DHS Approves Training Funds for First Responders
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the approval of additional preparedness training courses for emergency responders through its office …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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Seeking to address a backlog in employee background investigations, the Office of Personnel Management has approved a plan to use …More
Senate Panel Passes Whistleblower Protection Measure
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has passed the Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act — S. 2628 — designed to …More
Veterans Preference Generally Applied Correctly
An audit of agency hiring procedures has found that with very few exceptions, veterans preference is correctly applied in hiring …More
House Directs IRS to Put Reductions on Hold Pending Further Justification
The House Appropriations Committee has issued a report directing the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner to put reductions in force on …More
Guidance Issued on Certifying Appraisal Systems
The Office of Personnel Management has issued implementing guidance to agencies on requesting that their performance appraisal systems for their …More
GSA Hopes Share-in-Savings Contracts Will Close Agency Funding Gaps
The General Services Administration has announced the award of six share-in-savings blanket purchase agreements, worth up to $500 million each …More
VA Pay Reform Bill Could Be Sign of Future
Legislation (S-2484) to reform certain pay-setting practices for Department of Veterans Affairs doctors could be a sign of things to …More
Senators Call for Speedy Implementation of Commission Recommendations
Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and ranking member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., have announced their intention to waste no …More
OGE to Hold Free Intro Courses in August
The Office of Government Ethics has scheduled five free introductory ethics courses from August 17 — 31 in suite 500, …More
OPM Plans to Re-Engineer Agency Hiring Practices
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that it intends to build on its work with the Department of Housing …More
DHS Faces Challenges Implementing Personnel System, Says GAO
The Department of Homeland Security faces a number of challenges implementing its proposed personnel system, one that would set precedents …More
Management Structure Issues Remain in NNSA Downsize
The National Nuclear Security Administration — an agency within the Department of Energy responsible for security and management of national …More
Project Management Seminar
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a seminar for Aug. 30 — Sept. 3 for managers and others who …More
Administration Proposes New Framework for Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits
The Bush Administration has asked Congress for the authority to establish a framework for federal law enforcement retirement, classification, and …More
OPM Holds CHCO Meeting at Fairfax Va. Telework Center
The Office of Personnel Management held a recent chief human capital officers council meeting at a Fairfax, Va. telework center …More
What it Will Take to Be Certified
Meanwhile, OPM and the Office of Management and Budget are proposing interim rules stating the standards they will use for …More
New SES Pay Policies Set
In proposed rules set for publication tomorrow, the Office of Personnel Management would formally abolish the traditional method of paying …More
OPM Holds CHCO Meeting at Fairfax Va. Telework Center
The Office of Personnel Management held a recent chief human capital officers council meeting at a Fairfax, Va. telework center …More
Agency Aircraft Can’t Be Counted
In the other report – GAO-04-645 – GAO said it has been unable to arrive at an accurate number of …More
Unused Vehicles, Mismanaged Aircraft Waste Millions, Says GAO
Federal agencies waste millions of dollars on underused cars and by mismanaging the federal aircraft fleet, the Government Accountability Office …More
OPM Enlists EPA To Promote Telework
The Office of Personnel Management has announced an alliance with the Environmental Protection Agency to “improve the education process for …More
DHS Terror Warnings Lack Guidance, Lead to Costs, Says GAO
Federal agencies, states, localities and the public have raised concerns about the threat information they receive and costs they incur …More
No Soliciting in Official Capacity
The Defense Department’s main ethics office has sent out a reminder that the standards of ethical conduct for employees of …More
Union Gets IRS to Release Bonus Amounts Given to Managers
After filing a suit in federal court, the National Employees Treasury Union got the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief …More
MSPB Summarizes Employee Reward Flexibilities
The Merit Systems Protection Board has released a chart summarizing ways agencies can provide incentive awards and recognize employee performance. …More
VA and DoD Still Lacking Blueprint for Data Exchange, Says GAO
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department have undertaken a complex and challenging approach to establishing a two-way …More
OPM Trains DoD Clearance Investigators
The Office of Personnel Management has completed the training of 1,411 of the Defense Department’s Defense Security Service agents and …More
FAA Budget Policy Questioned, Could Mean Loss of Funds
Concerns over rising operating costs at the Federal Aviation Administration have led to scrutiny of its budgeting process and led …More
MSPB Outlines Use of Direct Hire Authority
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 provides for the use of direct hire authority when approved by the Office of …More
