DoD Directive Establishes New SES Positions
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England has issued a directive establishing "a corps of key senior executive service positions that require …More
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A bill has been referred to the House Veterans Affairs Committee that would expand the number of workplace issues VA …More
Dissatisfaction with Management Found to Drive Turnover
The Army says that two surveys it conduced during fiscal 2007, the Army Civilian Attitude Survey and the Army Exit …More
OPM Broadens Permissible Use of Incentives
OPM in rules published in the November 26 Federal Register broadened the situations in which federal employees may be paid …More
Audit: IT Management Lagging at TSA
Early pressures to get up to speed quickly once TSA was formed following 9-11 resulted in a highly decentralized and …More
Great federal opportunity in DC area for a Chief Administrative Officer
The US Patent and Trademark Office is seeking a new Chief Administrative Officer (SES level). This position is a full-time …More
OMB Calls on Agencies to Better Meet Accessibility Standards in IT Procurements
Just 3 percent of agency solicitations for electronic and information technologies met accessibility standards called for under the Rehabilitation Act …More
Passes E-Gov Bill, Approves Pilot Program for Property Disposal
The Senate committee has also passed a bill reauthorizing the e-Gov Act and a pilot program to dispose of unused …More
Passes Bill Establishing Wider Eligibility for Telework
The committee also passed legislation calling on agencies to determine which federal employees are eligible for telework. Introduced by Sens. …More
Panel Passes IG Reforms
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has unanimously approved inspector general reform legislation that it says is designed …More
Slight Rise of Veterans in Civil Service
OPM has reported a slight increase in veterans employed by and hired into the federal government from fiscal 2005 to …More
Report: Greater Diversity of SES Candidates Needed in Legislative Agencies
After finding an under representation of women and or minorities in the senior ranks of six legislative branch agencies, the …More
Defense Personnel Report High Job Satisfaction but Lack of Opportunities
According to a large survey of DoD personnel 76 percent are satisfied with their jobs overall, and 62 percent are …More
Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure’ Updated
The Defense Department’s standards of conduct office has updated its "Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure," a compendium of violations by federal …More
GAO Says DoD Working to Empower Program Managers
DoD is planning to implement practices to provide program managers more incentives, support and stability, as well as opportunities for …More
Appeals Court Denies Veteran’s Challenge of Hiring Decision
The appeals court for the Federal Circuit has said that the Federal Trade Commission did not violate veterans’ preference rights …More
Postal Executives Cite Opportunities for Fiscal 2008, Makes Union Nervous
Over 700 Postal Service executives met in Dallas in October and collectively reached a consensus on how best to capitalize …More
New DHS Management Official
DHS secretary Michael Chertoff has announced that procurement chief Elaine Duke will be stepping into the newly created role of …More
OPM Needs Process to Monitor Workforce Succession Planning, GAO Says
OPM should institute a documented process for top leadership to monitor workforce and succession efforts carried out at the division …More
Union Pleads With Panel to Impose Bargaining Rules for New CBP Agreement
The National Treasury Employees Union has asked the Federal Services Impasses Panel to step in and force the Customs and …More
Calls for Increase in Personnel, Wants Recommendations Implemented by May
The report called for an increase of 400 military and 1,000 civilian contracting officers to help compensate for an almost …More
Army Contracting at ‘Tipping Point,’ Lack of Training Linked to Fraud
The Army contracting community has reached a "tipping point" that requires extraordinary action to remedy problems that have led to …More
New Register for Administrative Law Judges
OPM has announced that it established a new register of administrative law judge candidates that federal benefits and regulatory agencies …More
GAO Says Navy Needs Structure to Manage Business Systems Investments
GAO has called on the Navy to establish a management structure and fully define policies and procedures for institutionally managing …More
Latest Traffic Light Scorecard Released
OMB has released the latest of its traffic light-style scorecards on agency progress toward implementing the President’s Management Agenda, noting …More
GAO: Struggle to Share Medical Records Continues for VA, DoD
VA and Defense continue to expand the sharing of medical information but after nearly a decade of trying, they still …More
Survey Findings to Be Used to Close Competency Gaps
OMB administrator Paul Dennett said chief acquisition officers should use key findings from the acquisition workforce survey in strategies to …More
Acquisition Workforce Wants More Training
Respondents to a large federal contracting workforce survey say more training on an individual and organizational basis is needed. The …More
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
OMB 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
