DHS Defends Program
David L. Norquist, the department’s chief financial officer defended the program by saying that it provides for streamlined and automated …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO: Weak Controls In DHS Purchase Card Program
Control weaknesses in the Department of Homeland Security’s purchase card program leave it highly vulnerable to fraudulent, improper and abusive …More
GAO Calls for Management Changes in Attack Warning System Modernization
The Government Accountability Office has called for further management and oversight changes in the Department of Defense’s effort to modernize …More
Over One Quarter of Federal Workforce Could Retire
OPM’s numbers on retirement indicate that just over one-fourth of the federal workforce could be eligible to retire, according to …More
Federal Workforce Aging
The age distribution of full-time permanent white-collar workers in the federal government between fiscal 1994 and 2004 shifted toward older …More
Agencies Continue to Exceed Complaint Processing Timeframe
Unless extended due to settlement efforts, amendment, or consolidation for investigating EEO complaints, agencies continued in fiscal 2005 to exceed …More
Pre-Complaint Counseling Resolves About Half of Employee Disputes
Pre-complaint equal employment opportunity counseling and alternative dispute resolution programs addressed 53.7 percent of employee concerns before resulting in a …More
EEOC to Extend Contact Center Contract for Another Year
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted 3-2 to extend its National Contact Center contract with Pearson Government Solutions for …More
OMB Issues IT Implementation Framework
The Office of Management and Budget has issued consolidated guidance on policies and best practices for implementing IT solutions government-wide. …More
Performance Management Key to Overcoming Resistance to Telework
In keeping with OPM’s broader performance management push, Green said managers need to measure by results and not by presence …More
Hearings Renew Telework Push
Citing the need for telework in continuity of operations plans, increases in efficiency and productivity, and quality of life issues, …More
Modest Increase in Awards for SES Through Pay for Performance Shift
The shift to pay for performance involves only a modest increase in award amounts for members of the senior executive …More
Reiterates Requirements for Incorporating Security Funding IT Investments
The guidance also reminded agencies of requirements set out in two earlier memos on how to include security into the …More
Notice Sent Out on Releases of Personal Information
In the wake of the Veterans Affairs data security breach, the Office of Management and Budget has sent a memo …More
Navy Civilian HR Office Announces New HR Learning Continuum
The Navy’s Office of Civilian Human Resources has announced the launch of a new competency model and supporting learning continuum. …More
GAO: Increased Oversight of Medicaid Financial Management Needed
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have undertaken a number of steps to improve Medicaid financial management, including efforts …More
DoD Sends Out Political Activities Reminder
The office of the deputy secretary of defense has sent out a reminder regarding the restrictions on civilian employees participating …More
Funding for Park Service Job Competitions Unclear
The Park Service plans to conduct preliminary planning for job competitions for 150 positions, four standard studies for 550 positions, …More
GAO Calls for Stronger Oversight and Management of USVISIT Contracting
Contract management and oversight of the Department of Homeland Security’s visitor and immigrant status program needs to be strengthened, the …More
Defense Agency Tasked With Improving Iraq Contracting
The Defense Business Transformation Agency has been asked to lead a task force to improve contracting and spur job growth …More
It’s Your Agency
The government’s top executive training organization, the Office of Personnel Management, is offering a new course designed to tell managers …More
DoD and Military Services Have Taken Actions to Address Vulnerabilities
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics has begun issuing memos to acquisition personnel …More
DoD Needs to Buy the Right Things the Right Way, Says GAO
The Department of Defense spent nearly $270 billion on contracts for goods and services in fiscal 2005 — double what …More
House Blocks A-76 Study of Corps of Engineers Locks and Dams Personnel
The House’s recently passed fiscal 2007 energy and water-spending bill includes language blocking the use of funds appropriated in the …More
Emergency Procurement Rules Compiled Into Single Source
The Office of Management and Budget has published an addition to the federal acquisition regulation compiling information on emergency procurements …More
Moonlighting Restrictions Emphasized
The Defense Department’s standards of conduct office has put out guidance to employees reminding them that they generally cannot moonlight …More
Cost of Privacy Measure Called Negligible
Pending legislation (HR-2840) that would require federal agencies to assess proposed regulations to determine their impact on the privacy of …More
GAO: Agencies Need to Step Up Privacy Protections
Many agencies that used data from commercial data resellers for agency systems in fiscal 2006 did not perform privacy impact …More
Overall Paperwork Burden Up, But 12 Agencies See Decrease
The Office of Management and Budget has reported that while 12 out of 15 Cabinet departments reduced paperwork burdens for …More
Updated SES Qualifications Released
The Office of Personnel Management has issued an updated guide to executive core qualifications for those interested in joining the …More
