has submitted to Congress a $5.55 billion spending proposal highlighting the public building projects it plans to accomplish with …More
DoD Needs to Strengthen NSPS Ratings Safeguards
GAO told the House Armed Services Committee recently that DoD should improve safeguards tied to the National Security Personnel System …More
Some Guidance Issued, More Coming on Reservist Pay
OPM has issued guidance but has indicated that more is coming on a provision enacted in a funding bill for …More
Reference Guide to Ethics Polices Compiled
The Office of Government Ethics has compiled a quick reference guide to federal employee ethics laws and implementing rules, covering …More
Bill Introduced to Bolster Federal Executive Boards
Legislation has been introduced to strengthen Federal Executive Boards, which rely on voluntary contributions from member agencies, by establishing them …More
Bill Would Do Away With KSAs
The chair and ranking members of the Senate federal workforce subcommittee, Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, and George Voinovich, R-Ohio, have introduced …More
Bias Law Doesn’t Cover Refusal to Grant Award
The refusal of an agency to grant a Presidential Rank Award to a senior exec is not appealable as a …More
OPM Director Installed
The Senate has confirmed President Obama’s pick to lead OPM, John Berry, formerly the director of the National Zoo. The …More
