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
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOMB 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
Calls on Energy, NNSA CIOs to Ensure Policies are Updated
The IG called on the Energy Department’s and National Nuclear Security Administration’s CIOs to coordinate with other departmental officials to …More
IG: Energy Must Takes Further Action to Secure Information Systems
The Department of Energy has taken steps to improve security over its national security information systems, but additional actions as …More
Certification Requirements Spelled Out
Both industry and government IT providers must use SCAP validated tools with FDCC Scanner capability to certify their products operate …More
OMB Updates Desktop Computer Configuration Guidance
OMB has issued updated guidance on the secure configuration of federal desktop computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system. A …More
IT Management Qualification Standards Released
OPM has released draft qualifications standards for the IT management series, 2210, covering two-grade interval administrative positions that manage, supervise, …More
MSPB Urges Selecting Officials to Pick Up the Phone and Call References
Agencies may be tempted to follow up a letter of recommendation with a quick email at the end of a …More
Despite Oversight Efforts, Project Management Plan Needed
While various levels and types of oversight are currently being provided for the HealtheVet initiative by business owners, developers, and …More
VA Health Information System Upgrade Far From Complete, Says GAO
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ health information modernization effort is far from complete, GAO has said in calling for improved …More
Greater Involvement in Hiring Process Leads to Better Fit
MSPB also found that supervisors who were involved in hiring decisions reported being more satisfied with the individual hired than …More
MSPB: Many Hiring Authorities Means Much Confusion
There is no one hiring authority that accounts for a majority of new hires, but less than one-third in fiscal …More
MSPB, TSA Announce New Appeals System for Whistleblowers
The Merit Systems Protection Board and the Transportation Security Administration have announced a new appeals system under which screeners and …More
VA Needs to Better Control IT Equipment, GAO Says
The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to continue to take actions to reduce the loss of IT equipment and correct …More
OPM Taps Financial Systems Integrator
OPM has selected a new lead financial systems integrator to provide it with all required integration services, systems hosting, and …More
