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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersFour 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
Competitive Sourcing Debate Continuing
The memo follows a recent OMB report touting savings through competitive sourcing, specifically when decided on the basis of best …More
OMB Seeks to Repeal Language Focusing on Cost in Job Competitions
The Office of Management and Budget, after releasing reports recently touting the financial and operational benefits of federal competitive sourcing …More
Survey Points to Need for Better Human Capital Management
Public sector HR executives–including state and local managers–are generally dissatisfied with how human capital processes and resources are being managed …More
Regional Response Teams Take Shape
DHS has named 27 lead federal officials, “with unique expertise and considerable experience” comprising five teams charged with coordinating the …More
White House Balks at Proposed FEMA Replacement
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has called for dissolving FEMA and replacing it with a new, National …More
DoD HR Conference Set
The Defense Department has set its annual Worldwide HR Conference for July 17-20 at the DoD Executive Training Center in …More
Changes Made to Guidance for 2006
The guidance includes a number of changes for 2006 to address issues identified in the 2005 consistency check and appeals …More
June 23 Next PART Deadline for Agencies
After providing the Office of Management and Budget access to full drafts of their fiscal 2006 program assessment ratings tool …More
1,400 IRS Employees Get Priority Consideration for Promotion
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has upheld an arbitrator’s finding that the Internal Revenue Service’s use of a so-called “good …More
Screener Workforce Challenges Persist
At a recent hearing before the House federal workforce subcommittee on airport security workforce issues, chairman Jon Porter, R-Nev., said …More
DHS Immigration Campaign Shifts to Interior, Businesses
The Department of Homeland Security has announced an immigration enforcement strategy aimed at the nation’s interior as the second phase …More
