Audit: GSA, DoD Continue to Violate Procurement Regulations
GSA and DoD contracting and program management officials continue to purchase goods and services without fully complying with appropriation law, …More
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President Bush has tapped a defense and aerospace consultant, Paul A. Schneider, to take on the role of management under …More
GSA Establishes New Response and Recovery Office
GSA has established a new Office of Response and Recovery that it says will leverage all agency resources to support …More
Competitive Sourcing Scores Boosted on Latest PMA Scorecard
The White House has boosted the ratings of competitive sourcing efforts at several agencies on its latest President’s Management Agenda …More
Consultant Sees Tighter Controls on Defense and Homeland Security Funds
A Reston, Va. based government industry consultant, Input, has called attention to “increased scrutiny” and tighter budget controls on defense …More
GAO Calls on Federal Protective Service to Enhance Performance Measures
The Federal Protective Service — which provides for the security and protection of federally owned and leased facilities through so-called …More
OMB Updates Contracting Cost Assumptions
OMB has updated the standard cost factors that agencies use in the A-76 process to estimate certain costs of continued …More
Forest Service to Consolidate HR Management
The Forest Service has announced plans to centralize business operations including human capital management in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Albuquerque …More
Senators Back Continuation of Iraq Reconstruction IG
Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have announced they are working on legislation to extend the …More
Union Questions Savings Through Competitive Sourcing
The National Treasury Employees Union has issued a statement saying that savings estimates issued by the President’s Management Council for …More
OMB to Implement Changes, OPM Director Takes Issue with Findings
OMB agreed with GAO’s recommendations and stated that the National Security Council’s security clearance working group had begun to explore …More
GAO Recommends Improvements to Clearance Process
GAO called on OMB’s deputy director for management to direct OMB and OPM to fully measure and report on the …More
GAO Cites Ongoing Problems with Security Clearance Process
Industry personnel contracted to work for the federal government waited more than one year on average to receive top-secret clearances, …More
Ethics Reminder on IPA Assignments Issued
The Office of Government Ethics has issued a reminder on ethical standards in Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignments, following its recent …More
Nominees for Army Awards Sought
The Army Incentive Awards Board is requesting nominations for two Department of the Army Awards, the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian …More
Property Management Innovations Recognized
The General Services Administration’s office of government-wide policy has recognized nine innovative ideas for asset management and sustainability as part …More
DHS: Most Visa Waiver Countries Meet Biometric Chip Deadline
DHS has announced that 24 out of the 27 countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program have met the requirement …More
Job Objectives, Assessments Addressed
The fact sheet on job objectives notes that the goal of those objectives is to communicate individual, team and organizational …More
DoD Issues New NSPS Materials
DoD has issued new fact sheets on three aspects of its national security personnel system, including an overview of the …More
Calls for New Position to Oversee Financial Management Admin Functions
In addition to recommending that agency CFOs be responsible for all financial management functions, the workgroup suggested establishing a new …More
NAPA Calls for Single Financial Management Statute
A workgroup convened by the National Academy of Public Administration has called for a single, integrated financial management statute to …More
Report: Calls for More Streamlined PAR
Performance and accountability reports compiled annually by government agencies, while liked by most stakeholders, are of least use to the …More
GAO Calls on DHS to Address Challenges Before Implementing Worker ID Card
GAO has called on DHS to address problems developing the Transportation Security Administration’s transportation worker identification credential — designed to …More
Lists Leadership Development Approach Components
At a minimum, agencies should incorporate into their leadership development approaches a number of components such as developing the objectives, …More
OPM Issues Managerial Development Guidelines
OPM has issued guidelines meant to assist agencies in ensuring the ongoing leadership capacity of the federal workforce and to …More
Unclear if TSA Non-Screener Force is Top-Heavy, But IG Recommends Cap
The DHS inspector general has concluded that administrative staffing levels of federal security directors at some airports are too high, …More
DoD and HHS Largest Users
The Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services used the most incentives, with DoD paying 3,516 incentives totaling $25,622,370, …More
Incentives to Play Larger Role Riding Out Retirement Wave
In a report to Congress on the use of recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives in federal agencies for calendar year …More
CBP Tightening Management Control Over Cargo Processing System Contracting
Following a review of the internal controls related to the review and approval of contractor invoices for the Bureau of …More
OPM Launches Website Tracking Leadership Development Programs
OPM has launched a new website pulling together leadership development programs and courses throughout federal agencies. Dubbed the “Federal Leadership …More
