CIO Council to Hold IT Quarterly Forum on Project Management
The Federal Chief Information Officers Council has announced a free IT quarterly forum hosted by the General Services Administration’s Office …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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Written by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the checklist provides specific actions to be taken by federal agencies …More
OMB Releases Information Security Checklist
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a checklist for safeguarding “remote” information, and said it would be coordinating …More
DHS, FBI, FEMA, Carry Out Response Terrorism Simulations
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it completed a counterterrorism exercise – TOPOFF — for top officials involving …More
Army Corps Of Engineers Wins IT Competition
The Army Corps of Engineers has announced that its “most efficient organization” won an 18-month A-76 competition for its information …More
OPM Pushes for “Meaningful Distinctions” in Employee Awards Program
The Office of Personnel Management has proposed changing the employee awards program in such a way that it says would …More
VA to Provide Free Credit Monitoring Services to Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will provide a year of free credit monitoring services to veterans …More
GAO Calls for Greater Oversight of DLA Prime Vendor Program
Media reports and a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee last September have spurred concern about the prices the …More
Rulings Issued in Political E-Mail Cases
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued two decisions involving alleged violations of the Hatch Act through use of agency …More
Google Launches Government Search Engine, Eyes Federal Business
Google has launched a new search engine designed for locating government information and news. The company said the site would …More
GAO: Better Coordination Needed between EEOC and OPM
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Personnel Management need to better coordinate their roles in leading EEO …More
Agency Review Commission Backed
Budget process legislation (S-3521) approved by the Senate Budget Committee includes a provision to create a ‘Commission on the Accountability …More
House Blocks Funds for DoD Labor Relations System
The House has passed a fiscal 2007 defense-spending bill that contains an amendment preventing agencies from using appropriated funds to …More
Sets Back IRS Plan to Use Private Tax Collectors
Coming on the heels of the loss of veterans’ personal data, the appropriations bill also includes an amendment introduced by …More
House Passes Competition Requirement in Appropriations Bill
By a vote of 406-22 the House passed the fiscal 2007 Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill, …More
Internal Inquiry at NASA Reveals Climatologist Was “Inappropriately” Muzzled
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s legislative affairs office has said that an internal inquiry revealed that a recent media …More
New OGE Director Underscores Ethical Concerns
The newly installed director of the Office of Government Ethics has said that corporate and public scandals of the last …More
Trainer’s Advice is Guide to Possible Ethical Lapses
According to the Defense Department’s standards of conduct office, a professional trainer offering a contract geared to those interested in …More
Veterans’ Preference Expanded
The Office of Personnel Management has issued interim regulations extending veterans’ preference in hiring to any former military personnel who …More
Leave Flexibilities For Sick Employees
According to OPM’s guidance on leave flexibilities in the event of a flu pandemic, an employee may use any or …More
OPM Releases Guidance on Hiring and Pay in Event of Flu Pandemic
The Office of Personnel Management has released guidance on hiring flexibilities and leave-policy in the event of a flu pandemic. …More
House Panel Calls for Clearer Language
The House Government Reform Committee has approved legislation aimed at clarifying regulations that federal agencies write and making them more …More
Union Makes Recommendations
At the core of NASA’s HR problem are a faulty competency management system, improper reliance on term positions, and the …More
Personnel Levels Questioned in NASA Workforce Hearing
NASA has said it has about 800 full time staff that are underemployed, but that while it would offer them …More
GAO: Improper Payments Act Still Posing Challenges to Agencies
While the federal government continues to make progress addressing new requirements under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002, significant …More
Survey Finds Supervisors More Satisfied, Better Informed Than Non-Supervisors
According to the Merit Systems Protection Board’s 2005 merit principles survey there is a “satisfaction gap” between supervisors and non-supervisors. …More
Decision on Union Contest Upcoming
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has started counting votes in one of the largest union representation election contests in the …More
GAO and Pentagon at Odds Over Technological Readiness Levels Used in Space System Acquisitions
The Government Accountability Office has said it will continue to disagree with the Pentagon over the technological readiness levels used …More
New Requirements for Management Training
Voinovich’s bill would require that managers receive the appropriate training to judge the performance of their subordinates, make expectations clear …More
Bill Would Beef Up Role of Performance Appraisals
Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, has introduced legislation similar to the Administration’s Working for America Act, but less far-reaching in that …More
