House Seeks to Guide OPM Policies
As part of the Transportation-Treasury appropriations bill for fiscal 2006 (HR-3058)—a bill that covers the Office of Personnel Management, among …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO: Too Few Audits of GSA Vendor Pricing Forego Hundreds of Millions
In its most recent review of the General Services Administration’s multiple awards schedule program — through which $34 billion changed …More
OMB Issues Federal Charge Card Guidance
The Office of Management and Budget has issued new charge card policies taking effect October 1, for executive departments and …More
Defense Unions Question Price Tag of Personnel Changes
The American Federation of Government Employees has asked for details on the cost of implementing the Department of Defense’s new …More
Judge Rules for Unions in DHS Rules Suit
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has sided with the National Treasury Employees Union in its suit against the personnel …More
DHS Needs to Step Up Oversight of Visa Security Program, Say Collins, GAO
The Department of Homeland Security lacks a strategic plan outlining the mission, activities, program goals, and intended results of its …More
PPS Announces Pilot to Recruit Students into Civil Service
The Partnership for Public Service has announced a pilot project with five universities to help recruit graduates into the civil …More
Navy Emphasizes Accountability in NSPS
In a recent message to Navy employees regarding the national security personnel system that could apply as well to other …More
MSPB Outlines Requirements for Success
In order for a pay system to direct organization change, agency leaders need to demonstrate their commitment to performance pay …More
MSPB Promotes, Endorses Pay for Performance
An organization’s culture can be changed through its pay system to focus more on performance, according to the Merit System …More
DoD Reissues Ethics Guidance for DoD Personnel Leaving Government
The Department of Defense standards of conduct office has re-issued guidance summarizing restrictions of the Procurement Integrity Act – and …More
OPM Authorizes Direct Hiring for Acquisition Positions
The Office of Personnel Management has issued an interim regulation granting federal agencies — excluding the Department of Defense — …More
OPM Taps Monster to Run USAJOBS
The Office of Personnel Management has awarded a contract to Monster Government Solutions to continue running the government website and …More
GSA Releases FAS Organizational Plan
The General Services Administration has released the organizational design plan for the reorganization of the Federal Technology Service and Federal …More
Davis to Push for Share-in-Savings Reauthorization
“Share-in savings contracts represent an innovative, performance-based approach to procurement that encourages industry to share technology and solutions with the …More
Savings in Question
Opponents of these kinds of contracts such as the Project on Government Oversight contend that they are based on uncertain …More
GAO: Share-in-Savings Contracts Go Unused as Authority Nears End
Three years after share-in-savings contracts were authorized under the e-gov act of 2002 for IT projects, agencies have not been …More
Davis Working to Reauthorize ESPCs
“I support the use of Energy Savings Performance Contracts where appropriate, and I am working to re-authorize the use of …More
GAO: Vigilance Needed for Energy Savings Performance Contracts
The Government Accountability Office has called for greater vigilance over Energy Savings Performance Contracts, which allow agencies to pay for …More
GSA Moving Ahead With Enterprise CRM System
The General Services Administration has “taken the next step” in implementing its Enterprise Customer Relationship Management system by awarding a …More
Regs Describe Appointing Procedures
Under the FCIP final regs, agencies may make appointments to positions at grades GS-5, 7 and 9 or equivalent, or …More
OPM Finalizes Intern Program
The Office of Personnel Management has issued final regulations in the August 2 Federal Register implementing the federal career intern …More
DoD Needs Comprehensive Communication Plan, Says GAO
The Government Accountability Office has identified flaws in the design process for the National Security Personnel System that it says …More
OMB Issues Guidance, Timeline for Internet Protocol Transition
The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidance for agencies to transition from the current Internet protocol standard, IPv4, …More
Nominations Accepted for Army Fellowships
The Army is accepting nominations for Congressional Fellowship Program (ACFP) for August 2006 to December of 2007. The program is …More
IRS Suspends Plan to Close Taxpayer Assistance Centers
The Internal Revenue Services has suspended plans to close 68 of 400 taxpayer assistance centers pending further study. Both the …More
MSPB Warns Against Reverting to Habits
MSPB also said that in order for new skills to take root in the organizational culture training must not disappear …More
Identifies Threats to Effective Training
MSPB cautioned against vendor-driven training content, and emphasized the need for managerial and supervisory training to “target specific coaching and …More
MSPB: Success of New Personnel Systems Demands Focus on Training
As new personnel and compensation systems are being rolled out in the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, and have …More
White House Threatens Veto
The White House has issued a statement in response to the House’s postal reform bill, saying it would likely veto …More
