FAA Reauthorization Addresses Union, Other Issues
Leaders of the House Transportation Committee have drafted a reauthorization bill for the FAA that addresses several union issues and …More
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A key House Republican on civil service matters has warned the White House of potential repercussions from what he terms …More
Recommends Focus on Feeder Groups to Sustain Hiring Pipeline
For the VA to continually replace its thousands of retiring and resigning employees every year it needs a reliable pipeline …More
Report Says VA Needs to Spruce up “Stodgy” Recruitment Website
According to a new report, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs understands that like a corporation it has a brand identity …More
Partnership Focusing on SES
The Partnership for Public Service has announced an initiative with Booz Allen Hamilton to take the pulse of the Senior …More
Bill Could Lead to IRS Staff Increase
The chair of the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, John Lewis, D-Ga., has reintroduced a bill to repeal the IRS’s …More
Charge Card Guidance Issued
OMB has issued new guidance relating to use of government charge cards by federal employees, the latest in a series …More
Implementation Task Force
The FAA has announced the formation of a NextGen implementation task force consisting of government and industry representatives to develop …More
FAA Releases NextGen Modernization Update
The FAA has released an update to the implementation plan of its vast modernization effort, NextGen, and has announced an …More
Obama Makes Appointments to Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
President Obama has announced three deputy associate directors of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs from the Obama-Biden campaign …More
Strong Demand for Public Websites to Track Recovery Funds
A national survey conducted on behalf of the Coalition for an Accountable Recovery has found wide support for public websites …More
Calls for Continuity in the Face of Ongoing Changes to TARP
GAO said that while the troubled asset program has added many new programs since being introduced in October and although …More
Troubled Asset Relief Program Management Taking Shape
Treasury has made progress in establishing its management infrastructure for the Office of Financial Stability, through which it is buying …More
Lack of TSA Inspectors Means Lack of Inspections
TSA passed on 3,000 cargo inspections — out of 30,000 planned for fiscal 2007 — partly because it has not …More
Slower Caseload Growth Rate, but Still Greater Backlog
Despite processing improvements, ODAR receipts increased at a rate 5 percent higher than anticipated and the agency ended the year …More
SSA Beats Caseload Goal
The Social Security Administration has announced that it surpassed its goal to process 558,598 cases in fiscal 2008 by 16,782. …More
Former Interior Department Official Enters Guilty Plea for Taking Bribe
A former senior Interior Department official has pleaded guilty to taking a $10,000 bribe to help an insurance company get …More
GAO Calls for Aggressive Cost Cutting at Postal Service
The Postal Service needs to respond to worsening finances by drastically cutting costs, GAO told the Senate financial management subcommittee …More
OPM Lifts Moratorium on Qualifications Reviews for Senior Personnel
OPM has lifted a temporary ban on qualifications review board case processing that has been in place since mid-December in …More
Former Interior Department Official Enters Guilty Plea for Taking Bribe
A former senior Interior Department official has pleaded guilty to taking a $10,000 bribe to help an insurance company get …More
GAO Calls for Aggressive Cost Cutting at Postal Service
The Postal Service needs to respond to worsening finances by drastically cutting costs, GAO told the Senate financial management subcommittee …More
OPM Lifts Moratorium on Qualifications Reviews for Senior Personnel
OPM has lifted a temporary ban on qualifications review board case processing that has been in place since mid-December in …More
Treasury Needs to Train Oversight Personnel Faster, Says GAO
GAO has called on the Treasury Department to expedite efforts to ensure sufficient personnel are assigned and properly trained to …More
Performance Teams Yet to Materialize
The Obama administration has started work on initiatives it committed to during the campaign to shake up management of under …More
Unions Celebrate Pro-Labor Orders
Federal labor unions are celebrating three pro-labor executive orders issued by President Obama implying a reversal of the previous administration’s …More
GAO Calls for the Elimination of Overlapping Financial Regulatory Missions
Calling the nation’s financial regulatory system fragmented and outdated, GAO has said that reform proposals should reflect efficient oversight of …More
Stimulus Bill Includes Whistleblower Protections
The House’s $819 billion economic stimulus bill includes an amendment increasing whistleblower protections for federal employees, including TSA workers. The …More
EPA Recognized for Integrating Management Systems
The EPA has been recognized for the government’s top organizational honor. It was selected the 2008 Presidential Award for Management …More
Personnel Demonstration Project Finalized for Food Safety Service
OPM has published a notice of approval of a final plan for a demonstration project for the Department of Agriculture’s …More
GAO Sees Savings in Infrastructure Investment
Federal agencies have identified billions of dollars in reinvestment requirements to maintain their aging facilities and bring them up to …More
