New PMG Calls Delivering for America Plan the ‘Right Path’ for USPS
New Postmaster General David Steiner has indicated that he plans to continue his predecessor Louis DeJoy’s Delivering for American reorganization …More
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Panel Backs Bills on Interagency Cooperation in Emergencies, Other Issues
In one of the Senate’s last acts before recessing until after Labor Day, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee …More
Order Increases Political Scrutiny of Agency Grant-Making
A new executive order increases political review of agency grant-making by requiring that funding opportunity announcements and grant awards be …More
New Per Diem Rate Announcement Likely Soon
If past practice is followed, the GSA likely will soon announce the new per diem rates for federal employees traveling …More
OPM Opens Registration for Revised SES Development and Training Program
OPM has opened registration for revised executive development programs for SES, GS-15, and GS-14 leaders that have been revised to …More
SBA Again Gives Government an Overall A in Small Business Procurement
The SBA has again given federal agencies an overall grade of A in its annual measure of procurement from small …More
VA Still Not Fully Documenting, Monitoring Employee Incentives, Says IG
The VA’s Veterans Health Administration “extensively” uses recruitment, relocation and retention incentives to address understaffing in certain occupations but still …More
SBA Issues Letter of Warning to Agency Contracting Officers
The SBA has issued a “letter of warning” to contracting officers government-wide directing those involved in 8(a) Business Development Program …More
GAO Urges More Attention to Agency Acquisition and Management of IT
The GAO has called to the GSA’s attention recommendations still pending to improve the acquisition and management of federal agency …More
Training Courses Set for Human Capital Framework Evaluation
OPM has announced a series of free training courses to be conducted virtually “intended for agency employees who participate in …More
OGE Summarizes Prosecutions under Conflict of Interest Laws
The Office of Government Ethics has released its annual summary of prosecutions of federal employees under conflict of interest laws, …More
Impact on Agencies of Order on Language Access Uncertain, Says Report
A Trump administration executive order “casts doubt” on obligations of federal agencies to provide certain services in languages other than …More
OPM Points Out Changes in Federal Employment Eligibility, Vacancy Announcements
OPM has issued guidance to agencies on a change in law enacted late last year as part of a defense …More
GAO Finds More Spending Law Violations by WH, but Says a RIF Isn’t One
The GAO has now found a total of four violations by the of the Impoundment Control Act—the latest controversy over …More
Agency Use of Generative AI Growing Fast but Challenges Remain, Says GAO
Use by federal agencies of generative AI–which can create text, images, audio, video, and other content—is growing faster than increase …More
Report Links Loss of Technical Staff to Productivity Decline in SSA Disability Determinations
In a report looking at 2019-2023 but whose findings are timely for the current environment, the inspector general at SSA …More
Guidance on Religious Expression in Workplace Includes Considerations for Management
OPM’s recently issued guidance on allowing religious items, discussions and practices in the federal workplace includes several considerations for agency …More
GSA Previews Travel Service Changes
The GSA has previewed its new centralized federal travel service program for agencies that will be rolled out starting in …More
GAO Calls for Tighter Oversight of Customer Experience Improvement Efforts
The GAO has said that more specific goals are needed in federal agency customer experience improvement efforts, particularly for “high-impact” …More
Most Targets Not Met in Last Peak Mailing Season, Says Audit
The Postal Service missed five of six major performance targets for the late-2024 peak mailing season even though it had …More
Lack of Trust in Senior Leaders Commonly Cited by Exiting VA Employees
Lack of trust and confidence in senior leaders was commonly cited by departing VA employees in voluntary exit survey, according …More
Use of Best Practices Could Help with USPS Hiring Challenges, Says Report
The USPS has made some improvements in its hiring practices in recent years but it still faces challenges in recruiting—as …More
Guidance Issued on Consolidating Procurement of Common Items
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on complying with a March executive order to consolidate the procurement of common goods …More
Panel Set to Vote on Bills on Spending Disclosures, Other Issues
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to vote this week on S-766, the “Billion Dollar Boondoggle …More
Use of AI by Federal Agencies Further Encouraged, with Limits on ‘Woke’ Content
A wide-ranging White House action plan on artificial intelligence includes further encouragement for federal agencies to adopt it, while an …More
Committee Pulls Nominee for OSC from Confirmation Hearing
A Senate committee has pulled from planned consideration at a confirmation hearing the nomination of Paul Ingrassia to head the …More
IRS on Track to Cut Quarter of Workforce, Mostly through Incentives
The IRS is on track to cut its workforce by a quarter from the roughly 100,000 at the start of …More
Bills Introduced on Advisory Committees, Other Issues
A bipartisan bill (S-2317) has been reintroduced in the Senate to increase oversight of federal advisory committees, with sponsors saying” …More
Judge Orders OMB to Restore Disclosures of Spending
A federal judge has ordered OMB to restore a public disclosure of spending that the Trump administration discontinued under what …More
At IRS, Six Policy Violations Found among 13,700 Purchase Card Transactions
A report has found misuse by IRS employees of government-issued purchase cards to be “minimal,” following an audit that identified …More
