Committee Retains Competition Requirement for Federal Jobs
The House Transportation-Treasury appropriations bill contains language to keep a public-private competition requirement for federal jobs in fiscal 2007. As …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO Calls for More Transparent, Frugal Budget Process
With the Office of Management and Budget telling agencies to get creative to find ways to cut future costs in …More
GSA Seeking Proposals for $65 Billion in IT Contracts
The General Services Administration has issued draft proposal requests for government-wide Alliant and Alliant Small Business IT contracts worth up …More
More Reliance on DoD Projected
Meanwhile, the head of the House subcommittee on emergency management, Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., said that both short-term and long-term …More
Impacts of FEMA Independence Assessed
Legislation (HR-5316) pending in the House to separate FEMA from the Department of Homeland Security and to order certain other …More
House Blocks Further Talks With Controller Union
The House has voted 271 to 148 in favor of legislation reopening labor contract negotiations between the Federal Aviation Administration …More
NTEU Seizes on Vet Data Loss to Criticize Use of Contractors to Collect Taxes
The backlash from the recent loss of personal information on millions of veterans has set back efforts to promote telework, …More
Personnel Changes also Result from Breach
The current assistant general counsel for management and operations, Paul Hutter, will provide leadership to the department’s Office of Policy …More
VA Suspends Telework, Announces Personnel Changes in Wake of Data Loss
In testimony last week before the House Government Reform Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs secretary James Nicholson said the agency …More
Could Damper Dissent
In his majority opinion, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy noted that public employees that make statements outside of their official duties …More
Supreme Court: Fed’s Statements Pursuant to Their Duties Not Protected
A five-member majority of the Supreme Court ruled recently that a Los Angels assistant district attorney’s First Amendment rights were …More
Internet Protocol Transition Guidance Released Ahead of June 30 Deadline
The Federal CIO Council has released guidance for the federal government’s transition to a new Internet protocol with a greater …More
No Current Plans for Food Inspector Furlough, Says USDA
Local officials of the American Federation of Government Employees in the Department of Agriculture claimed in a recent press release …More
Falls Short of Performance Targets, Audit Suggests Actions
The report said the e-gov travel initiative did not meet five of eight performance measures, which adversely impacts the President’s …More
E-Gov Travel Initiative Faces Cost, Schedule and Performance Risks, Says IG
The E-Gov Travel Program Management Office has developed and implemented several effective management practices to provide adequate oversight and support …More
HR Workforce Called Troubled
Federal HR professionals face the critical challenge of helping the government attract and maintain a high-quality workforce at a time …More
Congressional Oversight Needed
As the FEA develops and the new LoBs more forward, CRS called on Congress to review how the federal enterprise …More
White House Focuses on LoBs to Tighten Budgets
Task forces are being created to review each of three new line-of-business initiatives proposed by the Office of Management and …More
Nominations for Quality Award Sought
The Office of Personnel Management has put out a call for applications for the 2006 President’s Quality Award, which recognizes …More
Federal Appointment is Not an Enforceable Contract
According to the decision, the plaintiff filed a complaint on August 15, 2005, claiming that first, the government’s acts “constitute …More
VA Doctor Says He Was Promised Higher Pay, Court Dismisses Claim
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has dismissed a complaint filed by a Department of Veterans Affairs podiatric surgeon who …More
Budget Constraints the Major Impediment
By far, the 22 agencies that provided comments to OPM on the program said the main barrier to getting more …More
Agencies Report Best Practices
Agencies also reported best practices in their use of the program. The Agency for International Development said high-level management support …More
Agencies Praise Student Loan Repayment Program
Agencies reported that use of the student loan repayment recruitment and retention tool has provided positive results, but said a …More
Emphasis on Data, IT Control
Testimony in hearings before the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees last week focused on IT security and information management …More
Repercussions Expected from VA Security Lapse
Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson indicated to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee last week that after the agency’s inspector general …More
Guidance Posted for Financial Management LoB Job Competitions
The General Services Administration’s Financial Systems Integration Office has posted draft guidance for migration planning for the financial management line-of-business. …More
Reorganization Moving Forward
FAS acting commissioner Marty Wagner appears committed to moving forward with reorganization efforts as he awaits Senate approval of the …More
GSA May Consider Reduction in Force
The General Services Administration’s acting deputy administrator, Kathleen Turco, said the agency might consider a formal reduction in force as …More
OMB Calls on Agencies to Review Privacy Policies, Processes
The Office of Management and Budget has called on agency privacy officials to conduct a review of their agencies’ policies …More
