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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersNew 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
Agencies Make Incremental Progress on IT Security
Most major agencies made incremental progress in closing IT security performance gaps against established performance criteria, OMB concluded in its …More
GAO: State
A GAO investigator recently used bogus documents to obtain four different passports from the State Department, even going to far …More
Telework Survey Coming from MSPB
MSPB has said that it will soon begin a web-based survey of federal employees on teleworking, which it said will …More
Bill Would Ease Annuitant Hiring Without Offset
A bill has been introduced in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that continues a trend in recent …More
Halt to Competitive Sourcing May Continue
Soon after President Obama signed into law a fiscal 2009 omnibus spending bill including an amendment to halt job competitions …More
DHS, Transportation, Interior Rank Last in Employee Survey
DHS Transportation and Interior are three of the larger departments ranked near the bottom in all categories of OPM’s human …More
Call for Applications for Executive Training Programs
The Partnership for Public Service has announced a call for applications to its Excellence in Government Fellows program, aimed at …More
CIO Nominated
President Obama has nominated Vivek Kundra, formerly the chief technology officer of Washington D.C., as the nation’s chief information officer. …More
SEA Calls for More positions
The head of the Senior Executives Association, Carol Bonosaro, told the committee that the department needs more leadership personnel outright. …More
Partnership Leader Cites DHS Workforce Progress
The president of the Partnership for Public Service, Max Steir, recently told the House homeland security management subcommittee that the …More
OPM to Agencies: Use Validated Assessment Tool When Filling Positions
OPM’s Strategic HR Policy Division has issued a memo reminding agencies that they are required to use validated, or job-related, …More
Calls for Future Guidance for Use and Oversight of Non-Competitive Contracts
Obama also called on the OMB director in collaboration with other officials and councils to develop and issue guidance by …More
Obama Orders Review of Existing Contracts
President Obama has issued a memo calling on OMB, GSA, DoD, NASA and OPM to collaborate with management councils and …More
OPM Leadership Taking Shape
President Obama has nominated the director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, John Berry, to lead OPM for a four-year term …More
Bill Would Boost Job Skills Development for Vets
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, who chairs the federal workforce subcommittee, has introduced a measure aimed at improving vocational rehabilitation for …More
Agencies Must Track Hires Under Recovery Act
OPM has issue a memo calling on agencies that fund new hires with appropriations from the American Recovery and Reinvestment …More
IRS to Hire 1,000 New Employees in 2009
In announcing its decision to end the private debt collection program, the IRS said it anticipates hiring over 1,000 new …More
IRS Scuttles Private Debt Collection Program
The IRS has announced that after an extensive review of its private debt collection program it has decided forgo renewing …More
OMB Emphasizes Improving Administrative Performance
In testimony on the draft 2010 budget, OMB director Peter Orszag emphasized improved agency performance and eliminating ineffective programs. "For …More
IRS Scuttles Private Debt Collection Program
The IRS has announced that after an extensive review of its private debt collection program it has decided forgo renewing …More
OMB Emphasizes Improving Administrative Performance
In testimony on the draft 2010 budget, OMB director Peter Orszag emphasized improved agency performance and eliminating ineffective programs. "For …More
CRS Reports on
Concern about political appointees "burrowing in" to career positions in the Bush-to-Obama presidential transition focused especially on DHS and Justice, …More
