Mental Health Treatment Question for Security Clearances Revised
DoD, OPM and OMB have approved a revision to a widely used national security clearance questionnaire, SF-86, regarding mental and …More
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed a bill designed to improve race and gender diversity in the …More
FDA Announces Hiring Push
The FDA has announced plans to fill over 1,300 positions in the next few months as part of a multi-year …More
Senate Panel Marks Up Defense Spending Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee has completed its markup of the fiscal 2009 Defense authorization bill. The bill includes provisions …More
Executive Award Nominees Sought
Nominations are being sought for the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership. The award is granted by the American …More
GAO: Email Record Keeping Shabby
Many emails have the status of federal records, which must be managed and preserved in accordance with the Federal Records …More
Background Investigations 60 Percent Complete for New ID Cards
In its second aggregate review of agencies’ public posting of status reports for implementing Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, meant …More
Contracting Bills Pass House
The House has passed three "open government" bills targeting federal contracting. The "Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act," HR-3033, directs …More
EPA Scientists Report Political Interference
A non-profit advocacy group, the Union of Concerned Scientists, has reported that 889 out of 1,600 EPA scientists responding to …More
DoD Making Progress Lowering Cost of Space Systems, GAO Says
DoD is making progress with efforts to rapidly deliver low cost space capabilities, but challenges remain as it continues to …More
Wage Grade Employees Eligible for Travel Comp Time
OPM has told agencies that effective with travel on or after April 27, they must provide wage grade employees with …More
CBO: Cost of Telework Bills Moving Through House and Senate Marginal
The Congressional Budget Office has said that a telework bill approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and …More
OPM Revamps Telework Website
OPM, in partnership with GSA, has given telework.gov a makeover, improving usability and presenting what amounts to a walk through …More
EEOC Issues Guidance on Hiring of Disabled Veterans
The EEOC has put out new guidance on the interplay between several laws that affect the employment rights of disabled …More
Lawmaker Questions New GSA Advisory Panel
The chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Henry Waxman, D-Calif., has sent GSA administrator Lurita Doan a …More
VA Steps Up Veterans Hiring Effort
The Veterans Affairs Department has created a new Veterans Employment Coordination Service to oversee the Department’s program to recruit new …More
White House Taps SBA Head to Take Over at HUD
President Bush has tapped the head of the Small Business Administration, Steve Preston, to replace embattled Housing and Urban Development …More
SSA Makes Offers to Administrative Law Judges
The Social Security Administration has announced that it is making offers to 144 of 175 new administrative law judges it …More
Agencies Making Progress on FOIA Backlogs
Agencies are reducing backlogs of requests under the freedom of information act but additional guidance is needed, GAO has said. …More
New GSA Telework Policy
GSA has announced a new telework policy that it says will help meet a goal announced last year to get …More
Union Tells Panel Tax Day Reveals IRS Staffing Problems
National Treasury Employees Union president Colleen Kelley told the House financial services appropriations subcommittee recently that a depleted workforce and …More
Agencies Have Until July to Tighten Charge Card Controls
OMB director Jim Nussle has issued a memo reminding agencies of their responsibilities to maintain internal controls to reduce the …More
Panel Again Votes to Discontinue Private Debt Collection
The House Ways and Means Committee has passed legislation for the third time that would prohibit the use of contractors …More
DHS Management Priorities Presented
Duke told the subcommittee that the department’s management priorities currently are to prepare for the 2009 transition between administrations, improve …More
GAO: Still No Clear Accountability for DHS Acquisition Outcomes
GAO told the House homeland security management subcommittee recently that while DHS has taken positive steps to organize and assess …More
FAA: Telecom Upgrade Complete
The FAA has announced that it transitioned to a new telecommunications network, replacing the Leased Inter-facility National Airspace System Communications, …More
Focus on the Applicant
In April 2002 SSA branded its recruitment strategy with a mantra of sorts – "make a difference in people’s lives …More
OPM Lauds SSA Recruitment Efforts
OPM has showcased the Social Security Administration’s recruitment initiatives in a follow up to a report on industry shared HR …More
Higher Leave Ceiling Set for Some
OPM has issued regulations to carry out a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008 (Public …More
OMB to Continue Quarterly Tracking, Releases Guidance
OMB’s administrator for e-gov and IT, Karen Evans, told the House government management subcommittee at a recent hearing that the …More
