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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersIG 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
Navy, Army Collaborate on Assessment Program
The Army and Navy have produced in collaboration the Civilian Leader Improvement Battery (CLIMB), which is now ready for use …More
Congress Passes Bill to Establish Website to Publicly Track Federal Spending
Both the House and Senate have passed legislation directing the Office of Management and Budget to set up and maintain …More
House Passes Bill to Open Prison Industries to Competition
The House has passed legislation to require the Federal Prison Industries to compete for its contracts rather than remain the …More
Union Wants Say in VSR Training, Cites Confusing Performance Standards
The secretary-treasurer for the American Federation of Government Employees, J. David Cox, argued on behalf of the union at the …More
VA Increases Training Requirements for Service Reps
The Veterans Benefits Administration is increasing required annual training for veterans-service representatives to 80 hours, Michael Walcoff, VBA’s associate deputy …More
GAO to DoD: Use More Commercial Best Practices to Get More Out of Research
The Department of Defense should more closely follow commercial best practices in applying research to develop weapons systems, GAO has …More
IG Blasts Interior for Managerial Irresponsibility, Culture of Bungling
The Interior Department’s inspector general has issued a scathing criticism of department management and senior leadership after looking into why …More
GAO Calls for Better Strategy and Reporting in Pentagon’s Force Restructuring
A comprehensive strategy and annual reporting are needed to measure the progress and costs of the Pentagon’s overseas force restructuring, …More
USPS Plans to Cut Work-Hours and $1.1 Billion in Costs
The USPS Board of Governors has approved a fiscal 2007 financial plan that aims to cut $1.1 billion in costs …More
Management Turf at Issue
One reform the board objects to is an enhanced role for the Postal Regulatory Commission, which would be empowered to …More
CRS: Postal Reform May Have Reached Impasse
The Congressional Research Service has suggested that postal reform, which had been gaining momentum in recent years and seems to …More
Direct Hire for Acquisition Positions Extended to Non-Defense Agencies
OPM has published a final rule in the September 12 Federal Register allowing non-defense agencies to continue to use direct-hire …More
IG Blasts Interior for Managerial Irresponsibility, Culture of Bungling
The Interior Department’s inspector general has issued a scathing criticism of department management and senior leadership after looking into why …More
GAO Calls for Better Strategy and Reporting in Pentagon’s Force Restructuring
A comprehensive strategy and annual reporting are needed to measure the progress and costs of the Pentagon’s overseas force restructuring, …More
USPS Plans to Cut Work-Hours and $1.1 Billion in Costs
The USPS Board of Governors has approved a fiscal 2007 financial plan that aims to cut $1.1 billion in costs …More
