Time and Attendance Reporting Fraud Rare, GAO Finds
Federal agencies have numerous controls over time and attendance reporting by their employees and fraud by employees is rare, GAO …More
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IT at IRS Could Be More Outdated than Reported, Says IG
At one agency often cited as an example of the problems caused by continuing to operate outdated IT, the IRS, …More
Guidance Issued on Agency Enforcement Actions
OMB has issued guidance on carrying out a May executive order setting standards for agencies to follow in administrative enforcement …More
At VA Accountability Office, Many Complaints, Few Disciplinary Actions
A VA office that receives and investigates complaints of whistleblower retaliation and misconduct or poor performance by senior leaders has …More
For Applicants, Federal Hiring Process Can Be ‘Miserable,’ Report Says
In the latest of many reports citing the need for improvements in the hiring process, the Partnership for Public Service …More
Court Clarifies Notice Requirement in Performance Case
A federal appeals court has clarified an agency’s responsibility to notify an employee of performance-related issues before taking disciplinary action …More
Report Cites Potential for Improving Personnel Management without New Laws
Many long-identified problems with federal personnel policies—ranging hiring to performance management to inflexible pay systems—are within a presidential administration’s reach …More
Pandemic-Related Complaints Burden OSHA Investigators, IG Says
The numbers of whistleblower retaliation complaints that OSHA has received from those who disclosed potential workplace safety violations such as …More
President Trump Order Seeks to Place More Federal Offices in Distressed Communities
President Trump has issued an executive order to steer more federal building construction and leases to “opportunity zones” and other …More
FLRA Policy Statement Restricts Official Time
Federal employees may not use official time for grass-roots type lobbying, the FLRA has said, while adding that such use …More
IG Says IRS Employees Following Restrictions on Contacting Taxpayers
An IG audit has found only a few cases of potential violations by IRS employees of a prohibition against contacting …More
Agencies Overall Meeting Contracting Goals, SBA Says
Federal agencies collectively exceeded the goal of issuing at least 23 percent of contracting dollars to small businesses, the SBA …More
Agencies Told to Report on Hiring of Disabled Veterans
OPM has told agencies to report by December 1 on their results and future plans under the Disabled Veterans Affirmative …More
Pandemic-Related Initiative Added to R&D Priorities
OMB has added “American public health security and innovation” to its list of agency R&D priorities for their submissions for …More
Census Bureau Lost Count of Some Equipment, IG Says
The Census Bureau “must improve its oversight” of equipment being used in the ongoing census, some of which already has …More
Opinion | Commentary
Three Ways Strange Bedfellows Can Strengthen the U.S. Postal Service
Paul Steidler, Lexington Institute The U.S. Postal Service is being whipsawed like a child in a nasty custody case as …More
Postal Initiatives to Reduce FECA Costs Showing Some Results, Says IG
Several USPS initiatives designed to reduce workplace illness and injury-related costs have shown results, an IG report has said, while …More
Standard Per Diem Rates Unchanged
Standard per diem rates for federal employees on official travel will be unchanged in the new fiscal year starting October …More
Temporary, Term Appointments Rising at DoD
The numbers of temporary and term employees at DoD rose from about 30,000 to about 40,000 in recent years, GAO …More
Group Lists Considerations for Adopting AI
The Partnership for Public Service has listed considerations for agencies in adopting artificial intelligence, in a posting summarizing a workshop …More
USPS Announces Management Hiring Freeze, Other Steps as Losses Continue
The Postal Service has announced a hiring freeze on management positions and has said it will ask OPM for permission …More
IG Criticizes Steps toward OPM-GSA Merger
Trump administration officials took “fiscally irresponsible” steps toward carrying out their proposed merger of OPM and GSA–essentially a GSA takeover …More
Order on Contracting Policies Stresses Use of U.S. Labor
When issuing contracts, agencies are to assess the potential “negative impact of contractors’ and subcontractors’ temporary foreign labor hiring practices …More
Guidance Issued on ADA Implications of Opioid Use by Employees
The EEOC has issued guidance on workplace considerations under the Americans With Disabilities Act—which applies to both the federal and …More
Evidence Act Requirements Provide Opportunity, Posting Says
In what it admitted was one of its “wonkier” postings, the performance.gov portal has said that the first deliverables required …More
Court Stresses Deference FLRA Must Pay to Arbitrators
A federal appeals court has stressed the high level of deference the FLRA must give to arbitrators’ decisions, overturning a …More
Agencies Getting Better Grades on IT Scorecards
The latest scorecard by a congressional subcommittee on implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act shows no agencies …More
Delays Underlie Most FOIA Suits against DHS, Report Says
Nearly four-fifths of suits brought against DHS under the Freedom of Information Act cite missed deadlines for responses, an IG …More
MSPB Reauthorization Bill Offered as Case Backlog Nears 3,000
Legislation (HR-7864) newly offered in the House would reauthorize and make several operating changes in the Merit Systems Protection Board, …More
GSA Moves to Next Phase of MAS Consolidation
The GSA has said it is moving to the third phase of its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) consolidation, a multiple …More
