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DoD has published an internal reminder regarding hiring policies under the national security personnel system, noting that the DoD authorization …More
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The Federal Salary Council, a group of agency officials, union leaders and pay experts, has once again rejected calls to …More
Pros and Cons in Job Description Can Help Filter Applicants
Using so-called "realistic job previews," the goal of which is to provide an accurate picture of what a job really …More
Says Managers Should Work With Legal Counsel on Discipline
OPM also recommended that supervisors and managers work with employee resources staff as well as agency legal counsel to take …More
OPM: Joint Effort Needed to Develop Disciplinary Policy
OPM has recommended that agencies develop or modify disciplinary policy through joint efforts among relevant agency program offices and senior …More
GAO: Changes to EPA Assessment Process Limits Credibility
Last March GAO concluded the system the EPA uses to assess the human health risks of 540 chemicals was at …More
Agencies Must Have Orders of Succession
While the line of succession from President to Vice President to Speaker of the House, etcetera, is the long-established law …More
FAA Awards Training Contract
The FAA has awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers. "This …More
Veterans Health Administration Needs to Better Manage Obligations
The Veterans Health Administration needs to improve the design of controls over its miscellaneous obligations, which it has used for …More
GAO Calls on DHS to Address Risks in IT Investment
DHS needs to address significant risks in delivering the technology component of its multi-year, multi-billion dollar Secure Border Initiative, GAO …More
OPM Proposes Revision to Vacancy Announcement Rules
OPM has proposed to revise the rules on federal vacancy announcements, reemployment priority list requirements, positions restricted to preference eligible …More
EEOC Issues Performance Guide on ADA
EEOC has issued a guide addressing performance and conduct issues involving employees protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The …More
OMB Meeting With Agency Transition Coordinators
OMB’s deputy director for management, Clay Johnson, told the same panel that OMB is meeting with each agency’s senior career …More
GAO Hopes to Provide Continuity Through Change in Administration
In changing to the next presidential administration thousands of positions throughout the government will be filled, new lawmakers will enter …More
OMB Meeting With Agency Transition Coordinators
OMB’s deputy director for management, Clay Johnson, told the same panel that OMB is meeting with each agency’s senior career …More
GAO Hopes to Provide Continuity Through Change in Administration
In changing to the next presidential administration thousands of positions throughout the government will be filled, new lawmakers will enter …More
GAO Hopes to Provide Continuity Through Change in Administration
In changing to the next presidential administration thousands of positions throughout the government will be filled, new lawmakers will enter …More
Continued Turnover at Office of Special Counsel
Jim Mitchell, the Office of Special Counsel’s communications director and chief of staff, has been terminated by special counsel Scott …More
OPM Seeks to Clarify Pass-Over Requests
OPM has proposed to amend its regulations governing recruitment and selection through competitive examination in order to clarify the distinctions …More
OPM Proposes Changes to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act
OPM has proposed changes to training and development requirements contained in the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004. In a …More
Postal Service Wants Green Fleet
The Postal Service has announced its intention to replace its entire neighborhood delivery fleet of 195,000 vehicles with ones powered …More
Interior Searching for New Military OneSource Contractor
The Department of Interior’s National Business Center has issued a solicitation for bids to support DoD’s OneSource Program for family …More
OMB Updates Policies for Domain Name Security
OMB has issued a memo describing existing and new policies for deploying "domain name system security" — DNSSEC — to …More
GAO: $1 Billion Sitting in Expired Grant Accounts
In calendar year 2006 about $1 billion in undisbursed funding remained in expired grant accounts in the Department of Health …More
Rule Allows Higher Pay for Critical Positions
OPM has published a final rule in the August 26 federal register governing the use of critical pay authority that …More
OMB Issues Guidance for Financial Performance Reports
OMB has issued guidance providing agencies and OMB resource management offices with guidance for completing the "budget, performance and final …More
EPA Cuts Off Army Corps of Engineers Over LA River Basin
The EPA moved recently to designate the Los Angeles and Santa Cruz Rivers as "special cases" in a matter involving …More
Slew of Homeland Security Agencies Involved
Also contributing to the security effort for the conventions, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be providing a contingent of federal …More
Secret Service Takes Lead in Securing Conventions
DHS has announced that the Secret Service is the lead agency responsible for the design and implementation of the operational …More
Tax IG Says Master IT Projects List Needed
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has called on the IRS chief information officer to work with other IRS …More
