IT Workforce Holds Steady, Says Survey
The Chief Information Officers Council has released the 2004 IT workforce survey showing little change from last year’s findings of …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO Questions Redundancies in Food Safety System
In the latest of a series of reports documenting problems with the “fragmented” federal food safety system the Government Accountability …More
DHS Proposes Discipline, Training, OSC Says Not Enough
Another report followed on March 2004 proposing 45 disciplinary actions and recommending additional training and more stringent reimbursement procedures, but …More
OSC Says Managers Likely Knew of Kickback Scheme
The Office of Special Counsel has rejected two Department of Homeland Security reports clearing Border Patrol management of knowledge or …More
Other Key Features of Postal Bills Analyzed
The CRS analysis said HR–22 and S–662 propose incremental reforms aimed at making the service operate more openly and predictably, …More
Vote Pending for Postal Reform Bills
The House and Senate are considering bi-partisan postal reform bills–HR-22 and S-662, that are considerably closer than bills introduced in …More
Navy Performance Management Survey Shows Room to Improve
Navy personnel feel that informal feedback from managers is generally “fair, accurate and a reflection of the managers’ level of …More
Committee to Examine OMB Progress Updating Acquisition Regulations
In comments on the report, Davis said the government reform committee would examine progress the Office of Management and Budget …More
Davis Calls for Tighter Control of Contractor Access to Federal Data
Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee Tom Davis, R-Va., has warned that the IT services and systems relied on …More
Fed Exec Institute Hits Milestone
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that more than 20,000 federal employees have graduated from the flagship program of …More
Union Criticizes Laundry Service Cost Comparison
The American Federation of Government Employees has sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs threatening legal action if …More
Lieberman: ‘Long Road Ahead’
“We have a long road ahead before the cyber-structure that underpins our nation’s critical infrastructure is secured from pranksters and …More
GAO Calls on DHS to Step Up Cyber-Security
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls on the Department of Homeland Security to ramp up its cyber-security …More
More Use of Loan Program Could Help
The recent poll confirmed that college grads are keen to seek out competitive pay and benefits, and where the private …More
For Recent College Grads, Patriotism not Linked to Government Service
If the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit committed to promoting government service had its hopes up for the so-called …More
Bill Would Cut Funds at Agencies Not Demonstrating Telework Progress
Language in the $57.5 billion fiscal 2006 Science-State- Justice-Commerce Appropriations bill — passed by the House Appropriations Committee — would …More
Senators Subpoena BRAC Documents
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chairman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and ranking member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., have subpoenaed the …More
Figures ‘Exaggerated,’ Says NTEU
However, the National Treasury Employees Union called the estimates “premature and speculative,” as well as “exaggerated.” “The figures OMB demands …More
OMB Claims Big Savings Through Competitive Sourcing
The Office of Management and Budget has projected savings of $1.4 billion over the next five years through job competitions …More
Defense Postpones First Phase of NSPS
The Department of Defense has announced it will miss its scheduled July 1 start date for the first phase of …More
To Sunset GS System by 2010, Require OPM Certification for Performance Pay
According to the letter, the proposal would allow agencies to design their own performance management systems, but require OPM certification …More
White House to Seek Broad Civil Service Overhaul, Greater Role for OPM
The White House is set to propose overhauling the federal civil service to adopt major features of new personnel systems …More
Senate Committee Backs New GAO Unit
Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and ranking member Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., have …More
Audit’s Findings Need to be Faced ‘Head-On,’ Senators Say
At a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee where the report was released, chairman Susan Collins, …More
Audit Faults Program Controls in FEMA Hurricane Handouts
A new Department of Homeland Security inspector general report faults the overpayment and administration of disaster relief funds to Miami’s …More
OMB Sets August 30 Deadline for IT Workforce Plans
The Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management have issued a tool for agencies to use to …More
Permanent Authorization for ESPCs
Another provision of the act provides permanent authorization for federal agencies to use energy savings performance contracts, which enable agencies …More
Legislation Would Raise Energy Efficiency Standards for Agencies
Legislation being considered by the House would amend energy efficiency and conservation standards for federal property, and addresses personnel issues …More
Three Business Portfolios Make up Acquisition Service
GSA’s proposal said FAS would contain three business portfolios combining existing business lines and contract vehicles, the first being an …More
New Acquisition Management Structure
A GSA chief acquisition officer would report directly to the Administrator and be responsible for establishing acquisition policy and overseeing …More
