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
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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
GAO: More Consistency in Information Systems Authorization Needed
Federal agencies uniformly report that their certification and accreditation processes meet criteria consistent with those identified in federal guidance, such …More
Agencies Report Using Loan Program as Recruitment Tool
The report also said several agencies commented that the program has enabled them “to remain competitive with the private sector …More
Use of Student Loan Repayment Program Triples
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that agencies’ use of the federal student loan repayment program tripled in fiscal …More
FDIC Asks Congress for Personnel Flexibilities, Union Opposes
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has submitted a request asking Congress for increased and more comprehensive personnel flexibilities. It said …More
Competitions Often Waived in Defense Task Orders, Says GAO
After finding randomly selecting and reviewing 74 task orders at five Department of Defense buying organizations and finding that competition …More
New Book Looks at Trend in Governing by Network
Government executives are increasingly using independent and public organizations to deliver public services and carry out public policy and are …More
GSA Contract to Provide Agencies With Contact Center Services
The General Services Administration has announced a new contract designed to help federal agencies establish single or multidimensional telephone and …More
At Year-End, USA Services Doubles Partners and Logs 230 Million Contacts
USA Services, managed by the General Services Administration’s office of citizen services and communications and designed to provide information to …More
OPM Promotes Telework, Showcases GSA in Seventh Emergency Prep Forum
The Office of Personnel Management has held its seventh emergency preparedness forum, this one addressing agency needs identified in its …More
GAO: Best Practices and Controls Needed in IT Acquisitions at DoD
The Department of Defense’s revised systems acquisitions policies and guidance largely incorporate best practices such as requiring that they be …More
OMB Issues Memo Agency AWTF Obligations
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo instructing agencies holding certain kinds of contracts to deposit fees …More
DHS Faces Significant Financial Management Challenges, Says GAO
The Department of Homeland Security inherited the financial management weaknesses of the 22 agency systems that went into it, including …More
Army Deploys New HR Tool
The Army this month is deploying an automated delegated examining application, a further step toward streamlining, simplifying and speeding up …More
GAO: Performance Goals, Metrics Lacking in Military Education Program
The Department of Defense lacks specific performance goals and metrics to assess the effectiveness of its advanced distributed learning program …More
More Meetings Ahead on NSPS Design
The Defense Department plans to hold another round of consultative talks with unions representing its employees next Tuesday and Wednesday …More
Emergency Procedures Order Stresses Disabled
An executive order (E.O. 13347) issued by President Bush stresses that agencies must appropriately support safety and security for individuals …More
GAO: Problems Linking Grants to Environmental Results Remain At EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is still having problems identifying and achieving environmental results from its grants, which represent $4 billion …More
OMB Amends Audit Requirements
The Office of Management and Budget has announced that it is amending Bulletin No. 01-02, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial …More
Medicare Call Centers Need to Improve Performance, Says GAO
The Government Accountability Office has said that just 4 percent of the 300 test calls it made to 34 Medicare …More
Coalition for Effective Change Endorses Pay for Performance
The Coalition for Effective Change and its 30 or so executive, professional and managerial associations have come out in favor …More
