OMB Announces Performance and Accountability Reporting Alternative
OMB has announced that it is establishing a pilot program that agencies can opt into to produce an alternative report …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersHouse DHS Spending Bill Extends Law Enforcement Status to CBP
The House has passed a fiscal 2008 DHS appropriations bill calling for inspector general review of Secure Border Initiative contracts …More
Legislation Would Establish Agency Customer Service Standards
The House federal management subcommittee has passed a bill that would establish customer service standards for agencies. Introduced by Rep. …More
OPM Suggests Program Management Office for DHS Personnel Changes
OPM has said maintaining senior leadership commitment to implementing alternative personnel systems at DHS is key, and called for establishing …More
White House Calls it Overly Burdensome
In an opposing policy statement, the White House said the bill would "impose broad, burdensome statutory restrictions" on acquisitions efforts, …More
Bill Would Curb Agency Use of Contract Bundling
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed legislation to get agencies to break up large contracts so small …More
DoD Bill Also Takes Aim at Personnel Rules
Similarly, the House DoD authorization bill (HR-1585) would repeal the labor relations and appeal rights provisions at DoD, although not …More
DHS Personnel Rules Issue Moves to Senate
The focus has now switched to the Senate regarding the fate of the DHS authority to carry out alternative personnel …More
OMB Wants Quality to Play Role in Deciding Winner, Cites Soft Landings
The report called for removing a statutory ban on so-called best value tradeoffs, which the administration favors as good management …More
Job Competition Talley Reached 183 in Fiscal 2006
Agencies carried out job 183 competitions involving the workload of 6,678 full time employees, or about 1.7 percent of the …More
OPM Issues Online HR Competency Assessment Tool, Reporting Deadline Nears
OPM has published an online competency assessment tool for HR — called FCAT-HR — designed to measure the skill levels …More
GAO Offers Guidance on Data Breach Notifications, Responses Inconsistent
After looking at documentation and interviewing officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs and five other agencies that each experienced …More
After Early Retirement, Arbitration Gives Employees Option to Return to Work
About 20 Food and Nutrition Service employees in the Department of Agriculture who took early retirements facing a tight budget …More
Executive Order Places Appointees as Agency Regulatory Officers
OMB has issued a memo instructing agencies on implementing an amendment to a January executive order on regulatory planning and …More
DoD Discloses First Performance-Based Payouts Under NSPS
The Department of Defense has announced that it completed the first performance-based payouts for the first group of employees — …More
OMB Issues Acquisition Management Certification Requirements
OMB has issued new certification requirements for program and project managers working on major acquisitions. The "Federal Acquisition Certification for …More
Bill Would Set Conditions for Senior VA Officials to Receive Bonuses
Rep. John Hall, D-NY, has introduced legislation that would put on hold fiscal 2007 performance bonuses for top officials in …More
EEOC Launches Fellowship Programs
EEOC has started a Fellows Program offering six- to 12-month temporary assignments at the agency for federal employees as well …More
OPM Developing Tool to Assess SES Appraisal Systems
OPM has announced that it is developing a tool agencies can use to assess whether senior executive service performance-oriented pay …More
Bill Would Stop DoD Labs From Migrating to NSPS
Legislation has been introduced to prevent defense labs from being moved under the National Security Personnel System. DoD is barred …More
OMB Issues Guidance on Measuring Savings of A-76 Competitions
OMB has issued guidance for agencies to use to substantiate that savings are achieved and performance is improved through public-private …More
Corps of Engineers to Move Forward With IT Operation
The Army Corps of Engineers has announced that following the resolution of a bid protest of an A-76 competition that …More
DHS Says Plan is for More Streamlined Workforce, Without Layoffs
DHS deputy secretary Michael Jackson said the plan would result in a more streamlined, effective and well-trained workforce. He insisted …More
House Questions Federal Protective Service Cuts
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has questioned planned cuts to the Federal Protective Service, the police force charged …More
Justice Moving Forward With Wireless Network Program
The Justice Department has awarded a contract for implementing wireless communications services for field agents as part of the Integrated …More
Areas of Concern
PPS said one area of concern the rankings indicate is that often agencies with the most room for improvement show …More
SSA Most Improved
SSA Most Improved The Social Security Administration improved the most in the rankings over 2005, increasing its score to 66.5, …More
Employee Satisfaction Rankings Provide “Red Flags,” Help Job Seekers
Rankings that reflect employee satisfaction and engagement in federal agencies and departments "raise red flags for areas of concern," for …More
Strategic Workforce Plan Should Cover Five Principles
A strategic workforce plan that aligns human capital efforts with objectives related to performing customs revenue functions should address five …More
CBP Should Improve Workforce Planning and Accountability
The report said that while CBP lacks a strategic workforce plan to guide its performance of customs revenue functions, it …More
