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
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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
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
VA Needs to Better Formulate and Report on Budget Execution, GAO Says
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
