OPM Participates in FEMA COOP Trainings
The Office of Personnel took part in the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency’s continuity of operations manager trainings in Boston July …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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The Department of Transportation has reached green status on the Office of Management and Budget’s traffic light style scorecard sheet …More
OPM, CHCOs Discuss Hiring Authorities for Vets
The Office of Personnel Management and agency chief human capital officers discussed hiring authorities and flexibilities for vets, students and …More
GAO Assesses Role of CHCO Council
In post-hearing questions to testimony before a House Government Reform Subcommittee — GAO-04-897R — the General Accounting Office said the …More
Leadership Program
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a course for August 30 — September 1 for GS-15s, SES members, and …More
NCR Needs to Step Up Management of First Responder Grants, Says GAO
The National Capital Region, comprising Washington D.C. and surrounding jurisdictions, needs to coordinate planning and develop standards to manage first …More
OPM Calls for Agency Prep in Run-Up to Conventions
As the Republican and Democratic conventions near, the Office of Personnel Management has called on agencies to prepare for disruptions …More
Senators Cite Staffing and Oversight Failures in Botched IT Project
A failed computer-programming project wasted $36 million in federal retirement assets according Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Maine, …More
OPM Holds Fifth Hiring Symposium, Calls on Agencies to Review Internal Process
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that it held its fifth hiring flexibility training symposium, calling on agencies to …More
GAO Recommends Steps to Speed Up DoD Security Clearance Process
The Department of Defense could go further to reduce security clearance backlogs and delays for industry personnel, the General Accounting …More
DHS Awards HR System Contract
The Department of Homeland Security has announced it awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Northrop Grumman IT to support the …More
COO Position Could Help DHS, Says GAO
Establishing a chief operating officer could help the Department of Homeland Security focus long-term attention on management challenges and transformational …More
GAO Reforms Offer Glimpse of Future
The recently enacted internal reforms for the General Accounting Office (PL 108-271), allowing the agency additional personnel flexibilities, may offer …More
GAO Cites Actions for GPO to Continue Transformation Progress
The Government Printing Office, which has seen declining business as more agencies publish documents online and use other services, has …More
New Emphasis on Telecommuting: Preparedness
Advocates of telecommuting by federal employees are trying a different argument in their efforts to spur agencies to offer more …More
Five-Day Leadership Competency Program
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a program for August 9 — 13 for team leaders, managers, and senior …More
NASA Program Management Hindered by Fluctuating Estimates, Says GAO
A lack of disciplined cost-estimating processes has hindered effective program management at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General …More
What an A-76 HR Advisor Will Do
The Army has sent out guidance regarding a new responsibility mandated in agencies by last year’s revision to Office of …More
GSA Establishes Office of Chief Acquisition Officer
The General Services Administration has established the office of the chief acquisition officer that will report directly to GSA Administrator …More
Incomplete Strategic Plan Leads to Redundant Geospatial Investment, Says GAO
Better coordination is needed among federal agencies that are still independently acquiring and maintaining potentially duplicative and costly data sets …More
OPM Trains Under-Participating Agencies on Telework
The Office of Personnel Management has held telework training sessions for the 16 agencies that reported less than two percent …More
Measure Would Boost Managerial Training
The main surviving provisions of the civil service reform measure (S-129) awaiting a House vote have to do with improved …More
Only Train Out Lacks Demo Project Proposal
The House could vote at any time on legislation (S-129) recently cleared by its Government Reform Committee that in Capitol …More
GAO: SES Performance Management Could Be More Results Oriented
While the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Education have …More
DHS Improves Foreign Student Tracking Program, says GAO
Several indicators show that the performance of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System designed to collect and record key …More
Administration Objects to Some Provisions
In a policy statement on the Interior appropriations bill (HR-4568) the Bush administration objected to several provisions affecting its contracting-out …More
House Raps Funds Management at Interior
A report accompanying an appropriations bill for the Interior Department and associated agencies for fiscal 2005 (HR-4568) passed by the …More
OPM Reviews Veteran Re-Employment Rights Before Congress
The Office of Personnel Management has announced that it reviewed the re-employment rights of federal employees upon their return from …More
GSA Reviews Employee Relocation Policies
The General Services Administration has announced it is creating a federal advisory committee composed of government and industry officials to …More
GAO: Comprehensive Plan Needed for DoD Civilian Personnel
The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the defense agencies lack a comprehensive strategic workforce plan to guide their …More
