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
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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
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
Calls on OPM to Amend Federal Regulations
MSBP called on OPM to change its regulations covering procedural and appeal rights for federal employees to reflect the Federal …More
MSPB: Recent Decisions Extend Appeal Rights to Probationers
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued a report warning of the potential costs of violating a probationary employee’s pre-termination …More
Interests Differ on Contracting Out, Report Says
A Congressional Research Service review of contracting out says that the A-76 process remains controversial among federal employees who believe …More
Report Cites Concerns about Process
The CRS report added that some in both the private sector and in the government have expressed concern “that the …More
CRS Reviews Shared Services Initiative
Concerns have arisen regarding OMB’s financial management line of business initiative, although to date the attention in Congress to the …More
OPM Releases Data Showing Beginning of Retirement Wave
OPM has released retirement data for fiscal 2004 showing an increase in retirements as well as years of service, and …More
Rely More on Chief Acquisition Officers
Chief acquisition officers should be responsible for assessing the current and future needs of their agencies, including forthrightly identifying and …More
Consistent Workforce Definition and Better Human Capital Planning Needed
Key information about the size and composition of the federal acquisition workforce cannot be had without using a consistent benchmark …More
Panel Calls for Services Acquisition Reforms
The Services Acquisition Reform Act Advisory Committee has released a draft report containing findings and recommendations to increase competition in …More
GSA Combines Offices
GSA has established a single Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs and Government-wide Policy to coordinate related legislative, regulatory and …More
Labor Deputy Secretary Law to Step Down
Steven Law, three-year deputy secretary of Labor and chairman of the e-gov committee of the president’s management council since 2005 …More
FDA Planning to Consolidate Labs, Union Says
The Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory affairs office appears intent on closing from seven to nine of its 13 labs …More
Union Renews Call for Law Enforcement Officer Status for CBP Employees
The National Treasury Employees Union is again calling on Congress to extend law enforcement officer status — and the special …More
Remedy Not to Exceed Benefits Called For Under Original Agreement
The appeals court vacated the Board’s earlier decision and remanded for entry of a decree of specific performance and an …More
