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
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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The General Services Administration’s Financial Systems Integration Office has posted draft guidance for migration planning for the financial management line-of-business.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
OMB Approves $90.7 Million Request for Defense Contractor Clearances
The Office of Management Budget’s deputy management director told the subcommittee that OMB approved a request by the Defense Security …More
OPM: Agencies Need to Better Estimate Annual Security Clearance Requests
The Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Investigative Services has called on agencies to re-evaluate their projected needs for security clearances …More
Funding Dispute Slows Security Clearance Process, Says GAO
Communications problems between the Department of Defense and the Office of Personnel Management may be limiting government-wide efforts to improve …More
Includes Standards for Risk Management
The guide gave several standards for risk management. For example, it said management and employees should establish and maintain an …More
NAPA Releases Short Risk-Management Guide
On the heels of several Government Accountability Office reports faulting the Department of Defense and other agencies for failing to …More
NIH Restructuring ‘Lessons Learned’ Have Wide Applicability
The National Academy of Public Administration has released a report detailing lessons learned in helping the National Institutes of Health …More
Bill Includes Oversight Provisions, No Increase in Funds for Personnel System
The appropriations bill would withhold $1.3 billion until DHS provides Congress with strategic plans for catastrophic planning, chemical site security, …More
House Committee Approves 2007 Funding for DHS, Calls for Personnel Increases
The House’s Department of Homeland Security fiscal 2007 funding bill provides $1.8 billion above fiscal 2006 enacted levels and $1 …More
New PART List Released
The Office of Management and Budget has identified the latest set of programs to be reviewed under the program assessment …More
Expert Hiring Authority Little Used
An authority granted to the Defense Department in late 2003 allowing the hiring of up to 2500 “highly qualified experts” …More
Air Force Centralizing Personnel Management
The Air Force is centralizing civilian personnel management into a single operation, combining the directorates of civilian employment and civilian …More
NSPS Materials Released
With the first phase of the National Security Personnel System under way for about 11,000 Department of Defense civilian employees, …More
Pentagon Tries Higher Pay to Close Language Gap
As part of a national program designed to shore up gaps in terror-war associated languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Russian, …More
Transportation IG to Audit Massive Flight Services Contract
The Department of Transportation’s inspector general has announced that it would begin auditing in May the Federal Aviation Administration’s contract …More
EEO Pilot Program Underway at DoD, GAO Says Better Evaluation Plan Needed
While a Department of Defense Equal Opportunity pilot program is moving forward, the department needs to improve its evaluation plan, …More
Union Blames Managerial Resistance
“Management resistance is the main barrier to increased federal sector telework,” declared the president of the National Treasury Employees Union …More
High Gas Prices Another Reason to Work From Home, Says Telework Advocate
At $3 a gallon, the average federal commuter spends $138.80 on gas each month, and could save $55.52 a month …More
Telework Centers May Not be Suited to Continuity of Operations Plans
While agencies are often advised to include telework in their emergency continuity of operations plans, a report from the Congressional …More
