GAO: Biometric ID Prototype Hit Snags, TSA Needs Management Plan
The Government Accountability Office has called for better planning to develop and operate the Transportation Security Administration’s biometric ID card …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersUnion Activity Could Spike as NSPS Gets Under Way in New Year
Official time spent on union activity, whether perceived as counterproductive or vital to representing employees under labor law, could increase …More
OPM Reports Slight Decline in Use of Official Time for Union Activity, Issues New Reporting Requirements
Federal employees spent fewer official hours on union-related activity in fiscal 2003, according to a report from the Office of …More
Intelligence Bill to Restructure FBI
Under the recently enacted intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
GAO: Better Oversight of Data Program Needed to Manage SSA Disability Process
The Social Security Administration — faced with a huge baby-boomer population that
MBA Salaries Rise, Competition Increases
Federal agencies seeking to add business school masters grads to their employment rolls should know that beginning salaries for these …More
Single Entity to Handle Security Clearance
The summary said the president would designate “a single entity to oversee the security clearance process and develop uniform standards …More
Conditions for Advancement Set
The summary also said the DNI would consult with agency heads to develop personnel policies and programs to staff intelligence …More
DNI Given 500 Positions and Authority to Transfer Others In
Five hundred new positions have been authorized for the office of the national intelligence director, under the recently enacted intelligence …More
More Assistance Needed From DoE With NCLB School-Choice Provision
The Department of Education needs to give schools more technical assistance as well as carry out implementation studies to help …More
Additional Overtime Pay Denied to Criminal Investigators For Past Work
The appeals court for the Federal Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision to deny additional overtime pay to thousands …More
OPM Audit Cautions NSF for Reliance on Temp Expertise
The National Science Foundation’s use of temporary term employees gives it the scientific and engineering expertise it needs, but the …More
4,704 Apply for SES Candidate Program
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that it received 4,704 applications for senior executive service candidate program positions after …More
Presidential Management Fellows Program Applications Up 21 Percent
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that applications for the presidential management fellows program – it replaced the presidential …More
Scrutiny of IT Pay in Progress
The Office of Personnel Management says it is continuing to study pay-setting for information technology employees, although concluding that no …More
OPM Issues Updated Guidelines for Terrorist-Suspect List
The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidelines for the 2005 application for the Combined Federal Campaign through which organizations …More
GAO Calls for More Accurate Responses in Medicare Help Line
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for more accurate responses from the 1-800-Medicare help line, implemented in …More
Measure Seeks to Boost Telecommuting
The catchall spending bill for the remainder of the current fiscal year that President Bush has signed into law contains …More
Guidance on Telecommuting Included
The OPM memo also repeats special guidance, first issued last year, on the status of employees who telework during weather …More
Annual Weather Policy Issued
In what is something of a holiday season tradition, the Office of Personnel Management has issued a memo calling attention …More
Some Tinkering Envisioned, But Not a Lot
DoD says that there “may be some modest changes that will be necessary” as the NSPS system matures. Once it …More
Training a Major Element of Reform
Defense officials, acknowledging that the NSPS represents a culture change in the way DoD operates, say they recognize the importance …More
NSPS Spiral One Announced
The Defense Department has announced which functions and which locations will be in the first phases of its new “national …More
Transportation Announces More Highway Maintenance Outsourcing
The Department of Transportation is seeking public-private partnerships for highway maintenance, Secretary Norman Y. Mineta has announced. Speaking before an …More
MSPB Offers Advice on Recruiting
More generally, the report recommends that agencies shorten job announcements and replace negative or confusing language with clear descriptions and …More
Report: SSA Appeals to Altruism and Purpose in Recruitment Effort
A Merit Systems Protection Board report on managing federal recruitment looks at the Social Security Administration’s recruitment strategy as a …More
MSPB Submits Clean Audit, Readies for Non-Traditional HR Management
The Merit Systems Protection Board has announced that it completed its fiscal 2004-2009 strategic plan in addition to submitting its …More
DHS Says Grant Program Maturing
The Department of Homeland Security announced that it has awarded over $2.5 billion in grants – $1.66 for states and …More
USPS Says Transformation Plan Working
Citing a reduction of 68,000 employees in the past two years and “new operational efficiencies” that improved cumulative productivity by …More
NASA Vet to Head OPM Management Shakedown
The Office of Personnel Management has appointed the former assistant inspector general for auditing at NASA, David Cushing, to head …More
