OPM Approves HR Competency Model for Agency Use
The Office of Personnel Management has approved the use of the “chief human capital officers council HR management competency model” …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersBill Would Give Federal Employees Six Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
A bill introduced by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., would ensure that at least one-half of the 12 weeks of …More
Agencies Need to be Better Prepared to Use Alternate Facilities, Says GAO
Agencies need to better plan for the use of alternate facilities and telework centers during disruptions, the Government Accountability Office …More
Accuracy Problems Also Found
According to GAO, customer service representatives responded to the 500 calls it placed, posing as beneficiaries, to the Medicare help …More
Information on Drug Benefit Unclear, Says GAO
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could stand to improve communications to Medicare beneficiaries on the Part D prescription …More
Contracting Tool Provides Immediate Vendor Support for Contact Center Services
The General Services Administration’s USA Services has unveiled an emergency procurement “tool kit” designed to help agencies get immediate vendor …More
HUD Contracting Decisions to Be Scrutinized
Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Barney Frank, D-Mass., also asked the secretary for an explanation of his remarks, clarifying that …More
HUD Chief Says Contract Story Was Anecdotal
The Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary Alphonso Jackson told a minority business forum that he selected a contractor …More
GAO: Challenges Remain in Air Traffic Modernization Program, Cites Progress
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization has taken a number of steps as a performance-based organization to improve the …More
DoE Facing Quality Assurance and Management Challenges at Yucca Mountain
The Department of Energy continues to face quality assurance and other challenges for its planned nuclear waste repository at Yucca …More
Desire for Cost Savings Communicated
OMB is also looking to the initiative to realize cost savings to fund continued defense and security spending and tax …More
OMB Focuses on E-Gov With Latest Scorecard
Nearly all the movement on the Office of Management and Budget’s most recent quarterly management ratings scorecard was in the …More
Four Major Obstacles to Closing Language Gap
The issue brief cited four primary obstacles to improving the federal government’s language ability in critical areas, for example, the …More
Government-Wide Assessment of Language Skill Gaps Needed
The Partnership for Public Service has called for a government-wide assessment of language skill gaps, that it says is needed …More
MSPB: Contacting Officers Key to Improving Contract Outcomes
The Merit Systems Protection Board has linked the management of contracting officer representatives — who provide the technical expertise to …More
Resolving Contracting Issues
For three years TSA has awarded cost-reimbursement contracts that include award fee components for screening services that are partly based …More
No FEAR Act Reimbursement Policy Finalized
The Office of Personnel Management has published final rules describing the responsibility of individual agencies to reimburse the Treasury for …More
Data Could Renew Disability Debate
The new GAO data could renew an ongoing debate over the nature of the federal injury disability program’s relationship to …More
Executive Branch Workplace Injuries Cost Agencies $1.5 Billion in 2004
Work-related injuries have increased from 1999 through 2004, with about 148,000 filed in 2004 at a cost of about $1.5 …More
OSHA Needs More Strategic Approach to Oversight, Says GAO
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s oversight of federal agency safety programs is not as effective as it could be …More
DoD Needs Broad Strategy for Low-Cost Space Capabilities, Says GAO
The Department of Defense needs a department-wide strategy for pursuing low-cost, responsive tactical space capabilities such as small satellites, and …More
Number of Political Appointees Grows, Study Says
A study prepared by Democratic staff of the House says that the number of political appointees in the federal government …More
Flu Strategy Contains Some Personnel Elements
The White House’s newly announced federal strategy for preparing the nation for a possible flu pandemic contains some personnel provisions …More
DHS Warming up for Hurricane Season
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it has kicked off regional hurricane preparedness exercises designed to assess modifications …More
New Online Course for Performance Management
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that it is offering a new online course for supervisors and employees about …More
OMB to Agencies: Get Ready to Find Efficiencies in 2008
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo prepping agencies on developing their proposals for the President’s fiscal …More
PPS: Put a Face on Public Service
The Partnership recommended that agencies “put a face” on government service by showing that there are people like them, with …More
Too Much Bureaucracy Number One Turn-Off to Students
The biggest reason the students gave for not wanting to pursue a government job was “too much bureaucracy” — 53 …More
Survey: College Students Interested in Federal Jobs, Unaware of Opportunities
A survey by the Partnership for Public Service has shown that while nearly half of the 3,000 college juniors and …More
Cost and Schedule Problems Continue Under Revised Defense Acquisition Policy
The Department of Defense’s revised acquisitions policy aimed at curbing cost and schedule problems for major weapons systems has largely …More
