NASA, USDA, HHS Websites Recognized for Quality
Websites developed by NASA and the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services have been selected for top honors …More
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Quarterly reports prepared by the Department of Veterans Affairs on the budget status of its medical programs are somewhat deficient, …More
Employees Reporting Fewer Prohibited Personnel Practices
Participants in the MSPB’s merit principles surveys continue to report fewer prohibited personnel practices than preceding years and in the …More
Financial Management LoB Guidance Geared Toward Privatization, Says Union
The American Federation of Government Employees has criticized as anti-competitive OMB’s new guidance on acquiring and upgrading financial management systems …More
Ongoing Implementation Challenges in DTS
While DoD acknowledged that DTS is not being fully utilized, it lacks comprehensive data with which to effectively monitor the …More
GAO: Savings Estimates for Defense Travel System Unfounded
Two key assumptions used to estimate annual net savings through the Pentagon’s Defense Travel System were not based on reliable …More
MSPB: Category Rating Underused
Despite recognizing advantages and making positive comments about the authority to develop category-based rating systems to screen applicants for positions …More
Senator Credits Buzz for Bill’s Passage, OMB Could Try to Harness Similar Hype
Following the signing of the bill, its sponsors, Sens. Barak Obama, D-Ill., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., credited an “army of …More
GAO Cites Weak Controls Over DHS Purchase Cards, Guidance Updated
A weak control environment and breakdowns in key controls exposed DHS to fraud and abuse in its use of purchase …More
Bill to Establish Website to Track Federal Spending Signed
The President has signed legislation to establish a public website tracking federal spending. The Federal Funding Accountability And Transparency Act …More
New System Could Speed Up Some Retirement Plans
Some 16 percent of survey respondents said they were accelerating their retirement plans because of the new pay system, something …More
SEA Cites Main Problems, Offers Fixes for Repairable System
Bonosaro cited major problems and offered a number of fixes for a system which 86 percent of the 850 survey …More
OPM and Senior Executives Association Differ On Performance Pay System
Requiring agencies to certify pay for performance plans for senior executives through OPM with a nod from OMB prior to …More
OGE Conducting Ethics Survey
The Office of Government Ethics is conducting an electronic survey, the Ethics Official Survey, to provide OGE with insights into …More
Congress Passes DHS Appropriations Bill, Includes Funds for New Agents
The House and Senate have passed a fiscal 2007 homeland security appropriations bill (HR-5441) weighing in at $34.8 billion. The …More
DHS Personnel Policies Up in Air
The Department of Homeland Security’s planned new personnel system, MaxHR, may be subject to significant revision in light of the …More
IG Report Criticizes Volunteer Tax Advisors
A new report from the Office of the Treasury IG for tax administration has found problems with the Voluntary Income …More
OMB: Agency Management Groups Needed to Respond to Loss of Personal Info
OMB has issued a memo on identify theft and related data breach notifications recommending that agencies establish core management groups …More
NAPA Panel Cites Management Improvements at FBI
The FBI has made progress transforming itself into a more modern organization, has established a dedicated leadership team, and made …More
GSA Offering Web Manager Training Program This Fall
The 2006 fall semester for GSA’s Web Manager University got underway recently with a week of workshops covering practical tools …More
GSA Releases Financial Management LOB Migration Planning Guidance
GSA’s financial systems integration office has released the first version of migration planning guidance for the financial management line of …More
MSPB: Five-Level Rating System a Weak Pillar of Pay for Performance
The Merit Systems Protection Board has said data from its 2005 merit principles survey indicates that the five-level rating systems …More
GAO Says Executive Pay Below National Average, Suggests Reexamination
Pay rates for selected executive-level positions have not kept pace with the growth of wages overall from 1970 to 2006, …More
Recommends Statutory Prohibition Against Rating Quotas
The survey found that SES members believe there was pressure to reduce number of high ratings because of rating quotas …More
Senior Executives Cite Problems With Pay and Performance Management
A survey of 850 career senior executives has revealed problems with the pay and performance management system covering them, one …More
Three For The Money
You can take withdrawals from your IRA before age 59 1/2, penalty-free, via a series of substantially equal payments. The …More
Mutual Satisfaction
If you are investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), consider using a mutual fund such as PIMCO Real Return Bond …More
Online Performance Appraisal Tool Available for NSPS
One tool that DoD has made available to help build and refine the NSPS performance appraisal process is an online …More
FMA Says Implementation Going OK, but Emphasizes Need to Fund Training
Education and training have eased the concerns of anxious managers and supervisors entering the new system but larger issues will …More
Deadline Looming for NSPS as Lawsuit Drags On
In testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, deputy defense secretary Gordon England said the Pentagon could …More
