White House May Lift Ban on “Direct Conversion” of Jobs, Union Seeks Dialog
The National Treasury Employees Union has announced that it sent a letter to David Safavian, the new administrator for the …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOPM Adds Personnel to Internal Control and Risk Management Division
The Office of Personnel Management has added three new senior executives to its Center for Internal Control and Risk Management …More
Better Coordination Needed to Speed Up Services for Injured Vets, Says GAO
The Government Accountability Office has called for better coordination between the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in supplying vocational …More
Senator Wants Agencies to Use Credit Cards More Responsibly
Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Susan Collins, R-Maine, has introduced the “purchase card waste elimination …More
Unions Argue Congress Wanted Them to Have Bigger Say in Personnel System
Ten unions have filed a suit in federal court against Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and acting director of the Office …More
TSP Managers Could Focus More on Customer Feedback, Says GAO
The Thrift Savings Plan might want to adopt some of the same customer service practices used by private plan managers, …More
In Circular A-123 Testimony, GAO Says Internal Control Key to Accountability
“Internal control is at the heart of accountability for our nation’s resources and how effectively government uses them,” the Government …More
DoD Faces Challenges Implementing Pay System, GAO Calls for Management Improvements
The Department of Defense faces “significant management challenges” implementing the so-called defense integrated military HR system, part of an ongoing …More
NASA and Navy Continue Audit Exchange
NASA has announced that it signed an agreement with the Naval Sea Systems Command — a “safety exchange” – to …More
GAO: Coordination, Integration, Major Challenges to Homeland Security Strategy
A new report from the Government Accountability Office says the United States faces significant challenges implementing the homeland security strategy …More
Navy Sends Survey on NSPS
The Navy has sent a Performance Management Survey to 38,000 randomly selected civilian employees across the Navy and Marine Corps. …More
Deputy Labor Secretary to Chair E-Gov Management Subcommittee
The Office of Management and Budget has appointed Steven J. Law, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor, as chairman …More
OPM Seeks Reports on Special Hiring Authority, Allowances
The Office of Personnel Management has told agencies to report on their use of category rating, an alternative hiring practice …More
GAO Calls for Crucial Financial Management Improvements
Sustained improvement in federal financial management is crucial to addressing future fiscal challenges, said GAO following an audit of the …More
Ethics Advisory Letters Available
The Office of Government Ethics has made available online its 2004 informal advisory letters and memoranda and formal opinions on …More
Boost for DHS IT
Total IT spending in the 2006 DHS budget increases $1.2 billion to about $6 billion, according to the department’s 2006 …More
DHS Budget Increases Funding for Management and Operations Division
Of the $41.1 billion initially requested for Department of Homeland Security in 2006, $140 million would go to department management …More
E-Training Enrollment Jumps in 2004
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that enrollments in agency online training programs and the GoLearn service provider jumped …More
Agency Reporting Guidance Misses Competition Costs, Union Argues
The National Treasury Employees Union objected to OMB’s figures, saying they to do not provide Congress with an accurate picture,” …More
OMB Says 2004 Competitions Could Save $1.4 Billion
The Office of Management and Budget has reported that 217 competitions completed in fiscal 2004 could save $1.4 billion over …More
Independent Board to Manage Drug Safety Issues
The Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to hand over management of drug safety issues to an independent Drug …More
Big Role for PART Ratings in 2006 Budget Cuts
The major criteria guiding the administration in proposing the fiscal 2006 budget were whether programs met the priorities of national …More
Budget Proposes to Merge Federal Technology and Supply Services
The 2006 budget proposes to change the funding mechanism and organization of the General Services Administration’s Federal Technology Service, and …More
Davis Announces CISO Exchange Program
Congressman Davis and the chief information officers council announced at the hearing that they will co-chair a new chief information …More
CISOs Give Federal Security Report Card “C”
Around 30 agency chief information security officers gave the federal computer security report card a grade of C, according to …More
Information Security Grades Rise Slightly, Show Room for Improvement
The overall grade for federal agencies on the federal information security management act report card rose 2.5 points to a …More
GAO Says Fiscal Policy Unsustainable
National fiscal policy is “unsustainable,” according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, and continuing with it “will …More
FEHB Integrity Program: “Effective”
The PART summary rated the Federal Employees Health Benefits integrity program as effective. Administered by OPM’s office of the inspector …More
PART: Passing Grade for Federal Employee Benefits Programs
The latest Program Assessment Rating Tool program summaries rate three federal-employee benefit programs managed by the Office of Personnel Management …More
OPM Issues Updates Diploma Mill’ Guidelines
The Office of Personnel Management has said that new revisions to its qualifications standards operating manual are designed to make …More
