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
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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
Use of Mediation Also Declines, ADR Program Redesigned
There were just five formal mediations of PPP maters in fiscal 2005, compared to 18 in fiscal 2004 and 23 …More
OSC Refers Fewer Cases for Investigation in 2005, Backlog Holds Steady
The number of prohibited personnel practice complaints the Office of Special Counsel referred for investigation in fiscal 2005 dropped for …More
DoD Management Developing Action Plan, Not at Fault GSA Says
USD–ATL agreed that better acquisition planning, discipline, and oversight are required for interagency acquisition and noted that since the conclusion …More
DoD, GSA Working to Resolve Problems
DoD and GSA are working together to resolve problems found within the four client support centers while DoD continues to …More
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
DHS Management Head Announced
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
