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
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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
MSPB: ‘EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT’ KEY TO BETTER PERFORMANCE
As pay for performance systems gain ground in the federal government, a study by the Corporate Leadership Council has found …More
Watchdogs, Unions Urge Investigation into OSC Reassignments
Employee unions and watchdogs such as the Project on Government Oversight and the Government Accountability Project have called for an …More
Course: Briefing and Presentation Skills
Management Concepts has scheduled a course for March 16-18, and subsequent dates throughout 2005, for those who want to improve …More
DHS Says Workers Do Not Have to Sign Secrecy Pledge
The Department of Homeland Security has changed a proposal to require workers to sign a nondisclosure agreement that unions argued …More
OPM OK’s Solicitations in Workplace for Tsunami Relief
The Office of Personnel Management has authorized special workplace solicitations so federal employees can make a one-time cash or check …More
USDA Needs Better Way to Estimate Tech Assistance Costs
The Department of Agriculture needs to improve the way it estimates technical assistance costs, the Government Accountability Office has said. …More
Postal Reform Back on the Table for New Congress
Sweeping postal reform legislation is back on the table for the new Congress, according to a statement issued by the …More
USDA Needs Better Way to Estimate Tech Assistance Costs
The Department of Agriculture needs to improve the way it estimates technical assistance costs, the Government Accountability Office has said. …More
Postal Reform Back on the Table for New Congress
Sweeping postal reform legislation is back on the table for the new Congress, according to a statement issued by the …More
Union Raises Concerns About Government-Wide ID Cards
The National Treasury Employees Union has raised privacy and logistical concerns regarding a government-wide roll out of biometric security ID …More
GAO: Interagency Security Committee Needs Action Plan
Chaired by the Department of Homeland Security, the Interagency Security Committee needs an action plan to coordinate facility protection efforts …More
