GAO Calls on Army to Develop Strategy to Address Officer Retention Challenges
The Army needs a strategic plan to address its emerging officer accession and retention challenges, GAO has said. It said …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersCRS Considers Alternative Approaches to Financial Management Consolidation
OMB wants agencies to move to shared services provides for financial management services as soon as they identify a need …More
Committee Passes New Oversight Requirements
Legislation approved recently by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is designed to increase transparency of government spending. The …More
Obstacles Include Backlog
The group said more agencies are processing requests online and additional OPM staff and more contractors have helped speed up …More
Report: Security Clearance Investigations Faster in Fiscal 2007
It looks as though the time it takes to carry out a federal background investigation for security clearances is dropping, …More
Hiring Push at FEMA
FEMA is conducting a hiring push into excepted service career ladder positions starting at GS-9 paying about $46,000, and some …More
Calls for Greater Program Transparency, Accountability
GAO called on DHS to direct the US-VISIT program director to increase program transparency and accountability by defining and justifying …More
Spending on US-VISIT Needs to be Adequately Defined and Justified, GAO Says
Planned expenditures for the US visitor and immigrant status indicator technology program—“US-VISIT”–which collects, maintains and shares information, including biometric identifiers, …More
OGE Warns about Accepting Luxury Entertainment
The Office of Government Ethics has issued a memo to agency ethics officials reminding them of the government-wide policies regarding …More
Amendment Would Create DHS Management Chief
As an amendment to the bill, the committee also approved legislation sponsored by Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, that would establish …More
Large Homeland Security Bill Passed, Gives TSA Screeners Bargaining Rights
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has passed broad legislation aimed at implementing unfulfilled recommendations of the 9-11 …More
DHS Announces IT Contract Awards
DHS has announced 11 contract awards through FirstSource, a small business set aside program, to acquire department-wide IT commodity products. …More
‘Good Government’ Legislation Aimed at Executive Branch Reform
Legislation has been approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that would require all political appointees and senior …More
Bill Would Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for Security Employees
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved legislation giving whistleblower protections to federal employees who work on national …More
Homeland Security Council Calls for Operational Leadership Position
The homeland security advisory council’s homeland security culture task force has called on the department to establish a deputy secretary …More
Guidance on Procurement also Sent Out
Meanwhile, OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy has sent out guidance on acquisitions during the CR, reminding agencies not to …More
OMB Issues Guidance on Obligating Funds Under Continuing Resolution
OMB has issued guidance covering the obligation of funds in fiscal 2007 under the recently enacted full-year continuing resolution containing …More
Final Bulletin for Good Guidance Practices Published
OMB has published a final bulletin establishing policies and procedures for executive branch agencies on the development, issuance and use …More
OPM Launches Management Assessment Tool
OPM has published an online management competency self-assessment tool designed to determine the leadership and performance management competencies of managers, …More
Group Calls for Investigation into Consultant Use in Suspension Proceedings
The Project on Government Oversight is calling attention to a contract awarded to CACI, Inc., last summer to provide six …More
GAO Calls for Better Program Management and Contractor Oversight
Comptroller General David Walker said in prepared testimony at the hearing that the Deepwater program illustrates problems that can occur …More
DHS Questioned Over Handling of Deepwater and Border Security Contracts
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has held a third contracting oversight hearing, focusing this time on DHS’s management …More
OMB Issues PART Guidance
OMB has issued guidance for OMB resource management offices and their agency counterparts for completing the 2007 program assessment rating …More
GSA Names Acting Acquisitions Head
GSA has tapped Vince Warrick, a former associate administrator in the performance improvement office, as acting chief acquisition officer. Prior …More
Calls on DHS to Finalize Corrective Action Plan
DHS still needs to produce a final corrective action plan specifying how it will address its existing management challenges, GAO …More
DHS Transformation Remains High-Risk, GAO Says
DHS has made some progress planning and integrating key management functions, but much additional work is required to help ensure …More
Administration Backs Results, Sunset Commissions
In its fiscal 2008 budget proposal, the White House endorsed plans to create bipartisan Results Commissions and a Sunset Commission. …More
Cuts Also Proposed in Labor, DoT, Other Programs
Under the White House proposal Labor and Transportation programs would also be reduced by about $1 billion each. OMB …More
Education, HUD Top List of Proposed Program Terminations and Reductions
The White House has proposed terminating or reducing 141 discretionary spending programs totaling $12 billion for 2008, with the Departments …More
Recommends Keeping NNSA Within DoE, Investing in Personnel
GAO rejected what it called continuing calls to remove NNSA from DoE and make it a separate agency, saying such …More
