Acquisition, Other Bills Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved bills including: HR-3019, to allow exceptions to the “lowest price technically …More
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Enactment earlier this year of the Follow the Rules Act has weakened the federal workplace principle of “obey now, grieve …More
GAO Sees Many Challenges in Diplomatic Security
Funding for diplomatic security has increased substantially over the last two decades, now just shy of $5 billion a year, …More
Audit Finds Some FOIA Compliance Issues at IRS
An IG review of Freedom of Information Act compliance at the IRS raised issues regarding timeliness in informing requesters of …More
Compliance Steps for ‘Ban the Box’ Policy Outlined
The MSPB has outlined steps for agency HR offices and hiring managers to comply with regulations OPM issued late in …More
IG Finds Far More Public Interaction than USPS Measures
The Postal Service’s traditional method of measuring its interactions with the public, a count of transactions, far understates the number …More
Percentage of Veterans in Federal Workforce Continues to Rise
As of the end of fiscal 2016 a year ago, 31.1 percent of the federal workforce were veterans, up by …More
OMB Issues Guidance on Regulatory Costs
OMB has told agencies to prepare a proposed total incremental cost allowance for FY 2018 for its oversight of their …More
MSPB Emphasizes Finding, Making Good Fits in the Workplace
There is a strong correlation between how well employees fit their jobs–or their jobs fit them–and how much effort they …More
GAO Finds Strategic Review Process Helpful to Agencies
The strategic review process ordered by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 and subsequent OMB guidance has helped agencies make …More
OPM, GSA Extend Hurricane Response Actions
OPM has granted agencies authority to make temporary excepted service appointments of up to one year, with allowable extensions of …More
Senate Panel to Examine Agency Reorganizations
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has set a hearing for tomorrow (Wednesday) on applying the lessons learned …More
Emergency Hiring Flexibilities Announced for Hurricanes Irma, Harvey
OPM has authorized federal agencies to make excepted appointments on a temporary basis for up to one year in support …More
Record-keeping on Telework at VA Faulted
The Veterans Benefits Administration “does not yet have key controls in place to ensure that employees’ telework hours are recorded …More
House Panel to Continue Scrutiny of LWOP for Political Reasons
The chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is continuing to press the issue of federal employees taking …More
