Survey: Government Spending Opaque
Nearly 75 percent of American adults feel it is important to receive financial management information from the government but just …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersHHS Needs National Health IT Strategy, Says GAO
The Department of Health and Human Services and the coordinator for a national, federal health IT initiative have been pursuing …More
OMB Seeks Nominees for Two Awards
OMB has sent out notices seeking nominations for two awards co-sponsored by OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the …More
DHS to Move Ahead with Performance Management
DHS, after dropping the plans to implement the labor-relations portion of its new personnel system, has said it would proceed …More
OMB Proposes to Gut or Slash 151 Programs
OMB has proposed terminating or scaling back 151 programs it considers duplicative, inefficient, or low-priority, representing $18 billion in outlays. …More
SEC Cautiously Moving Forward with Pay for Performance System
The Securities and Exchange Commission told the House federal workforce subcommittee that it was separating for the time being its …More
Departing GAO Chief Cites Constraints of Government Work
In announcing his decision to leave his post as comptroller general and head of GAO in March, David Walker cited …More
OPM: Minority Representation Up
The number of minorities in the federal workforce increased by 2.4 percent in fiscal 2007 to 32.8 percent, according to …More
Management Challenges Persist
Further, FPS continues to face management challenges such as budgetary issues, a lack of adequate contract guard oversight, and the …More
GAO: Staffing and Operational Problems Hamper Federal Protection Service
The Federal Protective Service is having trouble providing physical security and law enforcement for about 8,800 GSA owned or leased …More
GAO Calls for Better Use of Multiyear Defense Procurements
GAO has called for improvements to DoD’s practices and processes of using multi-year procurements, saying that while they may save …More
DHS Budgets for Management Improvements
DHS, which has been frequently criticized for its management performance in a host of areas, has said its fiscal 2009 …More
$71 Billion Proposed for IT
The White House has proposed spending $71 billion on IT in fiscal 2009, representing an increase of about 3.8 percent …More
Ethics Policies for Working with Contractors Outlined
The Office of Government Ethics has published a booklet entitled, "Working With Government Contractors: What You Need to Know as …More
Law Enforcement Officer Status in Question
The White House has also proposed to repeal a provision in the 2008 catchall spending bill providing law enforcement officer …More
Proposed Budget Would Fund Staffing Increase for CBP
The White House budget proposal for fiscal 2009 would provide $500 million for an additional 2,200 Border Patrol agents and …More
Ongoing Management Challenges for DHS
The DHS inspector general has listed a number of ongoing management challenges in a report identifying priorities for audits, inspections, …More
Union Challenges OPM Stance on Performance Pay Systems
In challenging OPM’s conclusions, National Treasury Employees Union said its experience with these alternative personnel systems has been characterized by …More
OPM: Performance Pay a Success
OPM has released a status report on performance-based pay systems in the federal government touting their success and advocating a …More
GAO Calls for Greater Oversight of DoD Acquisition Environment
A greater emphasis on requirements and oversight is needed to improve DoD’s acquisition environment and weapon system quality, GAO has …More
HR Council Helps with Succession Planning
A subcommittee of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council with a focus on hiring and succession planning backed federal efforts …More
Bush Order Seeks Crackdown on Earmarks
President Bush has signed an executive order intended to cut out earmarks from spending bills. Not long after delivering his …More
REGS Would Formalize Earlier Guidance
OPM noted that it issued guidance to the Federal Chief Human Capital Officers last June to help agencies achieve a …More
Regs Would Limit SSN Use by Agencies
Proposed regulations published by OPM in the January 18 Federal Register seek to create what OPM called a "consistent and …More
GAO Calls for Reassessment of Nuclear Nonproliferation Program
A Department of Energy program to hire Soviet-era weapons scientists to control their work has grown beyond its original purpose, …More
Calls for High Level Review
GAO recommended that the Army review and evaluate its procedures for managing and overseeing the task order through the Army …More
GAO: Better Management, Oversight of DoD Maintenance Contract Needed
The Army needs to implement a more effective management and oversight plan for a large equipment maintenance contract at Camp …More
MSPB: Conflict Management Key to Employee Satisfaction
The way agencies handle conflicts within the workplace may have a greater impact on employee satisfaction than whether or not …More
MSPB: Selective Factors Overused in Vacancy Announcements
MSPB in a recent review of federal vacancy announcements found several with exceedingly long lists of selective factors that it …More
NSPS Restrictions Clear Congress Again
Both the House and Senate have passed a slightly revised version of the fiscal 2008 DoD authorization bill that contains …More
