Demonstration Projects Could Help Reduce Cost of Human Services, Says GAO
Congress should consider authorizing state and local demonstration projects to simplify eligibility determination and other processes for programs including the …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO Recommends Improvements to DHS Operations Centers
GAO has cited opportunities to improve collaboration at 24-hour operations centers staffed by multiple DHS agencies. While DHS has leveraged …More
GRC Report Cites Frequent Loss or Theft of Personal Information
Agencies have reported hundreds of wide-ranging incidents involving the loss or compromise of sensitive personal information through their components or …More
DHS Announces Plans to Expand RFID at Ports
DHS has announced plans to expand the use of vicinity-radio frequency identification at land and sea borders, something CBP Commissioner …More
DHS Correcting Information Security Program in Response
DHS said it agreed with the recommendations and is in the process of implementing corrective measures. DHS continues to improve …More
DHS IG Finds Holes in Information Security Program
Despite several improvements in DHS’ information security program in the past year, DHS components, through their information systems security managers, …More
OMB Wants Competitive Sourcing Success Stories as Part of Reporting Guidance
As part of its guidance to agencies for preparing congressional reports on fiscal 2006 competitive sourcing efforts, OMB has asked …More
GAO Takes Issue With FBI’s Staffing Plan for IT Modernization Project
While the FBI moved quickly to staff key management positions for its Sentinel IT modernization project, largely through contract staff, …More
Scholarship Fund Established for Federal Families
The National Treasury Employees Union has announced the creation of an endowed college scholarship fund providing annual educational grants for …More
House Government Reform Committee Defends Oversight Record
The House Government Reform Committee’s leadership has issued a report defending its oversight record of the Bush administration and stating …More
GAO: Performance Accountability Key to Improving Grants Management
Improving performance accountability provisions in federal grants could improve results, GAO has said in a report analyzing how performance accountability …More
Cites IT and E-Gov Success Stories
The report cited a few websites that its says illustrate the benefits of funding e-government initiatives, something the White House …More
President’s Management Council Says PMA Succeeding
A report from the president’s management council related to the administration’s quarterly traffic light style management-scorecards, says the president’s management …More
GSA Issues Proposal Requests for $65 Billion IT Contract
The General Services Administration has issued Requests for Proposals for two 10-year, government-wide acquisition contracts together worth $65 billion to …More
MSPB Recommends Hiring Process Tune-Up
The Merit Systems Protection Board has called on agencies to spend a little more time evaluating their hiring work processes …More
GSA Implements Acquisition Service Reorganization
GSA Administrator Lurita Doan has signed an order combining the agency’s former Federal Technology and Federal Supply Services into a …More
SBA Revamps Compliance Website
Dubbing it a one-stop compliance website, the Small Business Administration has launched an updated version of Business.gov, designed to help …More
Defense Spending Has Expanded Size of Government Since 2002 by 3.2 Million
The period from fiscal 2002-2005 has seen an expansion in the largely hidden workforce of federal contractors and grantees bringing …More
Forum Focuses on Challenges Facing Acquisition Community
GAO has cited broad challenges facing the federal acquisition community following a forum on improving federal acquisition in an environment …More
USDA, HUD Tweak Managerial Cost Accounting
In response to the report, USDA’s CFO said the department has modified its working capital fund budget review and approval …More
USDA, HUD Need Better Managerial Cost Information, GAO Says
The Departments of Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture need stronger leadership to enhance the development and use of managerial …More
EEOC Launches Web Component of Disability-Hiring Push
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has launched a web component for its Leadership for the Employment of Americans with Disabilities …More
New SES Pilot Project at DoD
The Department of Defense is conducting a pilot program for the deliberate recruitment and selection of career DoD SES positions …More
Army Corps’ Information and IT Management Ranks Worn Thin
The Army Corps of Engineers CIO, Wil Berrios, has cited serious attrition rates in nearly every one of its information …More
DoD Wants Better Data on Job Language Requirements
Defense Department components have been asked to improve their reporting of military and civilian positions that require certain language skills, …More
DHS Pledges Greater Oversight, Reduced Use of Interagency Contacting
In commenting on the report, DHS said it would soon issue a revised management directive to require the reporting of …More
GAO Calls for Better Guidance, Planning, Oversight of Interagency Contracting
DHS often uses interagency contracts that require less planning and development than initiating contracts from scratch, but the contracts don’t …More
OPM ‘Hiring Tool Kit’ Website Offers Walk-Through of Process
OPM has announced a website it is touting as a “hiring toolkit” that is designed to help managers improve hiring …More
GAO: Contracting Challenges Blocking Iraq Reconstruction
The Pentagon faces a number of contracting challenges that are blocking progress in its Iraq reconstruction efforts, which have yet …More
MSPB Revisits Supreme Court’s Take on Speech Rights for Public Employees
The Merit Systems Protection Board has revisited a widely publicized decision issued last May in which the Supreme Court ruled …More
