Classifications Increase, Report Cautions Overuse
Fiscal 2004 saw over 15.6 million original and mostly derivative classification decisions, a 10 percent increase over 2003, according to …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersGAO Identifies Keys to DoD Management Reform, Calls for New Post
The Department of Defense needs a “comprehensive, integrated strategic plan with results–oriented performance measures, including a well–defined blueprint to guide …More
GAO Cites Progress, Need for Sustained Approach to DHS Management Systems Integration
The Department of Homeland Security needs a comprehensive and sustained approach to integrate the various management systems of the 22 …More
Union Files for Summary Judgment for Suit Over DHS Regulations
The National Treasury Employees Union has filed a motion for summary judgment in its suit against the Department of Homeland …More
Air Force Civilians Can Exercise on Official Time Under New Program
A new fitness program at Utah’s Hill Air Force base gives civilian workers up to three hours of official duty …More
Centers Will Have to Compete
The HR service centers will operate on a fee for service basis and will have to compete with each other–and, …More
HR Service Center Concept Advancing
The Bush administration expects in late May or early June to certify agencies to provide central human resources services under …More
OSC Settles Hatch Act Case Against Justice Attorney
The Office of Special Counsel has announced that it reached an agreement with an attorney in the Department of Justice’s …More
Report also Cites Lack of Info on Contracting
According to the CRS report, there is a shortage of reliable and useful information on competitive sourcing. Currently, the fiscal …More
Report Cites MEO as Giving Employees Fair Shake
Unions maintain that without the right to form “most efficient organizations” employees are not allowed a fighting chance to compete …More
GAO: Continued Effort Needed to Implement FISMA
The Government Accountability Office echoed the report, calling for continued effort to maintain progress implementing the act’s provisions. At a …More
OMB Cites FISMA Progress, Challenging Weaknesses
Agencies have made significant progress closing gaps in the federal government’s IT security performance, but due to the uneven implementation …More
DoD Releases Roadmap to Improve Foreign Language Expertise
The Department of Defense has announced plans to improve foreign language and cultural expertise among military and civilian members, partly …More
GAO Faults OMB’s IT Watch List
The Government Accountability Office has questioned the usefulness of a watch list developed by the Office of Management and Budget …More
Baseline Reviews Proposed for Federal Acquisitions
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have proposed amending the federal acquisition regulation to standardize …More
Technology Advancements Reduce Workload Demands-Improve Efficiencies
http://fedweek.sparklist.com/t/295098516/829470/474/0/ Now more then ever, government agencies are challenged with quickly delivering accurate answers to military personnel deployed worldwide. They …More
OFPP Issues New Acquisition Workforce Requirements
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has issued a letter outlining new training and development requirements for civilian agencies’ acquisition …More
NASA Administrator Takes Over, Gives Priorities for Agency
At his Senate confirmation hearing as NASA’s new administrator, Michael D. Griffin said he’d be spending “a good deal” of …More
Momentum Building to Continue Human Capital Management Reform
“The momentum is building to continue to reform the policies, processes, and systems that govern federal human capital management,” said …More
GAO Cites Progress With PMA, Comes Down on DoD
Agencies are making progress in areas covered by the president’s management agenda and the Office of Management and Budget has …More
Legislation Would Block IRS Plans to Use Private Tax Collectors
Congressmen Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rob Simmons, R-Conn., have introduced the Taxpayer Protection Act or 2005 to prevent the …More
Draws Further Ire Over Plans to Cut 700 Customer Service Personnel
The union also voiced opposition to an IRS proposal to cut walk-in and telephone customer service operations by about 700 …More
IRS Moves Forward With Private Collectors
The Internal Revenue Service is moving forward with legislation approved last year to hire private tax debt collectors, a move …More
New Website Pushes Telework, Measures Benefits
A new website has been launched by a public-private partnership to demonstrate the cost of commuting as a percentage of …More
CIO Council Backs Out of Public-Private Advisory Board
The Chief Information Officers Council has pulled out of the Chief Information Security Officer’s Exchange, a public-private advisory board on …More
Senate Committee Approves Whistleblower Protection Legislation
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved legislation designed to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal employees. Introduced …More
Manager’s Amendment Tacked Onto Postal Reform Bill
The Government Reform Committee announced a “manager’s amendment” to HR-22 that includes provisions aimed at further modernizing the postal service’s …More
GAO Supports Reform
A new report from the Government Accountability Office cites the postal services financial liabilities and obligations of about $70 to …More
Postal Reform Bill Passes House Committee, Approaches House Vote
The House Government Reform Committee has passed HR-22, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, introduced in January by John M. …More
Adjustments Needed to IRS Business Systems Modernization Program
The IRS business systems modernization program is based on outdated strategies that need to be revisited, according to a new …More
