GSA, Union Agreement Reached
GSA has signed a labor agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees covering performance awards for eligible employees and …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOMB Taps Lead on Performance Improvement Initiative
Recently confirmed OMB director Jim Nussle has appointed OMB’s associate management director, Robert Shea, to lead the performance improvement initiative, …More
GAO Sees Delays and Cost Overruns in Customs Acquisition
DHS continues to make improvements acquiring its new customs trade processing system, but needs to make further efforts to avoid …More
Lawmaker Urges Use of Licensed Professional Counselors for Vets
The chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee, Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, has called on the VA to increase …More
DHS Deputy Selected
President Bush has appointed DHS’s undersecretary for management, Paul Schneider, as the acting deputy DHS secretary, to replace Michael Jackson …More
Partnership Launches Campaign to Recruit Graduates into Public Service
The Partnership for Public Service has launched an education campaign to recruit college graduates into public service. Called "making the …More
New Training, Deployment Policy in Works
DoD has drafted a directive that will emphasize mobility for civilian employees and training an expeditionary workforce ready to deploy …More
Hatch Act Seen as Check on Executive
While some Republican lawmakers have dismissed the investigation of Doan and other political briefings as a witch-hunt, or what Rep. …More
Senator Cites Hatch Act Double Standard, Says Reforms Needed Before Elections
The chair of the Senate federal workforce subcommittee has said he is concerned about the difference in treatment between civil …More
Judge Says TSA Discriminated Against Employee
An administrative judge for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has said the Transportation Security Administration discriminated against a screener by …More
Recommends Management Focus on Plans of Action, Milestones
The IG made five recommendations to the chief information officer that it says the department has already begun acting on. …More
IG: Greater Management Oversight of DHS Information Security Program Needed
DHS continues to improve and strengthen its security program, but management oversight of component’s implementation of the department’s policies and …More
Measure Targets Travel Abuses
The Senate in voting on an appropriations bill covering Commerce, Justice and science-related agencies (HR-3093) adopted an amendment preventing money …More
Department Describes Current Recruitment and Incentive Efforts
The VA has a number of tools it uses to hire and retain health care professionals, including VA-wide programs such …More
DoD Clarifies NSPS Raise Status
DoD has put out a statement intended to clarify how it will handle the January 2008 raises for employees under …More
Groups Ask Congress to Withhold Funds from Special Counsel
Three non-profit government oversight groups have asked key lawmakers to withhold an Office of Special Counsel request for funds pending …More
Pilot Association Says Aggressive Consolidation Led to Problems
The president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Phil Boyer, told the committee that problems experienced by pilots such …More
Incomplete Systems Should not be Deployed, FAA IG Says
New systems that are contracted for should be fully developed before becoming operational in order to avoid "de-bugging" during live …More
EEOC Forms Working Group on Asian/Islander Issues
EEOC has formed an Asian American and Pacific Islander Work Group that will examine this community’s concerns about federal sector …More
GAO Calls for IT Risk Management Improvements as Census Bureau
The Census Bureau needs to improve risk management of its IT systems for the 2010 census, GAO has said after …More
Bill Would OK Collective Bargaining at TSA
A bill has been introduced in the House that would extend collective bargaining rights to TSA employees, though its future …More
FDA Employees Four-for-Four in Series of A-76 Studies
FDA employees have won the first four of 13 planned A-76 competitions announced in August, according to the National Treasury …More
DNI Cites Progress Integrating Intelligence Community
The Office of the National Intelligence Director has said a 100-day plan announced in April, billed as a first phase …More
New Upper Level Hires Say Government Deals Poorly With Poor Performers
New upper-level hires from outside the federal government rated their new employer as good as or better than their former …More
Tightening Labor Market Projected
Demographic trends that show slower population growth through 2014 will result in fewer workers ages 35 to 54, representing the …More
Agencies Say They Will Hire 193,300 Workers in Next Two Years
The largest federal agencies project that they will hire 193,300 new workers for "mission-critical" jobs over the next two years, …More
MSPB Offers Coaching Tips for Supervisors
Supervisors need to be effective coaches and provide more than just feedback to their subordinates, the Merit Systems Protection Board …More
OPM Calling For Volunteer Instructors for “Presidential Classroom” Program
OPM has asked federal agencies to encourage employees to serve as volunteer instructors for the Presidential Classroom program, which it …More
HR Line of Business Initiative Under Scrutiny
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. and nine other lawmakers have sent OMB a letter opposing aspects of the HR lines of …More
OPM Says Security Clearance Process Speeding Up, Wants New GAO Review
OPM has called on lawmakers to request an updated version of a GAO assessment of the government’s background investigation and …More
