OMB Issues New Competition Reporting Requirements
New reporting guidance for competitive sourcing from the Office of Management and Budget requires agencies to report on actual savings, …More
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The document also describes several other issues involved with the implementation of NSPS, including: Interaction with Department of Homeland Security. …More
DoD Sees Challenge in Change Management
Change management will be one of the major needs in installing the “national security personnel system” that is still on …More
GAO: Grants Could Enhance Regional Emergency Preparedness
The federal government could support regional communication among emergency response organizations through “grant design and requirements” by encouraging structures and …More
Fall Symposium Features Budgeting’s Future
Federal budget and program professionals will gather next month to hear what is in store for them in the coming …More
OPM Issues Memo on Excused Absence for Voting
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a memo on granting federal employees excused absence, or limited time off from …More
New Round of Base Closings Slated for 2005
It’s too early to tell how many civil service jobs will be lost or shuffled in the process, but the …More
Hiring Automation is Organizational Change, Says Report
The report recommended treating hiring as a “critical business process” rather than as an “administrative function,” and managing the introduction …More
Automated Hiring Changes Role of Managers and HR Professionals, Says Report
The introduction of an automated hiring system is labor intensive and requires transitional work, new skills, and changes to the …More
MSPB: Automated Hiring On the Rise
Federal agencies are increasingly using automated hiring systems with the potential to “streamline the application process, assess applicants fairly and …More
TSA and DHS Need to Improve R-and-D Management, Says GAO
The Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security need to step-up management of the research and development of …More
Comp Time for Travel Just a Signature Away
Legislation giving federal employees compensatory time off for time spent traveling for business outside of their normal work schedules (S-129)–along …More
DHS Financial Accountability Act Signed Into Law
The Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act has been signed into law by the president, which the House Government …More
Guidance Covers Waivers and How to Recuse Quietly
The guidance allowed that even though agencies have “legitimate interests in regulating the flow of work among its employees and …More
Office of Government Ethics Issues Memo on Seeking Outside Employment
Prompted by Congressional and media scrutiny on federal employees working with prospective employers, the Office of Government Ethics has reissued …More
Management Assessment Program
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a seminar for Dec. 5-10, for new or experienced supervisors and managers as …More
GAO Sees Opportunities to Sustain Management Progress at FSA
The Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid is making solid progress and addressing key management issues, however, “its …More
Split Disbursement Now Mandatory in Army
Army officials and employee unions have finished bargaining on a guidance implementing the provisions of a law requiring Defense Department …More
Report Recommends New Evaluation Criteria, ‘True’ Screener Pilot Program
TSA needs “measurable criteria to compare and evaluate the performance of both contractor and federal screening operations, said the report. …More
Report Faults TSA Contractor Performance Evaluation
The Transportation Security Administration lacks “consistent performance standards” for evaluating private screener performance, or comparing it to the performance of …More
Whistleblower Bill Hits Hangup
Legislation to increase rights of federal whistleblowers that had been on a fast track for approval before Congress adjourns for …More
Post-Hurricane Hiring Scramble for SBA
The Small Business Administration has begun an aggressive campaign to hire loan officers and construction analysts to work in its …More
DHS Launches First Responder Communications Office
The Department of Homeland Security has launched an Office of Interoperability and Compatibility to facilitate communication among state and local …More
GAO: DoE Needs to Better Track State Implementation of NCLBA
The Department of Education needs to improve the way it tracks how states are implementing key provisions of the “no …More
DoE to Consolidate Field Functions, Appoints Business Center Director
With the appointment of a new director — Jack Craig — to its Cincinnati-based consolidated business center, established in June …More
OPM, HHS Launch Fitness Nudge
The Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Health and Human Services have launched a six-week “healthier-feds physical activity …More
GAO: Steady Adoption of Smart Cards Among Federal Agencies
The adoption of smart cards throughout federal agencies is steadily increasing according to a new report from the Government Accountability …More
Computer Networks Now Offers Unlimited Monthly Internet
Service to All of Federal Manager’s Daily Report Readers Computer Networks, Inc. Is pleased to announce that FEDweek Readers can …More
Adjustments to DoD Accounts Could Be More Visible, Says GAO
Better information could improve visibility over adjustments to the Department of Defense’s research and development funds, the Government Accountability Office …More
Report Lauds Alternatives to ACWA Assessment Method
The report called attention to innovative alternatives to the ACWA assessment, and training and experience point methods, such as the …More
