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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAudit’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
GSA Releases Outline for New Organization
Following House approval of the General Services Administration Modernization Act, GSA has released a design proposal for its new Federal …More
Report Affirms Navy Whistleblower Allegations
The Office of Special Counsel has announced that it passed on a report to the President and Congress following an …More
Senators Decry Withholding of BRAC Data
Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and ranking member Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., are …More
OFPP Tightens Workforce Inventory Guidance
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has revised guidance for classifying functions as “inherently governmental,” “commercial,” or “suitable for competition,” …More
IRS to Close 68 Walk-In Locations
The Internal Revenue Service has announced plans to close 68 of 400 taxpayer walk-in assistance centers. The agency says increased …More
Detailed Justification Required
According to the guidance, materials submitted to OMB in this context should include a first-year cost estimate and if possible, …More
OMB Issues ‘Budget Discipline’ Guidance
The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidance implementing a “budget-neutrality requirement on agency administrative actions affecting mandatory-spending programs.” …More
NASA Needs Strategy to Retain Workers in Expiring Shuttle Program
Under the “vision for space exploration” the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been directed to retire the space shuttle …More
Audit Prompts Senators to Seek Details on Waste Prevention Plans
Following a critical audit report by the Department of Homeland Security inspector general, Senate committee leaders have asked the assistant …More
OGE Announces Program for Temp Ethics Assignments in Host Agencies
The Office of Government Ethics has announced a program for temporary rotational assignments in the executive branch ethics program. It …More
IG Says DHS Data Network on Course, Crunched Time Frame Left Loose Ends
The Department of Homeland Security has taken a number of key steps toward implementing its data network designed to share …More
House Passes GSA Modernization Act
The House has unanimously approved the General Services Administration Modernization Act – HR-2066 – combining the Federal Supply Service and …More
GAO: Small Business Subcontracting Overstated at DoE
Small business subcontracting reported by Department of Energy facility management contractors is overstated, according to a new Government Accountability Office …More
OMB Pushes Strategic Sourcing for Acquisitions
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo requiring agencies to begin “institutionalizing strategic sourcing” to come up …More
House Cuts Implementation Funds for DHS Personnel System
An amendment to the House’s recently passed fiscal 2006 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill redirects $26.1 million of the …More
EEOC Releases 2004 Report on Federal Workforce
Over 19,000 complaints of discrimination were filed against federal agencies according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s fiscal 2004 report …More
Management Challenges Follow Immigration Enforcement to New Bureaus
Homeland security agencies that took over the immigration enforcement from the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 2003 have inherited many …More
GAO Finds USPS Plans for Better Mail Processing and Distribution Lacking
The Postal Service is trying to scale back its mail processing and distribution operations but a new report from the …More
DoD Plans More Senior Intelligence Exec Slots
The Defense Department has asked Congress to increase the maximum number of Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service employees by 150 …More
Concerns Expressed on Forest Service Management
The House Appropriations Committee, expressing concern about several aspects of Forest Service management, has written several restrictive provisions into a …More
OMB: Use of FTE Statistics in Budgets to be ‘Monitored More Closely’
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a worksheet for agencies with over 1,000 full-time-equivalent employees to ensure they …More
MSPB Optimistic That Recent Efforts Could Speed Background Checks
Recent initiatives undertaken in the federal government could vastly improve the overburdened security background investigation process, the Merit Systems Protection …More
