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
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GAO rejected what it called continuing calls to remove NNSA from DoE and make it a separate agency, saying such …More
GAO Urges Additional Actions to Improve NNSA Management
The National Nuclear Security Administration needs to take additional actions to improve the management of nuclear programs, GAO has said. …More
Legislation Calls for National Foreign Language Director
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, has reintroduced the National Foreign Language Coordination Act with several co-sponsors aimed at improving the federal …More
State Department Improving Aircraft Management Approach, GAO Says
The Department of State has initiated a more systematic approach for managing its aviation fleet, GAO has said. State’s Bureau …More
NTEU Seething over Continued Challenge
National Treasury Employees Union president Colleen M. Kelley quickly issued a statement saying she was "absolutely appalled" at AFGE’s decision …More
AFGE to Appeal Unfavorable Ruling on CBP Election
The American Federation of Government Employees will appeal a recent decision by the Federal Labor Relations Authority rejecting its challenge …More
Fight to Enforce Arbitration Award Drags On
In a case that gets to the issue of enforcing arbitration awards — a main union resource against management — …More
House Follows Up With Legislation to End Private Tax Collection
Meanwhile, legislation has been introduced in the House with 44 bipartisan co-sponsors to revoke the IRS’s authority to use appropriated …More
Union Suing IRS for Documents on Private Tax Collection Program
The National Treasury Employees Union has filed in federal district court a suit against the IRS under the Freedom Of …More
House Investigating Political Influence in Global Warming Science
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has announced that it will continue an investigation initiated last Congress regarding the …More
SSA Drops Pursuit of Attorney Fines
The Social Security Administration’s inspector general has dropped an effort to fine four attorneys in the Office of Disability Adjudication …More
MSPB Warns Against Favoritism and its Appearance
Citing the results from a series of nationwide focus groups in which many federal employees said favoritism was a serious …More
Waxman Requests Information on GSA Procurements
The chairman of the House Government Oversight Government Reform Committee, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., has sent GSA administrator Lurita Doan …More
Whistleblower Legislation Reintroduced
Sens. Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have reintroduced legislation designed to strengthen the existing whistleblower protection act …More
FLRA Rejects Challenge to CBP Union Election
The Federal Labor Relations Board has upheld results from an election for exclusive union representation of Customs and Border Protection …More
Government Reform Committee Investigating Iraq Reconstruction
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has launched an investigation into Iraq reconstruction efforts and requested testimony from key …More
Debate Reflects Contracting-Out Disputes
The debate over private debt collection reflects many of the arguments surrounding the government’s contracting out program in general–as does …More
Legislation to Halt Use of Private Tax Collectors Gains Momentum
wo senators have introduced legislation that would put into law a recent recommendation by the national taxpayer advocate to end …More
Calls for Clear Definition of Resources Linked to Mission
GAO called on the DHS secretary to direct the FEMA director to define what staff and funding resources are associated …More
GAO Calls for Better Data, Plans in Daily Management of FEMA
FEMA needs adequate data, plans and systems to effectively manage resources for day-to-day operations, GAO has said. Because of competition …More
OPM Proposes Suitability Rules Changes
OPM proposed in the January 18 Federal Register to rewrite rules governing suitability determinations for candidates for federal jobs, many …More
GSA Issues Proposal Request for Interagency Telecom Contract
GSA has issued a request for proposal for the Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 – WITS-3 – acquisition on FedBizOpps.com, …More
White House Opposes Change
In a statement of administration policy following passage of the bill the White House said union representation would get in …More
House Votes to Allow TSA Union Representation
The House has voted to allow transportation security screeners to have union representation as part of broad legislation to implement …More
Senior GSA Acquisition Official Retires
GSA has announced that its deputy commissioner for the Federal Acquisition Service, who oversaw much of its transformation from the …More
Greater In-House Efforts Urged
The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents over 90,000 IRS employees, would like to see the agency invest in collection …More
IRS Taxpayer Advocate Calls for End to Private Sector Tax Collection
The national taxpayer advocate has called for the repeal of the authority for the IRS to use private sector debt …More
GSA Issues Proposal Request for Interagency Telecom Contract
GSA has issued a request for proposal for the Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 — WITS-3 – acquisition on FedBizOpps.com, …More
White House Opposes Change
In a statement of administration policy following passage of the bill the White House said union representation would get in …More
