Under One-Third of ID Cards Issued
OMB has reported that as of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 that just 31 percent of federal employees and …More
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The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is asking agencies to provide a copy of their acquisition workforce human capital succession …More
CIO Council: We Must Not Overlook the Private Sector
The federal Chief Information Officers Council has issued a transition guide cautioning incoming CIOs to not overlook private sector innovations …More
Discipline Ordered in Hatch Act Cases
The Merit Systems Protection Board has ordered disciplinary actions recently in cases involving the Hatch Act brought by the Office …More
OPM Announces Temporary SES Appointing Authorities
OPM is providing limited term appointment authorities for senior executives and temporary SES space allocations to agencies in order to …More
SES Hiring Project Deemed a Success
A recently concluded pilot project testing simplified ways of hiring into SES positions was successful and OPM plans to build …More
FBI Announces Hiring Push
The FBI has announced a hiring initiative that it hopes will bring in over 2,100 professional staff positions throughout its …More
Resolution Would Mandate Hearings on Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., has introduced a bill that would require committees to hold at least one hearing every four …More
Senator to Prioritize Financial Regulatory Reform
Citing a GAO report calling for widespread changes to the financial regulatory system, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland …More
SSA Needs to Improve Notice to Denied Claimants, GAO Says
The Social Security Administration should modify its guidance to require that notices to claimants denying disability claims clearly distinguish medical …More
Excused Absence Policy Revised
The policy that federal employees who are activated for military duty to support military operations in the global war on …More
Energy IG Identifies Management Challenges
The Department of Energy’s inspector general has issued a report identifying six management challenges facing the department: contract administration, cyber …More
New Oversight Chair Pushes Transparency Reforms
As a first order of business the new chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee presented two pieces …More
Again Calls for End to Private Tax Collection Program
As in past reports the taxpayer advocate concluded that the IRS’s private debt collection program has failed in most respects. …More
Taxpayer Advocate Calls for More Face-to-Face Assistance
The IRS needs to collaborate with taxpayer assistance centers on studies pertaining to taxpayer service and take steps to identify …More
DHS Campus Approved
The National Capital Planning Commission, the federal government’s main body for federal land and buildings in the national capital area, …More
Obama Names Chief Performance Officer
President-elect Barack Obama has named Nancy Killefer as Chief Performance Officer and will likely nominate the management consultant as deputy …More
Group Calls for Greater Compliance With EEO Reporting
Federally Employed Women, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, has stated disappointment with "low compliance" regarding the reporting requirements in a …More
Union Lashes Out at FCIP
The National Treasury Employees Union said that although it was pleased the applicant’s veterans’ preference rights were being upheld, it …More
Appeals Court: Veteran
The appeals court for the Federal Circuit has reversed and remanded a final decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board …More
Calls for Roadmap
In order to ensure that findings from the assessments are acted upon, GAO recommended that the director of USCIS prepare …More
DHS Needs to Address Vulnerabilities in Granting Permanent Residency
US Citizenship and Immigration Services needs to address vulnerabilities in the process it uses to grant permanent residency, GAO told …More
VA Looks to Hire More Disabled Iraq, Afghanistan Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it wants to increase the number of disabled veterans in its workforce. …More
Postal Union Files Dispute Over Operational Consolidation
The American Postal Workers Union has filed a dispute with Postal Service management in protest of what it has called …More
Senator Questions OPM on Conversion of Political Appointees During Transition
The chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., has sent a letter to OPM …More
OPM Issues New Job Announcement Templates
OPM in has released three new job announcement templates for use in entry level hiring for management and program analysts, …More
Insurance Election Deadline for Postal Workers
Today is the deadline for postal employees to use PostalEASE employee self-service on employee networks LiteBlue and Blue and at …More
Personal Information on FEMA Relief Applicants Posted Online
FEMA has announced that recently discovered personal information including names, addresses, social security numbers, email addresses and other information on …More
Contractors Fight E-Verify Rule
The US Chamber of Commerce along with several other government industry groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a requirement for …More
OPM Rates Agencies by Category
OPM grouped responses to certain questions into four categories that correspond to a human capital strategic plan called the HCAAF, …More
