USDA, DHS Reject Call for Response Agreement
GAO recommended that USDA and DHS develop a memorandum of understanding that describes how they would work together in the …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO: USDA Preparing for Flu Outbreak, but Better Planning Needed
USDA is taking steps to prepare for an avian flu outbreak such as establishing surveillance programs and building a national …More
Interior Launches Ethics Reform Effort
Department of Interior secretary, Dirk Kempthorne, has issued a "10-point plan" to promote ethics reforms in the wake of recent …More
After Hiring “Shenanigans” State Agrees to Corrective Actions
State Department officials have agreed to a number of corrective actions after they were called out for revising and reissuing …More
Committee Cites Vacancies at DHS
About a quarter of senior leadership positions at DHS are vacant, according to a report by the House Homeland Security …More
Pentagon Adds “Don’t Leave,” to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The Department of Defense press office has issued a statement on its "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy on sexual orientation …More
Coast Guard Extends Deepwater Contract
The Coast Guard has announced that it has entered a new agreement with the team of contractors carrying out the …More
Panel Passes Deepwater Reform Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has passed legislation to help the Coast Guard’s troubled Deepwater fleet modernization acquisition. The …More
GAO: Military Construction Project Grossly Mismanaged
Construction of a military shopping and entertainment complex near Kaiserslautern, Germany, has been hampered by cost, schedule, and performance problems …More
OMB Inventories Excess Property
OMB has issued a report identifying real property assets that are unneeded and could be disposed of to reduce operating …More
MSPB: Better Performance Predictors Needed in Applicant Assessments
The federal government continues to rely on candidate assessment practices that are not good predictors of job performance, such as …More
CIO Council Issues Guidance for Quarterly EA Progress Reports
The Chief Information Officers Council has issued guidance for agencies to produce enterprise architecture progress reports for 2007, which OMB …More
Value of Awards Drops a Little
Meanwhile, the percentage of career execs receiving awards flattened out at about 67 percent in 2005 and 2006, after rising …More
SES Ratings Stabilize
Ratings, salary increases and bonus awards have largely stabilized in the pay-for-performance system used for SES members, a system being …More
Legislation Would Forgive Student Loans for Feds After 10 Years
The House Education and Labor Committee has passed legislation that includes language to forgive educational debt for public service employees …More
NSPS Performance Rating Process Revamped
DoD has revamped the performance appraisal application, the electronic tool that supports the national security personnel system performance management process, …More
OPM Issues Guidance on Protecting Social Security Numbers
OPM has issued guidance to minimize the risk of identity theft and fraud by eliminating the unnecessary use of social …More
Union Hails Funding for NASA in Large Spending Bill
The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers has sent a letter thanking the leaders of the House Commerce, Justice, …More
DHS Establishes Academy to Improve Educational Opportunities
DHS has announced that it established a "homeland security academy" to increase graduate educational opportunities for government officials. "The academy" …More
OMB Issues Emergency Acquisitions Guidance
With the advent of hurricane season OMB has issued updated guidance covering strategies for effective response planning as well as …More
Union Hails Funding for NASA in Large Spending Bill
The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers has sent a letter thanking the leaders of the House Commerce, Justice, …More
DHS Establishes Academy to Improve Educational Opportunities
DHS has announced that it established a "homeland security academy" to increase graduate educational opportunities for government officials. "The academy" …More
Education, Training Seen as Key
FMA’s Davison lauded training provisions in the bill including one that would make telework part of employee orientation, calling them …More
Eligibility Criteria, Definition of Telework also Vague
The director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Jon Dudas, dismissed as undiscerning a provision in the bill that …More
Unclear Role for Telework Managers in Popular Bill
OPM and GAO told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee recently that it’s unclear just what the role …More
Voinovich: DHS Needs Deputy Management Secretary With Term Appointment
Ranking member on the subcommittee George Voinovich, R-Ohio, said the lack of a chief management officer continues to plague the …More
Secure Border Initiative No Deepwater, DHS Management Chief Says
Paul Schneider, DHS’s undersecretary for management told the Senate federal workforce subcommittee recently that SBInet, the department’s border security plan, …More
Whistleblower Bill Passes Sen. Committee
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee also passed a bill that was introduced by Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and …More
Senate Committee Passes Supervisor Training Bill
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has passed legislation requiring federal managers and supervisors to complete training every …More
