OPM Forum on SES System Administration
The Office of Personnel Management held an interagency executive resources forum on Jan. 26 for agency human capital professionals responsible …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersLabor Agreement Non-Binding without OMB Approval, Says Appeals Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that a collective bargaining agreement reached between …More
Panels Calls for Organizational and Management Reforms In NASA Technology Transfer
Organizational and management reforms are needed in NASA’s technology transfer effort, according to a panel of the National Academy of …More
New Labor Agreement for IRS Chief Counsel Office Employees
The Nation Treasury Employees Union announced that it has negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement covering certain workplace flexibilities and …More
Course: Management Skills and Techniques
Management Concepts has scheduled a course for Feb. 16-18, and subsequent dates throughout 2005, for managers and supervisors who are …More
Pay Promised TSA Screeners Denied
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has denied pay to a group of airport security workers at the level they …More
Critical Information About Your Social Security/Medicare
The 2005 Social Security and Medicare Handbook For Federal Employees & Retirees Go to fedweek.spinrx.com to order yours now, while …More
FBI Linguist Fired for Blowing Whistle, Justice IG Report Concludes
The Department of Justice inspector general has concluded that a former contract linguist in the Federal Bureau of Investigation was …More
Air Force Employees Assigned Career Fields
The Air Force has assigned career fields to its employees, applying the career development approach traditionally used for military personnel …More
Latest “Prune Book” Offers Presidential Appointees Management Advice
The Council for Excellence in Government has released the “2004 Prune Book: Top Management Challenges for Presidential Appointees,” that it …More
Gift Provision Limit Also Increasing
The General Services Administration in a Jan. 12 Federal Register notice raised “minimal value” under the Foreign Gifts & Decorations …More
Raises Trigger Higher Limits for Certain Ethics Purposes
The pay raises recently paid out to general schedule federal employees will have the effect of changing several pay thresholds …More
MSPB Highlights CMS Employee Orientation Guidance
The Merit Systems protection Board in its most recent Issues of Merit newsletter highlighted the Department of Health and Human …More
Army Developing Creed, Advisory Board
The Army is starting to put in place a series of recommendations arising from a series of studies of training …More
OMB Revises Financial Management Circular
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a revised circular
MSPB Pushes Category Rating
Promoted to replace the sometimes arbitrary and unfair “rule of three,” category rating has been successfully demonstrated at the Department …More
OPM Selects Products for Integrated Electronic Personnel Records System
The Office of Personnel Management has awarded Integic two contracts in support of the enterprise human resources integration e-gov initiative, …More
CFO Council Launches Website for Tracking Agency Finances
The Chief Financial Officers Council has launched its Metric Tracking System, a website designed to give federal financial managers and …More
Agencies Should Organize According to Mission and Function, Says Book
A new book from the RAND Corporation calls for a reorganization of the federal government in order to lay the …More
DHS Issues National Response Plan, Coordinates Federal Agency Response
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the completion of a national response plan, developed with federal departments and agencies …More
EEOC Report Covers Key Elements of Model EEO Programs: Efficiency
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a report covering efficiency in agency complaints processing, a key element of …More
DoD Needs Stronger Accounting of Military Personnel Appropriations, Says GAO
The Department of Defense needs to strengthen its annual review and certification process for paying and supporting military personnel, for …More
New Hires at OPM to Manage Critical HR Operations
The Office of Personnel Management has hired four new senior executives to “manage critical resources operations” there, boasting that it …More
GAO Calls for Clear Leadership and Accountability in DoD Transformation
The Department of Defense needs to establish clear leadership and accountability as well as adopt results-oriented management tools in its …More
OMB Report Charts Next Phase of E-Gov
The Office of Management and Budget has released an e-gov report outlining goals for fiscal 2005 including “acceptable business cases” …More
Agencies Gain New Hiring Flexibility, But OPM Will Watch
Individual agencies will have greater flexibility to hire individuals with disabilities under rules proposed January 11 by the Office of …More
Review, Reorganization Efforts Begin Again
Legislation has been reintroduced in the House as HR-185 to require the review of government programs at least once every …More
Davis Reappointed Chair of Government Reform Committee
House Republicans reappointed Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., chairman of the Government Reform Committee for the 109th Congress. He said he …More
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE CAN LEAD TO “EQUAL PAY FOR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE”
MSPB said that while pay for performance systems are not a cure-all for organizational ills, it can lead agencies to …More
HOW MANAGERS CAN INCREASE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
The study broke engagement into two components, rational and emotional. It said rational commitment is based on professional, developmental and …More
