Arbitrator Rules Against Management Decision to Split Performance Funds
An arbitrator has ruled that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives violated an agreement with the National Treasury …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO Says More Knowledge Needed for Investment in Space Program
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration needs more knowledge for its long-term commitment and investment in its ambitious space exploration …More
Bills on Sunset and Results Commissions Removed From House Calendar
House Republican leaders have set aside a vote on legislation that would establish an appointed “results” commission to issue recommendations …More
GAO Rejects Education’s Justification for Funding Fake News
In a letter to the Department of Education’s general counsel, Kent Talbert, the Government Accountability Office rejected the agency’s justification …More
OPM Seeks Special Rate Reviews
The Office of Personnel Management has started its annual review of special rates for occupations, grades, and locations to address …More
New Privacy Management and Security Reporting Instructions Released
The Office of Management and Budget has released fiscal 2006 reporting instructions for the federal information security management act and …More
Davis, Waxman Slam DHS Acquisition Practices, Actions
Rep. Davis and committee ranking member Henry Waxman, D-Calif., issued a report at the hearing detailing waste and mismanagement at …More
GAO Cites Control and Accountability Problems in DHS Acquisitions
The various acquisition organizations with the Department of Homeland Security continue to operate in a disparate manner, with oversight of …More
OPM Issues Final Rule on Appointing Disabled Employees
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a final rule for excepted-service appointments of persons with mental retardation, severe physical …More
Cites Lack of Management Attention to Paperwork Reduction Mandates
The Paperwork Reduction Act requires CIOs to review information collections to certify that standards are met and to minimize the …More
GAO Calls for New Approach to Cutting Down on Paperwork
An increase in the number of hours agencies are burdened by paperwork necessitates a new approach, the Government Accountability Office …More
New Per Diem Rates Released
The General Services Administration has released its annual updating of per diem rates for federal travelers, making numerous changes that …More
Employment Practices under Dispute
The candidate said the agency violated the rehabilitation act, which states that the government “must take reasonable affirmative steps to …More
Appeals Court Reopens HIV Discrimination Claim
A court of appeals has reversed and remanded a lower court’s ruling that the State Department did not violate the …More
OMB Revises Guidance on Security Clearance Reciprocity
The Office of Management Budget has revised its guidance on making security clearances reciprocal among agencies. Its December 12, 2005 …More
Legislation Would Give VA CIO More Control Over Information Security
The House Veterans Affairs Committee is pushing for legislation that would give the department’s CIO centralized authority over all departmental …More
GAO Calls for Greater Oversight of Grants to Faith Organizations
The Government Accountability Office has said improvements in monitoring grantees and measuring performance could improve the accountability for grants to …More
Senate Appropriations Committee Prevents NASA Workforce Reduction
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a $1 billion increase to its fiscal 2007 NASA spending bill and included language …More
Army Accepting Fellowship Nominations
The Army is soliciting nominations for its upcoming Army Congressional Fellowship Program, designed to provide congressional training to Army civilians …More
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
GAO: 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
