VA Health Care Facilities Accommodate Diverse Veteran Population, GAO Says
The Department of Veterans Affairs has taken action to provide language access services and "culturally appropriate" care to an increasingly …More
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The National Academy of Public Administration has issued homeland security recommendations to Congress and the Presidential candidates to reduce the …More
OPM Releases Vacancy Announcement Template for Contract Specialists
OPM has issued a vacancy announcement template agencies may use for hiring entry-level contract specialists: GS-1102-5. Developed with the Federal …More
CBP Launches Online Trade Violation Reporting System
Customs and Border Protection has announced that its Office of International Trade has developed a new online trade violation reporting …More
Veterans Health Administration to Launch Pay for Performance Pilot
The Department of Veterans Affairs and OPM have proposed pay for performance pilot project for assistant medical center directors, associate …More
Calls for Strategic Approach to Managing Staff
GAO called on FPS to implement a strategic approach to manage staffing resources based on risk management principles, goals and …More
Shortcomings in Patrols, Other Services Found
GAO said that for the most part, FPS no longer provides proactive patrols at GSA facilities to detect and prevent …More
GAO: Operational Challenges Hamper Federal Protective Service
The Federal Protective Service, which provides law enforcement services for about 9,000 GSA facilities, faces operational challenges that hamper its …More
Service to America Medal Finalists Announced
The Partnership for Public Service honored 29 federal employees at a recent breakfast on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, as …More
Panel Wants to Suspend Competitive Sourcing Until Next Administration
The House financial services and general government appropriations bill would impose a one-year moratorium on new competitive sourcing activities. The …More
Controller Union Rebuffs Latest FAA Offer
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association has rejected the FAA’s latest settlement offer in an ongoing workforce contract dispute, stating …More
SSA: Universal E-Verify Requirement Could Require Another 700 Employees
The Social Security Administration estimates that implementation of a proposal to require all employers to use the E-Verify system to …More
OMB: Agencies Must Require Contractors to Verify Employment Eligibility
The White House is directing all federal departments and agencies to require contractors to process all their employees hired during …More
Guidance Issued for Interagency Acquisitions
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has issued guidance intended to strengthen interagency acquisitions by mitigating risk and getting better …More
DHS Announces Information Network Upgrade
DHS is taking steps to upgrade its "homeland security information network." It said the revamped "HSIN NexGen" would provide a …More
DoD Alters NSPS Implementing Issuances
DoD has issued a series of revised implementing issuances, the policy guidance documents on the national security personnel system. The …More
Arbitrator Sides With Union Over Employee Suggestion Program at IRS
The National Treasury Employees Union has said an arbitrator decided in its favor over whether IRS management failed to "link" …More
Report Cites ‘Systemic Problems’
Systemic problems both at the strategic and at the program level underlie cost growth and schedule delays, GAO said. It …More
GAO: Fundamental Changes Needed to Improve Weapons Program Outcomes
DoD’s portfolio of weapon system programs has grown at a pace that far exceeds available resources, and better program outcomes …More
Union Calls for Probe Into TSA’s High Turnover
In a slap at TSA’s pay for performance system, the National Treasury Employees Union is calling on Congress to look …More
TSA Trying a New Approach to Employee Screening
TSA has announced that it launched, at seven airports, 90-day employee screening pilot programs as required under the omnibus appropriations …More
Telework Bill Passes House
The House has approved legislation to require all executive agencies to develop programs that allow employees to telework at least …More
GAO Calls on FDIC to Improve Configuration Management of Financial Systems
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is sustaining progress but still needs to improve the configuration management of key financial systems, …More
DoD IG Office Swamped by Defense Budget
The DoD inspector general has said it needs another $25 million to keep pace with a growing defense budget, noting …More
OMB Issues Checklist for ID Card Rollout
OMB has issued a memo to assist agencies with their implementation of homeland security presidential directive-12, the driver behind a …More
Says Performance Management System Not Effective, Calls for Training Review
The formula for assigning ratings in the VBA’s performance management system may prevent managers from fully acknowledging and rewarding staff …More
Report: VBA Should Hold Staff Accountable for Meeting Training Requirements
The Veterans Benefits Administration has a standardized training curriculum for new staff and a training requirement for all staff, but …More
Information Security Grade Improves
The government’s aggregate score for information security on a report card based on agency reports provided under the Federal Information …More
DoD Taps Students for Foreign Language Recruitment Ideas
DoD has announced the winner of a national case study competition it held to acquire marketing strategies on how best …More
Program Has Familiar, Unique Features
The NICCP program, designed to eventually encompass intelligence jobs in 16 agencies, reflects several common themes in pay for performance …More
