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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersDNI 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
GSA: Agreements in Place Allowing Agencies to Leverage Popular Websites
GSA has announced that a six month collaboration with a coalition of federal agencies and websites such as YouTube and …More
Cites Lack of Effective Management Oversight
Monthly billing information relating to the cards is not shared or certified by those who actually use them, and the …More
IG Laments Calling Card Misuse at IRS
Some IRS employees are abusing their agency calling cards but the IRS doesn’t really know to what extent and lacks …More
GSA: $50 Billion IT Award Key to Recovery Activity
In announcing the selection of 59 firms under a $50 billion Alliant IT contract, GSA acting administrator Paul Prouty said …More
GAO: HUBZone Easy Pickings
Following up on a report last July detailing fraud and abuse in the Small Business Administration’s Historically Underutilized Business Zone …More
Job Fair Pairs PMF Hopefuls with Hiring Officials
OPM held a job fair recently to pair 786 finalists of the Presidential Management Fellows program with agency hiring officials …More
GSA Taps Lockheed for IT Support
GSA has awarded a $400 million, five-year blanket purchase agreement to Lockheed Martin for a wide range of IT support …More
GAO: Closing Postal Facilities Necessary
GAO in testimony before the House federal workforce subcommittee on the dour financial state of the Postal Service said that …More
Bill Would Require More Managerial Training
The chair of the Senate federal workforce committee has introduced a bill to require agencies to provide all managers with …More
DHS Could More Efficiently Meet FOIA Requests, Says GAO
DHS developed a Freedom of Information Act improvement plan focusing on eliminating its backlog of overdue requests, implementing enhanced training …More
New Ear of Openness Means Larger FOIA Burden
Attorney General Eric Holder has called for a "presumption of openness" when processing FOIA requests, which is tied into instructions …More
USPS Touting Green Services
The Postal Service has launched a website showcasing so-called "green" initiatives that are part of its massive shipping operation. Its …More
IT Contract in Place
GSA has announced it awarded a five year task order to Systems Research and Applications Corp. International to handle help …More
GAO Calls for Reassessment of Oil and Gas Resource Management
GAO told the House energy and mineral resources subcommittee recently that federal oil and gas resource management and revenue collection …More
OPM Urges Use of Existing Salary Offset Waiver Authority
OPM has issued a memo reminding agencies of an authority already on the books to reemploy annuitants to fill acquisition-related …More
Measure Also Requires Head Count
Another provision in the omnibus measures requires that within 120 days, each department and agency must submit to OMB a …More
Funding Increase for EEOC in Omnibus
The 2009 omnibus spending bill recently signed into law (P.L. 111-8) includes a $15 million increase for the Equal Employment …More
