VA Overstates Home-Based Care Workload, Says GAO
The Department of Veterans Affairs overstates its home-based primary care workload by measuring it according to the number of days …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersPartnership for Public Service Announces “Extreme Hiring Makeover”
The Partnership for Public Service has announced that it has formed a consortium of experts to sort out the hiring …More
Course: Performance Based Acquisition and Contract Performance Management
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a course in partnership with Acquisition Solutions, Inc., for Nov. 15-19 for program …More
GAO: Smart Card Programs Continue to Grow
The adoption of smart card technology throughout the government continues to develop despite the discontinuation or absorption of over half …More
OPM Begins Extensive Human Capital Survey
The Office of Personnel Management is distributing its second federal human capital survey, intended to measure employees’ perceptions about their …More
Air Traffic Controller Union Against Extending Retirement Age
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association has warned the Senate Special Committee on Aging against raising the air traffic controller …More
GAO: Federal Leadership Needed to Develop First Responder Communication
The Government Accountability Office has said that federal leadership is needed at the state and local levels in order to …More
NAPA Report: Park Police Can
The U.S. Park Police, “cannot be effective guardian of urban national parks and also attempt to be a full-service urban …More
OPM Coaches on Entering SES at Blacks in Government Conference
The Office of Personnel Management stressed training and preparation for attendees of the recent 26th annual Blacks in Government training …More
GAO: Nearly All Army Active Duty Reserves Have Pay Problems
The way the Department of Defense provides pay and benefits to mobilized Army reservists is “so error-prone, cumbersome, and complex” …More
Good-Government Groups Merge
In what they called a move to build on the “growing momentum” behind the cause of improving government performance, two …More
Cell Phone Restrictions a Management Right
In two recent decisions, the Federal Labor Relations Authority has upheld management’s right to restrict the carrying of cell phones …More
Supervisor Denied Back Pay for Higher-Level Work
Not getting paid for the level of work done on a temporary higher level assignment is a common complaint among …More
OPM Calls for Consolidated IT Training Framework
The Office of Personnel Management has called for the creation of a federal IT training framework by linking existing training …More
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Union Survey Raises Doubts About
Customs and border protection inspectors and border patrol agents have raised doubts about the Department of Homeland Security
OPM Announces Inspection, Enforcement Merger
The Office of Personnel Management has issued a new occupational series and a related qualification standard that brings several inspection …More
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
NTEU Lauds House Veto of Private Tax Collection
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
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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
