Model Useful for Future Analyses, Agency Announces Services Blueprint
The IG said one benefit of developing the model is that the agency now has a single database with key …More
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A audit conducted by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration has concluded that an Internal Revenue Service plan to …More
GAO: Energy, Defense Departments Could Better Manage Sensitive Information
The Departments of Energy and Defense could improve their policies and oversight for managing sensitive information, the Government Accountability Office …More
GAO: Questionable Payments in FBI Technology Upgrade, Missing Assets
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s $537 million IT upgrade — dubbed Trilogy — was successful in providing an updated infrastructure …More
Contract Awarded for New Line of Business Task Orders
The Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration’s Office of Government-wide Policy have awarded task orders for …More
OMB Announces New Line-of-Business Initiatives, Looks to Cut IT Spending
The Office of Management and Budget has announced that it is conducting a government-wide analysis of three new “lines of …More
New FMA National President Installed
Darryl A. Perkinson has begun a two-year term as national president of the Federal Managers Association, having been elevated by …More
FCC to Establish Homeland Security Bureau
The Federal Communications Commission has announced plans to establish a “public safety and homeland security bureau” designed to better address …More
GAO: F-16 Development Model Should Be Used for Joint Strike Fighter
The Department of Defense is investing heavily in procuring joint strike fighter aircraft before flight- testing proves it will perform …More
NIST Releases Information System Security Requirements
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released “Federal Information Processing Standards 200,” specifying minimum information security requirements in …More
GAO: Information Security Weaknesses at IRS Remain Unaddressed
The Internal Revenue Service has yet to fully implement a comprehensive agency-wide information security program to ensure that effective controls …More
Union Election for CBP Employees in May
Bargaining unit employees of the Customs and Border Protection will begin voting for a single union to exclusively represent them …More
GSA Publishes Management Guidelines for Alternative Workplace Arrangements
The General Services Administration’s Office of Government-wide Policy has issued management regulations for implementing and operating alternative workplace arrangements, effective …More
Amendment Adds $986 Million to Homeland Security Budget
The Senate has approved an amendment put forward by the chairman and ranking member of the Homeland Security And Governmental …More
Johnson Offers Recipe for Resolving Management Woes of High-Risk Programs
OMB deputy director for management Clay Johnson has outlined key element necessary for agencies to solve the problems identified by …More
Union: NASA Workforce Proposal Leads to “Job Shop Mentality”
The International Federation of Professional Technical Engineers, representing workers at five NASA locations, has said that the agency’s workforce management …More
Term Appointments Key
Term appointments and temporary hiring authorities are main HR tools featured in its workforce strategy, NASA said. It said a …More
NASA Issues Draft of Workforce Strategy
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has issued a workforce strategy, saying that while it “realizes it’s not possible to …More
Updates State of High-Risk Programs
Walker was most dire in his warning that the Department of Defense, long a prominent member of GAO’s high-risk list, …More
Walker Recommends More Stringent Building Codes, Repossessing Properties
FEMA must continue to adopt and enforce more stringent building codes for construction in areas at risk of flooding and …More
Flood Insurance Program Designated High-Risk
The Government Accountability Office, unsurprisingly, has designated the national flood insurance program as high-risk, following the unprecedented losses to the …More
Better Channeling of Resources Touted
The center would be supervised by a director appointed by DHS secretary Michael Chertoff, in consultation with the director of …More
Bush Orders DHS to Establish Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
President Bush has signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Center for Faith-Based and …More
GSA Contractors Often Get Away With Tax Abuses, GAO Says
More than 3,800 General Services Administration contractors — about 10 percent – had tax debts, amounting to $1.4 billion as …More
AABPA Spring Symposium Slated for May 24
The American Association for Budget and Program Analysis will conduct its 2006 Spring Symposium May 24 at the Capital Hilton …More
FBI Awards Information Management Contract to Lockheed Martin
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has awarded a six-year, $305 million contract to Lockheed Martin to develop Sentinel, the agency’s …More
OMB Improving Financial Management but More Efforts Needed, Says GAO
The Office of Management and Budget’s initiatives for reforming federal financial management systems government-wide could help address the key causes …More
New Personnel Authorities Needed, IBM Could Provide Model
The panelists also called for new personnel authorities to enhance leadership development, and noted limitations such as an aspect of …More
Military Practices Needed in Civilian Leadership Development
Another theme in the symposium was the need to apply the military’s life-cycle approach to civilian leadership development. For example, …More
NAPA Releases Report on Federal Leadership Development
A panel of federal experts convened for a symposium on key issues in federal leadership development has concluded that leaders …More
