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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersTransportation 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
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
Bill 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
