OPM Issues Emergency Hiring Authority
The Office of Personnel Management has authorized emergency hiring authorities to respond to Hurricane Katrina. It said excepted one-year appointments …More
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The Department of Defense has “generally adhered to the priorities specified” in its implementation plan for making available a chiropractic …More
Emergency Pay and Leave Handbook Available; Employees Asked to Donate Leave
In response to Hurricane Katrina the Office of Personnel Management has posted on its website a handbook on leave and …More
OPM Pushes Telework, Fuel Conservation in Response to Hurricane
Both as an effort to conserve fuel and to increase personnel flexibilities – and seizing on the opportunity to promote …More
GAO: Management Improvements Needed in ICE Modernization Program
The Government Accountability Office has called for management improvements in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s IT infrastructure modernization program, known …More
DoD: Moving Forward With NSPS Despite DHS Ruling
In response to the ruling against the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed personnel regulations and its plan to postpone the …More
CBO: Purchase Card Waste Bill May Not Save Money
The Purchase Care Waste Elimination Act of 2005 could result in budget savings, but it’s not possible to determine how …More
OPM Seeking Applications for Awards Program
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking applications for the 2005 President’s Quality Award Program. It said the criteria for …More
Governmental Affairs, Bi-Cameral Investigations Planned for Hurricane Reponse
Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and ranking member Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., have …More
DHS Postpones Pay-for-Performance, ‘Step in Right Direction,’ Says NTEU
The National Treasury Employees Union has called the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to delay the first phase of its …More
DoL Website Allows Contracting Agencies to Get Wage Determinations Online
The Department of Labor has issued a final rule updating existing regulations to allow contracting agencies to request and obtain …More
Smart Card System to Coordinate Capital Region First Responders
The Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to introduce a new smart card system to coordinate first responders in …More
GAO Asks Better Management Controls for DoE’s Foreign Ops
The Department of Energy needs better management controls for some of its nuclear non-proliferation projects in Russia and other countries, …More
GAO: Much More Needed at IRS to Reduce Tax Gap
While the Internal Revenue Service is trying to close the gap between what taxes are owed and what actually comes …More
Further Improvements to DoD Supply Distribution Ops Needed, GAO says
The Defense Department is improving supply distribution operations, but the Government Accountability Office has called for further actions to sustain …More
GAO Asks Census to Take Additional IT Management Actions
The Census Bureau has implemented key practices for IT management, but more actions are needed, the Government Accountability Office has …More
OPM Announces HR-Line of Business Service Providers
The Office of Personnel Management has announced five shared service provider-agencies for its HR line of business, which provides business …More
GAO Says Immigration Services Need Better Call Center Contracting Practices
The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security needs to better manage call center contracts, …More
Report Argues for a Patent and Trademark Corporation
A new report from the congressionally chartered National Academy of Public Administration has called for transforming the U.S. Patent and …More
OPM Consolidates E-Training Programs
The Office of Personnel Management has consolidated its e-training programs within USALearning.gov. Formerly known as GoLearn.gov, the new site combines …More
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NAPA rejected concerns that a government corporation would be less accountable to Congress and more susceptible to special interests, and …More
NASA Announces New Personnel
Administrator Michael Griffin of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has appointed two new senior advisors on his management team …More
NTEU Finding Congressional Support for Retooling DHS Personnel System
Following a recent federal district court ruling that the Department of Homeland Security’s new personnel system does not adequately provide …More
NASA Awards Training Contract
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration has selected Greenbelt Maryland-based ASRC Management Services, Inc., to provide career training and development …More
OPM Selects the Bureau of Public Debt for Financial Management Support
The Office of Personnel Management has selected the Bureau of Public Debt’s Administrative Resource Center to support its core financial …More
FBI Announces National Security Branch Leadership
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced senior leadership for its new National Security Branch, which combines its counter terrorism, …More
Case Involves Alleged Misconduct, Retaliatiom
Edmonds sued the Department of Justice in 2002 after she was fired from her linguist position, alleging retaliation for reporting …More
FBI Whistleblower Eligible for Attorney’s Fees Following Appeal
The federal appeals court for the District of Columbia circuit has reversed a lower court’s decision to deny compensation for …More
OPM Issues Final Rule for IT Exchange Program
The Office of Personnel Management published final regulations for the federal IT exchange program in the August 15 Federal Register. …More
Court Did Not Abuse Discretion, in Denying Back Pay and Promotion
The employee did not, however, succeed in winning back pay and placement in a GS-15 position, and so appealed the …More
