AI Workforce Issues Draw Renewed Attention
Federal agency needs for employees with expertise in artificial intelligence have drawn renewed attention, with a hearing in a House …More
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VA Falling Short on IT Accessibility to Public, Employees
The VA is falling short on complying with requirements to make its websites and other information technology accessible to the …More
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Efficiently Digitizing Government Documents Requires Mapping out the Whole Process
Digitizing a single form is easy; mapping out how the data collected in the form fits into the business process …More
Prepare for Upcoming Human Capital Reviews, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to begin preparing for the annual agency human capital reviews, calling them an “opportunity to engage …More
House Bills Focus on Office Space usage; Bills Introduced on VA Security, AI
A bill (HR-6254) calling for a GAO study of the Public Buildings Service within the GSA likely will be the …More
Report Calls for Better Personnel Planning in HHS Emergency Response Office
The GAO has called on HHS to improve the personnel planning for an office involved in emergency response, noting that …More
Senate Approves New Standards for Agency Working Dog Programs
The Senate has passed S-2414, to require federal agencies with working dog programs to meet standards to protect the health …More
Report: Direct Hire Authority Speeds Up Hiring at IRS, but Only So Much
In a report whose findings may apply at other agencies, an outside review has found that use of direct hire …More
Webinar Upcoming on Contracting Priority in Management Agenda
A webinar will be held January 25 at 1 pm Eastern time on the business of government prong of the …More
GAO Calls FISMA Implementation ‘Mostly Ineffective’
Federal agencies’ implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act “continued to be mostly ineffective” in 2021-2022, GAO has said, …More
House Passes, White House Opposes Bill on Agency Settlements
The House has passed HR-788, to prohibit federal agencies from entering or enforcing civil settlement agreements that require the other …More
Audit Finds EPA Reporting of Spending ‘Not Complete or Accurate’
An inspector general audit has said that the EPA’s reporting fiscal year 2022 spending in USAspending.gov was “not complete or …More
Agencies Still Lagging on ‘Section 508’ Requirements, Says GSA
Federal agency compliance with requirements to make their information and communications technology accessible to people with disabilities “is well below …More
Tackling Deferred Maintenance Still a Challenge for Lands Agencies, GAO Says
Federal agencies involved with managing public lands still face challenges in addressing backlogs of maintenance on structures such as dams, …More
Most Technology Fund Dollars Going to Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity initiatives were the focus of most of the grants from the Technology Modernization Fund in fiscal 2023, accounting for …More
Agencies Making Progress under Cyber Threat Information Sharing Law, Says Report
Sharing among agencies of information on cyber threats and defensive measures against them “has improved over the past two years, …More
IG Cites Lessons Being Learned at USPS in Electrifying Vehicle Fleet
In a report whose findings have broader implications as the government moves to increase its use of electric vehicles, the …More
Competition, Slow Process Hamper Hiring at Amtrak, Report Says
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided funding for Amtrak that boosted its hiring but that same law also …More
OGE Explains Raise’s Impact on Thresholds under Ethics Policies
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on the impact on certain ethics policies of the federal employee raise …More
DoD Lacks a Grasp on Its AI Workforce, GAO Says
The Defense Department “has taken steps to begin to identify its artificial intelligence workforce” but still lacks a grasp on …More
Online Version of ‘Plum Book’ Launched
OPM has launched an online version of the “Plum Book” under a law enacted in late 2022 designed to provide …More
Agencies Again Get an Overall ‘A’ in Meeting SBA-Set Contracting Goals
Federal agencies once again received a collective grade of A in the SBA’s annual assessment SBA of how well they …More
Safety Hazards Continue at IRS Facility Despite Prior Warnings, IG Says
Safety hazards at an IRS underground file storage facility in Independence, Mo., remained as of the time of an inspector …More
Agencies Not Keeping Up with FOIA Requests, Report Shows
A backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests pending at federal agencies “continues to persist, indicating that agencies are not …More
OPM Approves Government-Wide Direct Hire Authority for AI-Related Positions
OPM has approved government-wide direct hire authority for certain positions related to work on artificial intelligence, citing what it called …More
CIO Council Previews Next Steps under Executive Order on AI Use
The CIO Council has previewed the next steps under the Biden administration’s recent executive order on the use of artificial …More
OPM Calls for Nominations for Rank Awards
OPM has asked agencies to submit nominations by February 16 for the annual Presidential Rank Awards for career employees in …More
Data Officers Cite Organizational and Staffing Challenges
Organizational issues and staffing needs continue to be main challenges for those in the “relatively new” role of agency chief …More
Rules Proposed to Address Pay, Other Issues with Temporary Promotions
Rules proposed by OPM address pay-related issues arising when agencies temporarily assign employees to higher-graded duties, in the process reminding …More
Guidance Issued on Making Information More Accessible
OMB has issued guidance on making information more accessible to and usable to persons with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act …More
