Office of Air and Marine Operations Moved to CBP
The Office of Air and Marine Operations has been moved to Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security …More
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The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it will begin using its new unified financial management system, …More
Union Reacts to GSA Manager’s Words in Denial of Protest
The National Treasury Employees Union has announced that it filed a suit against the federal government after the General Services …More
GAO: Traffic Safety Data Program Needs Better Oversight
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration needs to improve the monitoring and oversight of its traffic safety data program, the …More
Report Calls for Better Management of Electronic Records
The Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Archivist and agency inspectors general need to work together to improve electronic …More
Union Seeks Judgment to Stop IRS From Contracting Mailroom Jobs
The National Treasury Employees Union has announced it is seeking summary judgment against the Internal Revenue Service to stop it …More
NSPS Regulation Writing Has Begun
Defense Department officials have started writing rules to put in place the alternative civilian personnel authorities that DoD received a …More
Agencies Required to Establish Management Succession Programs
Agencies are required under the newly enacted Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004 to establish, in consultation with the Office …More
Report Looks at “Soft-Landing” Program for Separated Employees
Agency managers should expand on the traditional benefits to displaced employees such as priority rehire and career counseling by pressuring …More
Report Defends Competitive Sourcing, Says Few Positions Are Actually Lost
Claims that job competitions in the federal government have a negative impact are largely unfounded, according to a new report …More
OPM Calls for SES Candidate Applications
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a call to organizations representing middle managers as well as “communities of veterans, …More
Changes in Congressional Approach Possible
Although the leaders of the committees that primarily handle civil service issues on Capitol Hill apparently will be unchanged in …More
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
Conference 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
