In Face of Worker Losses, SSA Revamps Hiring Strategy
Facing the prospect of loosing over half of its workforce in the next ten years — up to 38,000 employees …More
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An amendment to the Transportation, Treasury appropriations bill for 2005 prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from contracting out tax collection. …More
Card Restriction Struck Down
During preliminary voting on its version of the 2005 Transportation-Treasury appropriations bill, the House struck out for technical reasons language …More
GSA Announces New City Pair Airline Contracts
The General Services Administration has announced new city pair contracts for discounted air travel on 4,345 routes, which it expects …More
Course: Managing Project Managers
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a “specialty” course for Oct. 19 – 21 for executives and program managers …More
NIH Using Loan Repayment Program to Drive Research, Offers $35K Per Year
The National Institutes of Health has announced that its student loan repayment program can repay up to $35,000 for health …More
DoD Announces Green Procurement Policy
The Department of Defense has announced a new environmentally friendly procurement policy, affirming “100 percent compliance with federal laws and …More
Save $40 on Your Next Getaway
JUST NEED TO GET AWAY? Escape now for the weekend and we’ll put $40 in your pocket! From now until …More
Effect of Terrorism-Focus on Other FBI Priorities Inconclusive, Says GAO
Shifting priorities within the Federal Bureau of Investigation toward counter-terrorism have not had a conclusive effect on its traditional crime …More
OPM Increases E-Training for Intelligence, Defense, Homeland Security
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that it has retained the National Technical Information Service and FasTrac as additional …More
Be Careful about Political Events On-Site
The Office of Special Counsel, which is in charge of enforcing the Hatch Act,has issued an advisory addressing candidate visits …More
FAA Ordered to Hire Additional Systems Specialists
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has upheld an arbitrator’s decision ordering the Federal Aviation Administration to raise its number of …More
GAO: Tax Haven Companies Have Advantage in Federal Contracting
Tax haven contractors — U.S. subsidiaries of corporate parents located in tax haven countries — may have an advantage when …More
OPM Links Presidential Quality Award to PMA
The Office of Personnel Management has announced two changes to the president’s quality award program — used to recognize programs …More
OPM Updates Federal Emergency Guides
The Office of Personnel Management has released updated emergency guides for federal employees and managers disclosing the responsibilities of federal …More
Report: More Needs to Be Done to Recruit Mid-Career Candidates
Even though the number of mid-career hires from outside the government has increased since 2000, 85 percent of those jobs …More
Mid-Career Government Hires From Private Sector Increase
The number of mid-career candidates — GS 12 to GS 15 — hired from outside the government to fill managerial …More
Project Management Course
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a course for Sept. 27 — Oct. 1 for new or potential project …More
OMB Appoints New E-Gov, IT Administrator
The Office of Management and Budget has appointed a new e-government and IT administrator that it says will help it …More
OMB Issues Additional Guidance for E-Gov Assessment
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo for chief information officers containing additional guidance on what it …More
Guidance Issued on Excused Absences
The Army has issued guidance to supervisors on the use of excused absence, saying that while supervisors may grant such …More
GAO Issues FFMIA Checklist
The Government Accountability Office has issued a core financial systems requirements checklist designed to help reviews of agency core systems …More
OPM Calls for Government-wide IT Training Framework Based on Clinger-Cohen Competencies
The Office of Personnel Management has announced its intention to link existing government-wide IT training programs into a consolidated framework …More
Advisory Recounts Instance of Conflict of Interest, False Travel Claims
An advisory from Department of Defense’s Standards of Conduct Office includes the description of a former Air Force employee that …More
Talks Between FDIC and Employee Union Break Down
Talks between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Treasury Employee Union about a legislative personnel package have broken …More
GAO: Management Needs to Reduce Cost Increases at Bonneville Power Administration
Both cost and demand continue to rise at the Bonneville Power Administration, which sells electricity from the federal power system …More
OPM To Offer Project Management Training Courses On-Location
The Office of Personnel Management has responded to demand for project management courses by restructuring and beefing up those it …More
Jump in FOIA Requests
The total number requests under the freedom of information act for fiscal 2003 rose 36 percent over 2002, to an …More
Pipeline Safety Enforcement Program Needs Stronger Management, Says GAO
The Department of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety which regulates the flow of hazardous liquids such as natural gas, cannot …More
Nielsen Ranks USAJobs Fifth Most Popular Job Site
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that one year after revamping USAJobs, traffic has increased eight-fold and that with …More
