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
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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
Treasury to Integrate Telecom Network
The Treasury Department has tapped AT&T as the prime contractor to integrate the telecommunications networks of all its component agencies …More
Union Sees Scheme at Work in IRS Labor Negotiations
The president of the National Treasury Employees Union, Colleen Kelley, has accused the IRS of angling to declare an impasse …More
MSPB: New Hires Not So Young After All
The average age of entry-level new hires into the federal government in fiscal 2005 was 33 years old, the Merit …More
Similar Attacks Not Uncommon
The allegations follow reported security incidents elsewhere. Before the cyber-security panel in April a Commerce official discussed a cyber attack …More
Panel Calls for Investigation of Contractor Role in DHS Cyber Attacks
The chair of the House homeland security committee, Bennie Thompson, D-La., and chair of the House subcommittee overseeing cyber security, …More
OMB Says One in Five Programs Not Demonstrating Results
About 20 percent of federal programs are unable to demonstrate results, according to a summary of program ratings compiled through …More
Legislation Highlights Executive Reach
During the Clinton administration, just seven people at the White House and the Justice Department were permitted to initiate discussions …More
Committee Votes to Put up Wall Between Justice and White House
The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a measure to limit certain communications between the Justice Department and the White House …More
VA Pushing Though Challenges to Centralize IT Management, Says GAO
The Department of Veterans Affairs has made progress centralizing IT management but continues to be dogged by challenges in completing …More
Better Explanation of Problems Sought
However, while OMB began publishing aggregate lists of watch list and high-risk list projects by agency last September and updates …More
OMB High-Risk and Management Watch Lists Lack Detail, GAO Says
GAO’s director for IT management issues, David Powner, told the subcommittee that further improvements are needed to identify and oversee …More
Senator Recommends Scrapping Problem IT Programs
The chairman of the Senate federal financial management subcommittee, Tom Carper, D-Del., has suggested scrapping large IT programs that are …More
Actions Underway
GAO called on the department take 17 actions to improve information protection, including recommendations to hire a CIO quickly and …More
GAO Calls for Information Management Improvements at VA
Sustained management commitment and oversight are needed to resolve long-standing information security weaknesses at the Department of Veterans Affairs, GAO …More
OPM Issues Final Rule for Hiring of Retirees
PM published a final rule in the September 19 Federal Register on the criteria under which it may grant dual …More
