Unions Pledge Continuity of Efforts
Following Bush’s re-election, leaders of the National Treasury Employees Union and the American Federation of Government Employees, both of which …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersConference Focuses on HR Issues Post-Election
The federal section of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources has scheduled a conference for Nov. 18-19 at …More
EPA, State, Discuss Performance Budget Strategy
The Environmental Protection Agency used the “business reference model” to develop a performance framework and budget, and presented its initial …More
Good Performance Budgets ‘Get Performance Into Debate,’ Says AABPA
Good performance budgets, rather than leading to more funding outright, do the job of “getting performance into the debate,” while …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
Employee Charged for Snow Day While on Leave
Finding that employees are required to work at their approved alternate work site on days that the official duty site …More
Highlights of Flexibilty Act
Here are some of their highlights of the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act: Recruitment, Retention and Relocation Bonuses: Federal agencies will …More
OPM Begins Training on New Human Capital Legislation
The Office of Personnel Management began training chief human capital officers at the sixth and latest CHCO session on the …More
Advanced Project Management Course
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a seminar for Dec. 5-9, for experienced project managers with a working knowledge …More
GAO: Room for Improvement in Civil Rights Commission Management
Management of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights – an independent federal agency that monitors and reports on the status …More
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
Other Implementation Issues Outlined
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
