VA, DLA Partner on Supply Chain
The VA and the Defense Logistics Agency have entered an agreement providing the former with access to the latter’s procurement …More
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Technology Business Management Playbook Issued
The administration has issued a “playbook” to assist agencies with implementing technology business management principles, one of the elements of …More
GAO Lists Practices to Improve Agency Hiring
Federal agencies face a “range of problems and challenges” in recruiting, GAO has said, although adding that numerous reports it …More
New Per Diem Rates Announced
GSA has announced per diem rates for federal travelers effective with fiscal year 2020, starting October 1, rates that are …More
Lack of Leadership Hampers Reform Efforts at State, Report Says
In a report whose findings could apply to internal agency reform efforts in general, the GAO has said that lack …More
GAO Finds Shortcomings in Cyber Risk Management Practices
The GAO has found that agencies still are not in compliance with cybersecurity risk management best practices, saying that “until …More
Lactation Rooms Open to Public Required for Federal Buildings
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 116-30) a bill to generally require that federal buildings that are open to …More
Senator Presses DoD on Whistleblower Retaliation
One of the Senate’s leading advocates for federal whistleblowers, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, is pressing newly installed Defense Secretary Mark …More
Audit Finds Good Process, Poor Data at TSA
The TSA has put in place “adequate and valid” processes for determining whether employees in its Office of Investigations qualify …More
Mulvaney Comments on Transfers Are Telling, Says Union
Remarks from top Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney show that the main motivation for the administration’s plans to move some …More
Results of Intelligence Community Diversity Initiative Unclear, Says GAO
GAO has said that it the results of the Centers for Academic Excellence program, intended to create an increased pool …More
Congress Backs More Information Sharing at DHS
The Senate has joined the House in passing HR-504, to require DHS to develop and update at least once every …More
Postal Supervisors Sue for Raise, Back Pay
A lawsuit has been filed seeking pay increases and back pay for some 50,000 Postal Service managers, supervisors and professional …More
Agencies Affirm Few Complaints of Interference with Science
Policies created in the Obama administration aimed at protecting scientific research by federal employees from political interference were carried out …More
GSA Awards Blanket Purchase Agreements on Building Services
The GSA has awarded the first 30 blanket purchase agreements under its next generation maintenance repair facility supplies purchasing channel …More