Agencies Were Prepared for Shutdown but Not One That Long, GAO Finds
GAO has found that the four agencies it reviewed had made preparations for a partial shutdown in advance of the …More
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Streamlining, Use of Flexibilities Cited in VA Hiring Surge
The VA has said it has been able to increase hiring during the pandemic due to internal procedural changes and …More
Restrictions on Agency Relocations Proposed; GSA-OPM Merger Controversy Continues
Federal agencies would have to issue detailed, public cost-benefit analyses when planning to relocate operations, under a new proposal from …More
Quality Service Management Offices Designated
OMB has designated the Treasury Department to be the quality service management office for core financial management services and GSA …More
Opinion | Commentary
Congress Should Deliver Postal Reform – Not Gimmicks – in the Next 12 Months
The U.S. Postal Service needs to be fixed. Its management and Board of Governors agree. The U.S. Government Accountability Office …More
GSA Awards E-Marketplace Contracts
GSA has awarded contracts to three providers–Amazon Business, Fisher Scientific, and Overstock.com—under a pilot program to test the use of …More
Feasibility Study of Greener Procurements Sought
Newly introduced legislation in the House would launch a study into whether it is feasible for federal agencies consider the …More
Furlough Notices Going Out at USCIS by End of This Week
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has said it will send notices no later than Thursday (July 2) to some 13,400 …More
IRS Still Needs to Strengthen Controls over Access by Separated Employees, IG Says
The IRS has strengthened controls over access to its facilities by former employees but those steps still “were not effective …More
On Hatch Act, Wide Range of Barred Behaviors and Resulting Penalties
Recent Hatch Act cases brought by the Office of Special Counsel serve as an election-year reminder of the wide range …More
Dispute over Impasses Panel Goes Before Courts
Federal courts have begun formal consideration of disputes over the Federal Services Impasses Panel, with the validity of the agency’s …More
DoD Sets Covid Screening Policy for Returning Employees
The Pentagon’s has set policies regarding testing of DoD employees being recalled to their normal duty stations from telework or …More
GAO Finds Diversity Patterns at USAID Similar to Those at State
In a report largely mirroring one from early this year and more recent testimony regarding the State Department, GAO has …More
Several Special Grants Policies Extended
OMB has issued an extension of several special grants policies allowing agencies to be more flexible toward recipients who are …More
Intelligence Community Bill Focuses on Attrition, Other Personnel Issues
An authorization bill for intelligence community agencies (S-3905) that has cleared the committee level in the Senate would focus on …More
Bill Seeks Incentives for Cost-Saving Ideas, Implementation
A bill (S-2618) ready for a Senate vote would establish financial incentives for federal employees to make cost-saving suggestions, as …More
Potential for Savings in Lease Costs Seen
GSA has taken steps to control costs when leases for federal agency expire but internal obstacles remain that have “contributed …More
Defense Authorization Measure Addresses Management, Personnel Issues
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a first version of the annual DoD authorization bill which it says will …More
Senate Bill Seeks to Strengthen IGs
Newly introduced bipartisan legislation in the Senate (S-3994) seeks to strengthen the position of agency IGs, a topic that has …More
GSA Failing to Block Some Debarred Contractors, IG Says
Federal agencies “can unknowingly execute contract actions, including awarding a new contract, to contractors that have been suspended or debarred” …More
