Administration Diagnoses ‘Potomac Fever’
Bush administration officials have added new material to their warnings about “Potomac Fever,” a condition typically attributed to an inflated …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersTransportation Safety Board Needs to Improve Management Practices
PGAO has called for improvements to the National Transportation Safety Board’s management practices, investigation priorities and training center use. While …More
Officials Agree in Part, Pledge Changes
The Defense procurement director — commenting on behalf of the undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics — partially concurred with …More
Recommends Tighter Control Over Use of Non-DoD Contracts
Auditors recommended that acquisition executives for the Navy, Air Force, and Defense Information Systems Agency require contracting officers conducting direct …More
Defense IG Faults DoD Contracting Practices
DoD contracting and program personnel did not comply with acquisition rules and regulations when making purchases through a NASA contract …More
Arbitrator Tells CBP to Bargain with Union Over Work Assignment Changes
An arbitrator has decided that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is obligated to bargain with the National Treasury …More
GAO Calls for Better Data on Funds Used for Depot Maintenance
Actions are needed to provide more consistent data to Congress on how funds are allocated by military departments and defense …More
Federal Protective Service Ends Law Enforcement Retention Allowances
Citing a shortage of funds and stabilized attrition rates, the Federal Protective Service has announced that it is discontinuing group …More
Senators Cite Security Concerns
Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, requested the report after learning that the Immigration and Naturalization Service granted …More
Report Finds Missing Documentation in Citizenship Decisions
About 30,000 of the naturalization applications adjudicated in 2005 — about four percent — may have been missing so-called “A-files” …More
Senators Call for Restored SSA Funding
A group of senators is calling on senior lawmakers to restore $401 million in cuts to the Social Security Administration’s …More
Working Group to Set Standards for Sensitive but Unclassified Information
DoJ security officials stated that they are waiting for an interagency working group to arrive at government-wide standards for sensitive …More
Justice Needs Better Staffing Strategy for Managing Classified Info, GAO Says
The Justice Department needs a more complete staffing strategy for the management of classified information as well as a set …More
Senate GOP Group Defends Private Tax Collection
The Senate Republican Policy Committee has issued a position paper taking issue with the arguments raised by the National Treasury …More
GAO: Agencies Need Adequate Periodic Testing Policies for Information Security
Agencies need to develop and implement adequate policies for periodic information security testing, GAO has said. After reviewing programs at …More
New CHCO Council Subcommittees
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council has added six subcommittees and aligned fiscal 2007 goals and objectives with OPM’s 2006-2010 …More
OMB Touts Timely Financial Reporting
OMB has announced that all major federal agencies met accelerated 45-day financial reporting deadlines for filing their performance and accountability …More
OPM Sends Reminder on Dismissal and Closure Procedures
With inclement weather on the way, OPM has issued a memo reminding agencies to follow its “Washington, D.C., Area Dismissal …More
OPM to Compete Migration of Financial Management and Procurement Systems
After ending joint efforts with the Bureau of the Public Debt to implement a tailored solution for migrating financial management …More
GAO Recommends Review of Management Reforms in 110th Congress
GAO has recommended that the 110th Congress review the impact and effectiveness of various management reforms enacted in recent years. …More
Financial Management Award Nominations Sought
The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program, an inter-agency initiative seeking to improve and coordinate financial management policies and practices, is …More
Appeals Court Remands Dismissal of Time Off Awards for IRS Volunteers
The appeals court for the District of Columbia has remanded a lower court’s decision that allowed the IRS to flaunt …More
GAO: Defense Business Transformation Slow, Management Chief Needed
While DoD has taken several positive steps and devoted substantial resources toward establishing key management structures and processes to successfully …More
Shut Down of Iraq Reconstruction IG Could be Postponed
The Senate has approved an amendment extending the term of the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction through the end …More
Report: Challenges Remain in IRS’s New Role as Systems Integrator
The IRS has successfully taken the first steps to transition modernization activities from the contractor it hired to manage its …More
DHS IG Lists Management Challenges, Plans FEMA Audits
The DHS inspector general has issued a wide-ranging outline for fiscal 2007 investigations it plans. It won’t be able to …More
New Head for GSA Performance Improvement Office
GSA administrator Lurita Doan has brought in Vince Warrick from the Harbour Group, a private sector business acquisition and operating …More
OPM Presents Presidential Awards for Management Excellence
OPM has presented the 2006 Presidential Awards for Management Excellence to federal agencies, a top-management honor through the president’s quality …More
DoE Delays Performance Awards Until Budget Sorted Out; Jobs in Question
The Department of Energy has deferred the payment of all performance-based awards and discretionary pay adjustments for all employees department-wide …More
FEMA Needs to Identify and Write Off Weather-Damaged Housing Units, IG Says
FEMA needs to identify and write-off up to $3 to $4 million worth of modular units that are damaged beyond …More
