Don’t View Employees as ‘Resources,’ Says Retiring Personnel Leader
A long-time federal personnel leader has said in managing their workforces agencies should remember that “humans are not capital or …More
A long-time federal personnel leader has said in managing their workforces agencies should remember that “humans are not capital or …More
GAO has said that “sustained leadership, planning, and execution” by agencies—as well as attention from Congress and OMB—have proven to …More
An IG audit several concerns of SSA managers different from those of front-line employees in the agency’s restricted field office …More
Five unions representing Veterans Affairs employees have pressed the department to better educate its employees on the “rights, benefits, and …More
The Senate has passed a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill (S-3600) affecting federal agencies that pulls together provisions of a number of …More
A bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders has urged the Justice Department, which oversees agency implementation of the Freedom …More
OMB’s December memo requiring agencies to more fully cooperate with inspector general offices appears to be that agency’s “first published …More
The second “pulse” survey of federal employee views on returning to onsite work, engagement and equity shows gains over the …More
A working group of the CIO Council has issued guidance on use of mobile devices by federal employees while overseas, …More
OPM has asked agencies to submit nominations by March 25 for the annual Presidential Rank Awards for career employees in …More
The inspector general’s office at the FDIC has added the agency’s move to a long-run hybrid onsite/offsite work environment to …More
The federal government like the nation as a whole faces significant challenges in building up the workforce of cyber specialists …More
The Senior Executives Association has voiced concerns about OPM’s recent proposal to revoke rules it issued late in 2020, saying …More
In a blog posting, the GAO has said that its latest report on telework in the federal workforce identified a …More
OMB has said that “tangible progress” has been made on the Biden administration’s President’s Management Agenda, citing directives issued in …More
The IRS has dropped its plan to close its tax processing center in Austin, Texas, shortly after an IG report …More
The Federal Housing Finance Agency adopted a diversity and inclusion plan as part of its strategic plan starting in 2016 …More
The GSA has proposed rules to increase the use by agencies of the exchange/sales authority, under which agencies can swap …More
The White House has announced additional steps under its “buy clean” initiatives that among other things intends to steer more …More
A posting on performance.gov is both an update on changes announced last October to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, …More
House committees have filed reports on a series of DHS-related bills, commonly an indication that the bills are to be …More
The central council of agency inspectors general has said that reports from its members show a common theme of management …More
In addition to IT management and security, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency has said reports …More
An inspector general report has called on the IRS to stop its plan to close its tax processing center in …More
The inspector general of the GSA has questioned the use of waivers of one of the “buy American” laws governing …More
The House has joined the Senate in passing a bill to modernize federal agency acquisition practices by building on lessons …More
A good-government group has said that agencies are not fully complying with a 2019 law that requires them to report …More
Federal agencies are reassessing themselves in many ways due to the changes in operations the pandemic caused, although a lack …More
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have introduced a cybersecurity bill affecting federal agencies …More
A State Department test of greater involvement by subject matter experts in the hiring process and greater internal sharing of …More