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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
Senior Fellows Program Accepting Applicants
The Army is accepting applications for the upcoming Harvard Program for Senior Executive Fellows program March 6-April 1. All applications …More
Implementation of E-Gov Act Going Smoothly, Says GAO
The Office of Management and Budget and federal agencies have for the most part “taken positive steps” to implement titles …More
DHS Employee Site Launched
The National Treasury Employees Union has announced the launch of a site for Department of Homeland Security employees designed as …More
Army Releasing Revised Job Application Engine
Effective January 18, the Army will deploy a new version of its civilian Resume Builder and ANSWER designed to modernize, …More
Ability to Meet Goal Called Uncertain
According to the report, DoD and the components have efforts underway to modernize business systems and improve capabilities for sharing …More
DoD Needs to Better Implement Spare Parts Inventory Plan, Says GAO
The Department of Defense needs to better implement its long-term strategy for achieving full visibility over and access to its …More
National Security Course Available to Army Civilians
The Army is accepting nominations for the National Security Management Course, a six-week resident course offered through Syracuse University’s Maxwell …More
GAO Calls On DHS to Tighten Management of Special Acquisition Authority
The Government Accountability Office has called on the Department of Defense to issue guidance to the Department of Homeland Security …More
Air Force Touts Pilot EEO Process
The Air Force is touting a pilot streamlined equal employment opportunity complaint resolution process it launched October 1 called the …More
Army Essay Contest Open
The 2005 Nick Hoge Professional essay competition, an annual essay program dedicated to promoting excellence in Civilian Human Resources management, …More
IRS Evaluation Plans Run Smoothly, but Lack of Documentation Hinders Managerial Review, Says GAO
The Internal Revenue Service successfully carried out three tests in 2004 to evaluate the main sources or error related to …More
Navy Objects to Enhanced EEO Awards
The Navy has objected to awards workplace discrimination decisions in which administrative judges have enhanced the amounts to the employee …More
Rule Proposed to Allow Agency Officials to Protest Competition Outcomes
The Government Accountability Office has proposed allowing certain designated officials to protest A-76 outcomes on behalf of in-house competitors, with …More
GAO: Program Safeguards Fail to Hold Down Material Costs at CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ program safeguards to limit spending on power wheelchairs have failed, the Government Accountability …More
DoD Issues Changes to Post-Government Employment Restrictions
The Department of Defense has announced changes to its ethics regulation aimed at preventing departing personnel from violating federal “revolving …More
Greater Oversight and Partnership Needed for Aviation Security, Says GAO
The Government Accountability Office has called for Increased federal oversight and continuing partnership with the private sector to protect general …More
FAA Plans to Hire 12,500 New Controllers in Over Ten Years
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced plans to hire and train 12,500 new air traffic controllers over the next ten …More
OPM Clears SES at 28 Agencies for Higher Performance-Based Salaries
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that along with the Office of Management and Budget, it has certified the …More
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
Union 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
