DoD Bill Contains Contracting Restrictions
The congressionally enacted Defense Department authorization bill (HR-1815) continues a pattern of restrictions passed this year on contracting out of …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO Questions Investment Plans for Naval Tactical Command Support System
Investment planned for the Naval Tactical Command Support System needs to be reassessed, the Government Accountability Office has said. The …More
Breaks Down Manager and Supervisor Pay Bands
The three pay bands for supervisors and managers in the standard career group, protective services, or medical categories range from …More
Pentagon Gives Details of Manager’s HR Responsibilities Under NSPS
The Department of Defense has released a “primer” covering HR elements of the new national security personnel system and breaking …More
GAO: Action Plan Needed to Address Recruitment and Retention Challenges
The Department of Defense needs an action plan to address growing recruitment and retention challenges for enlisted personnel, the Government …More
Homeland Security, NASA Sign Technology Sharing Agreement
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with NASA to collaborate and coordinate …More
Customers Ratings for Government Service Drop Slightly
Customer satisfaction with government services dropped 1.1 percentage points in 2005 to 71.3 on a 100-point scale after three years …More
CBP Has to Bargain with Local Unions Too, Arbitrator Says
A New York arbitrator has ruled that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is required to bargain not just …More
CBP to Resume Testing, Paying Officers for Language Proficiencies
The National Treasury Employees Union has announced that it reached an agreement with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection …More
GAO Calls for Comprehensive Management Approach to Navy Fleet Readiness
The Navy’s fleet readiness plan would benefit from a more comprehensive management approach and rigorous testing, the Government Accountability Office …More
Union Asks for Criminal Investigation of VA Management
The American Federation of Government Employees has sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting a criminal investigation of …More
GAO: Tax Services Improve, But Long-Term Goals Needed to Manage Tradeoffs
The Internal Revenue Service, which processes about 130 million tax returns each year, has improved some filing season services but …More
IRS, Union Agree to Bigger Performance Awards Program
The Internal Revenue Service has reached a mid-term labor agreement with the National Treasury Employees Union to be implemented early …More
OPM Requests Reports on 3Rs
The Office of Personnel Management has instructed agencies to report by March 31 on their use of recruitment, retention and …More
GAO: Pentagon Needs to Do More to Develop Management Capabilities
The Department of Defense has made progress putting needed business system modernization capabilities in place and appears to have complied …More
CBP to Deploy Additional 1,7000 Agents to SW Border
The Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to assign an additional 1,700 Customs and Border Protection border patrol agents …More
NASA Advisory Council Holds First Meeting
A new National Aeronautics and Space Administration advisory council consisting of two former astronauts and 22 experts has held its …More
Failed Pilot Projects Haunt Navy’s Development of ERP System
A new Government Accountability Office report calls on the Navy to follow best business practices as it develops a new …More
EEOC Reopens New Orleans Office
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has opened for business a new downtown office near its former site on Loyola Avenue …More
OPM Issues Final Rules For Veteran Appointments
The Office of Personnel Management has issued final regulations changing who is eligible for veteran recruitment appointments — previously called …More
CBO Sees No Cost to Emergency Office Space Repairs Measure
The Congressional Budget Office has said it sees “no significant impact” on the federal budget from enactment of HR-4125, a …More
CMS Lacking Critical IT Investment Management Capabilities, Says GAO
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services need to establish critical IT investment management capabilities, the Government Accountability Office has …More
OPM Publishes Details of IT Exchange Program Online
The Office of Personnel Management has added a section to its website covering the federal IT exchange program, which allows …More
GAO Calls for Improved Planning and Controls in Federal Air Marshall Service
The Federal Air Marshall Service, which was transferred in 2003 from the Transportation Security Administration to the Bureau of Immigration …More
Cost of Federal Regulations in Decline, OMB Says
The Office of Management and Budget has said the cost of new federal regulations is in decline, and savings from …More
Pentagon Cleared for SES Appraisal System
The Department of Defense has received provisional certification from the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget …More
OPM Releases Telework Survey Results
The Office of Personnel Management has released the results of its 2004 survey on the use of telework in federal …More
Pentagon Releases Overview of NSPS HR Elements
The Department of Defense has released a “primer” covering human resources elements of the new national security personnel system, including …More
MSPB Issues Guide to Reference Checks
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued a report on reference checking in federal hiring coving legal issues and best …More
OPM Issues Guidance for Dismissal and Closure Procedures for D.C. Area
The Office of Personnel Management has issued its annual reminder on dismissal and closure procedures for federal agencies in the …More
