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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersMoonlighting 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
FMA Calls for Weeding out Frivolous Claims Against Managers Early On
Karen Heiser, vice president of the Federal Managers Association’s Chapter 88 – Watervliet Arsenal, argued that managers and supervisors remain …More
AFGE Skeptical about Proposal
The president of the American Federation of Government Employees, John Gage, said that while streamlining the employee appeals process is …More
House Weighs Commission on Streamlining Appeals Process
The House federal workforce subcommittee held a hearing recently about a proposal to create a study commission on consolidating employee …More
GAO Urges Thorough Telecommunications Transition
The Government Accountability Office has called on the Federal Technology Service and its customer agencies to fully adopt sound transition …More
Five Critical Elements to Supervisory Training:
According to FMA — and the Government Managers Coalition Perkinson was testifying on behalf of — the following five elements …More
FMA: Mandatory Supervisory Training Should Be Funded
In response to legislation proposed recently in the Senate, the Federal Managers Association has called for mandatory supervisory training to …More
OPM Touts Improvements on Clearances
Despite growth in the workload for security clearances, the processing is being handled in a more timely manner, according to …More
GAO: Risk of Misclassifying Sensitive Information on the Rise at DoD
A lack of oversight and inconsistent implementation of the Department of Defense’s information security program are increasing the risk of …More
Once Again, House Passes Requirements for Agencies to Step Up Telework
The House has passed a fiscal 2007 Science-State-Justice-Commerce spending bill with language requiring agencies funded under the bill to prove …More
EEOC Annual Conference on Discrimination in Federal Sector July 24 — 27
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL conference July 24-27 at Caesar’s Palace in Las …More
OPM Issues Additional Pandemic Guidance
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a second installment of its guidance for responding to and working through a …More
IRS Headquarters to Close for Months Due to Flood Damage
The Internal Revenue Service and General Services Administration have announced that IRS headquarters in Washington D.C. will remain closed through …More
GAO: Army Giving Away Money Through Sole-Source Contracts for Guards
The Army has awarded contracts worth nearly $733 million to hire contract security guards at 57 domestic Army installations because …More
Amendment Would Curb Contracting in Some Agencies
The House has approved an amendment that would halt contracting in agencies funded in the Science, State, Justice and Commerce …More
Report Details Explosion in Government Contracting Under Bush Administration
Between 2000 and 2005 procurement spending in the federal government increased by over $175 billion dollars — 86 percent — …More
CBP, Interior Recognized for Travel Programs
The General Services Administration has given its first biennial travel and relocation innovation award to the Customs and Border Protection …More
Additional Disclosures, More Could Follow
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report touting the importance of privacy impact assessments in safeguarding data, and after …More
OMB to Agencies: Start Buying Homeland Security Products for ID Standard
The Office of Management and Budget has announced that federal agencies may now begin buying products and services certified under …More
OPM Needs to Develop in Human Capital Reform Leadership Role, Says GAO
The Office of Personnel Management is taking steps to strengthen its ability to lead human capital reform, the Government Accountability …More
Probationary Periods Also a Concern
The CHCO Council report also noted that a subcommittee on employee conduct and poor performance is at work, with a …More
Succession Planning on CHCO Council Agenda
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council says its subcommittee on leadership development and succession planning has several initiatives underway. The …More
DHS Awards 25 IT Contracts
The Department of Homeland Security has announced 25 contract awards for IT services as part of its “enterprise acquisition gateway …More
DOE Made Questionable and Improper Payments to Contractors, Says GAO
The Department of Energy’s worker advocacy office made millions of dollars in improper and questionable payments to contractors because of …More
Senate Approves Whistleblower Provision; Intelligence Employees Excluded
The Senate has approved an amendment based on the Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act aimed at strengthening protections for …More
