Court Rules in Favor of Agency Regarding Gender-Based Pay Differences
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled in favor of the Federal Aviation Administration after three high-level female managers …More
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The House Government Reform Committee has approved a bill (HR-4057) to clarify that Department of Justice attorneys are eligible to …More
Problems Not Uncommon Among Federal Agencies, NASA Making Some Progress
The problems NASA has encountered trying to produce an unqualified audit opinion — something most federal agencies have managed to …More
GAO: Financial Management Challenges Threaten NASA Program Management
Major, long-standing financial management challenges threaten the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s ability to manage its complex programs, the Government …More
FMA: $20 Million Less for DHS Personnel System an ‘Ominous Start’
President of the Federal Managers Association Michael B. Styles has criticized the House-Senate conference on 2006 Department of Homeland Security …More
OPM Launches New Resources for Federal Managers
The Office of Personnel Management has published a new human capital resources center website for federal managers and supervisors as …More
GAO: High-Level Attention Needed to Assess Fitness of Reserve Forces
Top management attention is needed to address long-standing problems with determining the medical and physical fitness of the Reserve Force, …More
Opinions of Government, Business Drop
Reflecting discontent with a range of conditions nationwide, Americans are increasingly expressing negative opinions about the federal government and business …More
VA Behind on Implementing Study”s Recommendations to Improve Acquisitions
The Department of Veterans Affairs, which spends about $7.3 billion on products and services each year, has made limited progress …More
Arbitrator Rules Against CBP Employee Appearance Code
An arbitrator has ordered the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to rescind grooming regulations it introduced last fall for …More
NTEU: More Frontline Employees Needed
National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen M. Kelley said more frontline IRS employees are needed in both compliance and enforcement …More
Treasury IG, GAO Call for Better Data
Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George said at the hearing that the IRS should not “emphasize enforcement at the expense …More
IRS Focuses on $300 Billion Tax Gap
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Mark Everson told Senate lawmakers recently of the agency’s plan to close the estimated $300 billion …More
Pentagon to Establish Business Transformation Agency
An October 7 memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England directs the establishment of the Defense Business Transformation Agency …More
Calls for the Use of Compatible Tracking Systems
Incompatible data systems, a reliance on paper files and an opaque and segmented process have limited the ability of agencies …More
GAO Calls for Improvements to Management of USERRA Rights
A new report from the Government Accountability Office says the management of employment rights for those called to active military …More
NPS To Implement Project Review Process
Recognizing that past building projects have “exceeded minimum functional requirements,” depleted the agency’s operations budget, and expected too large of …More
Park Service Updates Management Policy
The National Park Service has released for public comment an updated version of its management policy that it says will …More
More Whistleblowing Complaints Possible if Bill Passes
Passage of legislation to broaden the types of disclosures that are deemed to be protected under federal whistleblowing law could …More
Government Reform Committee Approved Real Property Bill
The House Government Reform Committee has approved legislation authorizing a pilot program to make it easier for agencies to get …More
New Division in Justice Department, New FBI Language Pay Proposed
An intelligence authorization bill pending before the Senate (S-1083) would establish a National Security Division within the Department of Justice, …More
White House Opposes Appropriations Bill Over Contract Provision
The White House has stated its opposition to a provision in the fiscal 2006 Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, HUD and related …More
Changes in Employee Appeal Rights Planned
One area where DoD made some changes between its proposed and final rules on NSPS concerns employee appeals of adverse …More
Other Provisions to Be Phased In
In announcing the final rules, the Pentagon also altered, yet again, its planned schedule for implementing the rest of the …More
NSPS Final Rules Published, but Challenge Pending
The Pentagon has published final National Security Personnel System rules, although the rules leave certain issues to be defined and …More
GSA Moves Forward as a Wary Congress Considers Funding Structure
GSA is moving ahead with the planned merger of FSS and FTS while congressional approval of the new funding structure …More
Management Questions Surround GSA Reorganization
A new report from the Congressional Research Service says it’s not “readily apparent” how the regional design structure of the …More
GAO Lauds Management of Technical Training for FAA Inspectors
The Federal Aviation Administration largely follows effective management practices for training safety inspectors and is improving its efforts, the Government …More
GSA Moves Forward as a Wary Congress Considers Funding Structure
GSA is moving ahead with the planned merger of FSS and FTS while congressional approval of the new funding structure …More
Management Questions Surround GSA Reorganization
A new report from the Congressional Research Service says it’s not “readily apparent” how the regional design structure of the …More
