GAO Calls on SSA to Manage Data Better, Court Remands on Rise
The Social Security Administration has taken steps to address conflicting court decisions but needs to manage data better on an …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersTelework Advocate Calls for Full Time Coordinators at Agencies
Most telework coordinators spend less than 25 percent of their work day focused on telework, the Telework Exchange has said …More
DHS Announces Senior Leadership Appointments
DHS has appointed its deputy assistant secretary for TSA as the new deputy under secretary for the national protection and …More
Interior Official Defends Royalty Collection Methods
Interior’s assistant secretary for land and minerals management, Stephen Allred, stood by the compliance review process, stating that it has …More
Senator Calls for Reinforcing MMS Audit Division
Chairman of the Senate Natural Resources Committee, Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., in a letter to the Appropriations subcommittee responsible for the …More
OMB Updates Earmark Database
OMB has updated its earmark database with details on individual earmarks, the ability to view earmarks by state and a …More
GAO Calls for Tighter Information Security at SEC
Sustained progress is needed to strengthen information security controls at the Securities and Exchange Commission, GAO has said. It said …More
Management Should Use Civil Servant-Contractor Decision Making Guide
NASA should require all levels of management to become familiar with and use a civil servant-contractor decision-making guide, according to …More
Panel Calls for Data-Driven Workforce Management at NASA
The National Academy of Public Administration has called on NASA to adopt a knowledge-based, data-driven strategy to better align its …More
GAO: Future Combat System Risks Show Importance of Oversight
The Army does not have the knowledge needed to fulfill the basic elements of a business case for the Future …More
White House Appoints Administrator of Regulatory Affairs
The White House has appointed Susan E. Dudley to lead the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, an office that …More
Bill Would Establish Default Eligibility for Telework
Legislation introduced in the Senate would make all federal employees eligible for telework unless otherwise deemed ineligible, reversing the current …More
GSA Announces Telecom Providers
GSA has selected AT&T Government Solutions, Verizon Business Services, and Qwest Government Services to provide voice, IP, wireless, satellite and …More
Re-Introduces Bill to Make Loan Repayments Tax-Free for Feds
Voinovich meanwhile has re-introduced legislation that would make the student loan debt payments that agencies make on behalf of federal …More
Legislation Designed to Improve Performance Management Systems
Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, ranking member on the Senate federal workforce subcommittee, has introduced legislation aimed at increasing communication within …More
Manager Training Bill Introduced
Legislation (S-967) offered in the Senate would set new training standards and requirements for managers and supervisors. The main sponsor …More
Public Service Awards Presented
The National Public Service Awards, the premier awards for excellence in public service at all levels of government, have been …More
OSC Takes Firm Stance on Political Email
The Office of Special Counsel — enforcer of the Hatch Act ‘s prohibition against partisan activity while on the job …More
Satisfaction With Pay, Not With Rewards
Employees are satisfied with pay but not rewards, the survey found. It said 60 percent of employees are satisfied with …More
Information Gap Persists
As with the last survey, conducted in 2000, MSPB cited an information gap between supervisors and non-supervisory employees, who believe …More
Feds Dedicated but Uncertain About Future of Workforce, Survey Finds
Feds Dedicated but Uncertain About Future of Workforce, Survey Finds Employees at all levels of government are dedicated to supporting …More
Government Has Higher Concentration of Managers
In 2005, 44 percent of federal workers were in management, professional, and related occupations, compared with 32 percent of private-sector …More
CBO Describes an Older Federal Workforce, More Educated, Paid More
About two thirds of the roughly 1.4 million white-collar federal employees — not including the postal service — are on …More
OMB Tightens Requirements for Procurement Data
Agency chief acquisition officers must establish new requirements to ensure data entered into the federal procurement data system is accurate …More
Three Major Barriers to Clean Audit Opinion
Significant progress has been made over the past 10 years improving financial management since the government began preparing consolidated financial …More
GAO Calls for Revisions to Financial Reporting Model, Says Imbalance Alarming
The federal government should consider further revisions to the current financial reporting model, GAO has said following a review of …More
Report Calls for Most Agencies to Migrate to Shared Financial Systems by 2011
OMB’s 2007 federal financial management improvement report sets 2011 as a target for migrating the majority of agencies to shared …More
New Guidance on Veterans Preference, Appeal Rights
OPM has sent out guidance to agencies describing the impact of MSPB and court decisions on veterans preference and appeals …More
OMB Cites PMA Accomplishments
Combs said the PMA helped bring about the following: * In fiscal 2006, 19 large agencies representing more than 75 …More
OMB Sees Five-Year Plan for Financial Management Under PMA
OMB controller Linda M. Combs told the Senate financial management subcommittee recently that the President’s Management Agenda has put the …More
