Court Denies Class Certification to Employees in Discrimination Case
The federal appeals court for the District of Columbia circuit has denied class certification to a group of employees in …More
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In contrast, GAO said the Social Security Administration has taken a strong leadership role in implementing MCA and promoting its …More
HHS Needs Stronger Managerial Cost Accounting, Says GAO
The Department of Health and Human Services needs stronger leadership to promote and monitor the implementation of managerial cost accounting …More
Changing Old Habits Won’t be Easy
DoD has appointed a new leadership to oversee space acquisitions that have committed to adopting practices GAO said it recommended …More
GAO: Current Practices for Acquiring Space Systems Untenable
The Department of Defense starts more space and weapons programs than it can afford, pressuring programs to underestimate costs and …More
GSA Awards Contract Training Opportunities
The General Services Administration has awarded three contracts on behalf of the Federal Acquisition Institute to teach courses on federal …More
SBA’s Loan Program Struggling to Manage Applications Following Katrina
The Small Business Administration’s largest financing initiative, its 7a program, guarantees loans made by private sector lenders to small businesses …More
Rule Makes it Easier to Convert Students to Permanent Appointments
The Office of Personnel Management has issued final regulations allowing certain job-related experience acquired in a structured work-study program or …More
Taxpayer Assistance Centers Critically Understaffed
The Internal Revenue Service has taken appropriate actions to plan for the 2006 filing season, but its taxpayer assistance center …More
Nominations for DoD Award Sought
The Defense Department is accepting nominations through June 2 for the David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award, which …More
DoE Needs to Improve Management of Small Business Program
Last year the Department of Energy awarded procurement dollars to small businesses for the second highest year ever in 2005, …More
IRS Needs to Improve BSM Management, Says GAO
The Internal Revenue Service’s business systems modernization effort has suffered delays and cost overruns due to inadequate development and management …More
Deadline for FOIA Status Reports and Improvement Plans Approaching
Agencies are required to submit freedom of information act program reviews and improvement plans to the Office of Management and …More
OPM Publishes Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Student Loan Repayments
The Office of Personnel Management is publishing a running list of best practices and lessons learned regarding agencies’ management of …More
NAPA Presents Annual Awards
The National Academy of Public Administration has presented its annual National Public Service Awards, for excellence in public service at …More
Pentagon Releases Fact Sheet on Local Market Supplements
The National Security Personnel System program office has released a fact sheet on local market supplements — additional payments to …More
OMB Claims Big Savings from Job Competitions, Seeks More
The Office of Management and Budget has released two reports claiming that public-private competitions completed in fiscal 2005 could save …More
NTEU Launches Website to Fight Private Tax Collection
The National Treasury Employees Union has launched a website —
GAO Concerned About Nuclear Waste Plant Contract
The Government Accountability Office has said it has continuing concerns about the current strategy to build a massive waste treatment …More
GSA Gets Final Approval for Federal Acquisition Service
Congress has given the General Services Administration the go-ahead to merge the Federal Supply Service with the Federal Technology Service …More
Pentagon Needs to Distinguish Wants from Needs, Says GAO
Citing a doubling in the last five years of planned investments in weapons systems without an increase in stability, better …More
Committee also Clears Lobbying Transparency Bill
The committee also passed HR-4975, “The Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006,” that with the committee’s amendment would deny …More
House Panel Passes Ethics Bill for Executive Branch
The House Government Reform Committee has approved ethics reform legislation for a broad class of executive branch employees designed to …More
ICE to Lead Joint Task Forces to Crack Down on Document Fraud
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that together with the Departments of Justice, Labor, State and other agencies it …More
GAO:Challenges Remain for Managing Screener Workforce
The Transportation Security Administration has taken steps to strengthen aviation security in areas it has regulatory and oversight responsibility such …More
Rules Governing Intra-Governmental Transactions Suspended
The Office of Management and Budget has suspended two rules covering intra-governmental transactions while the Chief Financial Officers Council works …More
Court Denies Pay to Lawyers for Un-Approved Overtime
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has denied 1,100 IRS lawyers payment for overtime hours worked without the written approval …More
GAO: Poorly Structured Incentives for Defense Contractors Waste Billions
The Department of Defense has paid out about $8 billion in award fees for a portion of its contracts regardless …More
Ethics Office Reiterates Policy on Accepting Free Travel
Citing questions over the propriety of executive branch employees soliciting free air travel, the Office of Government Ethics has issued …More
GAO: More Buyouts Being Used to Reshape Workforce
The number of agencies using buyouts and early-outs to reshape workforces has increased from 28 to 51 from fiscal 2003 …More
