NASA Workforce Plan Sheds 2,673 Positions
As part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s transformation — the “vision for space exploration” announced by President Bush …More
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At the hearing, Walker said the proposed regulations provide some safeguards against abuse and to ensure fairness, but said “additional …More
Details Lacking in Defense Personnel System
Comptroller General David Walker told a Senate hearing that many key details remain missing from the Defense Department’s new National …More
OPM Move 116 Positions to Private Sector, Promises Transition Services
Following a recent A-76 competition, the Office of Personnel Management has announced that it will remove 116 secretarial, office automation …More
Supervisors Get High Marks for Helpfulness, Competence
Among line employees responding to the Army survey, the highest level of satisfaction, with only 15 and 13 percent disagreeing …More
Hiring Tops List of Gripes among Army Employees
Hiring, promotions and award policies are among the aspects of working life producing the greatest dissatisfaction among Army civilian employees …More
Navy Sets Development Symposium
The Navy will conduct a symposium on civilian employee development May 2-3 in Reston, Va. The “Navy Civilian Community Management …More
Competitive Sourcing Also Backed
The House committee also said it “supports the administration’s efforts to improve government performance through competition. Enabling federal employees who …More
House Panel Favors Agency Reorganizations
The House Government Reform Committee has again signaled its support for the Bush administration’s efforts to streamline the programs and …More
Army Draws Distinction on Comp Time
In guidance that could apply equally as well to other agencies, the Army’s civilian personnel office has told human resources …More
Leadership Program Class Forming
Applications are being accepted through April 15 for the Defense Leadership and Management Program (DLAMP) class of 2005. The program, …More
DHS Soliciting Management Contract for Biodefense Center
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information regarding management and operations of the National Biodefense Analysis …More
GSA to Issue $5 Billion Contract for Disabled Vet-Owned Businesses
The General Services Administration has announced it will issue this spring a request for proposals from disabled veteran-owned small businesses …More
Senator Calls for Increase in DHS Funding
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., has proposed $8.4 billion more in homeland security funding than the …More
Shared HR Services Coming Soon
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that it will soon initiate the human resources line of business reference model …More
Decision Gives IRS Two Months to Hand Over Back Pay to Employees
About 30,000 employees of the Internal Revenue Service not properly paid under the 2003 national awards program are to share …More
GAO: Forest Service Makes Progress Managing Fire
Threat, But Still Needs Cohesive Strategy Over the past five years the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture and land management …More
New Book Describes Lessons Learned in Managing for Results
The IBM Center for the Business of Government has released a new book on the managing for results movement that …More
Rules Would Require Agencies to Complete No FEAR Training by Year End
The Office of Personnel Management has proposed regulations in the February 28 Federal Register requiring agencies to complete initial training …More
NAPA Schedules Balanced Scorecard Interest Group for March
In response to the government performance and results act, managers have developed hundreds of measures that are difficult and expensive …More
DoE Needs to Increase Oversight of FFELP Lender Schools, Says GAO
The Government Accountability Office has called for more oversight of lender schools in the federal family education loan program, because …More
Procurement Fraud Working Group to Monitor National Security Contracts
The Department of Justice has established a procurement fraud initiative designed to detect and prevent fraud in national security contracts …More
GAO: Challenges Remain for US-VISIT
The Department of Homeland Security has made progress in implementing US-VISIT – designed to collect and share information on foreign …More
Congressman Questions Information Security of Treasury Website
Following the release of this year’s federal information security report cards, House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., has …More
OPM Thins SES Development Program Applicant Pool
The Office of Personnel Management has thinned the number of applications to the senior executive service development program from about …More
GAO: TSA Not Ready to Use Commercial Info in Screening Program
The Transportation Security Administration plans to take on the responsibility of comparing information on domestic airline passengers against terrorist watch …More
DoD Management Headquarters Could See Funding Reductions
The proposed 2006 budget sketches out a number of Department of Defense reforms including an effort to “modernize and improve …More
SSA Needs to Better Mitigate Risk in Issuing SSC Numbers, Says GAO
The Social Security Administration too loosely manages the process by which it issues Social Security numbers to children, often needed …More
Could Foreshadow Establishment of Chief Management Officer
GAO Comptroller David Walker said at the hearing there was little evidence of improvement in DoD business operations to date, …More
Senator Says Human Capital Reform Could be Model for DoD High-Risk Area
Chairman of the Senate subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal workforce and the District of Columbia, George V. …More
