OPM Clarifies Educational Credential Rules
Under the Office of Personnel Management’s qualifications for general schedule positions, degrees obtained from schools designated non-accredited/pending are acceptable provided …More
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A report following an interagency seminar on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities hosted by the Department of Labor cites …More
OPM and Labor Partner to Promote Asian-Pacific Americans
The Office of Personnel Management has announced a partnership with the Department of Labor to reach out to Asian Pacific …More
GAO: Mixed Success for Postal Supply Chain Management
The Postal Service has had mixed success with supply chain management initiatives it began in 2002 aimed at improving its …More
Note of Irony in Veto Threat
Watchers of federal contracting-out policy found a note of irony in a recent statement by the Office of Management and …More
Measure Would Codify Program Reviews
Federal programs would have to be reviewed on a five-year cycle to determine whether they should be continued, modified or …More
CIO Council Reviews IT Investment Measurement Tool
The contractor said that as a top-down methodology, BSCs are most effective when “organizations cascade them down and throughout organizations …More
NNSA to Overhaul Security Management With Pilot Program
The National Nuclear Security Administration, an agency in the Department of Energy that maintains the nuclear arsenal and provides nuclear …More
Science Agencies Collaborate to Launch Science.gov 2.0
The Department of Energy has announced the launch of Science.gov 2.0, an online database of over 47 million pages of …More
Congress to Step in if Clearance Backlog Persists
In a letter claiming that continuing security clearance delays for government contractors could affect national security, House Government Reform Committee …More
OPM Moves Ahead With New IT Policies, Casts Self as Role Model
The Office of Personnel Management has announced three new internal IT policies to improve the coordination and oversight of procurements, …More
Union Appeals OCC Pay Decision
The National Treasury Employees Union is appealing a Federal Labor Relations Authority decision that the Office of the Comptroller of …More
Legislation Would Give Employees A-76 Appeal Rights
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Carl Levin, D-Mich., have introduced …More
PPS Releases College Recruitment Handbook
The Partnership for Public Service, working to promote employment in the federal government, has released a handbook designed to help …More
SES Briefings Scheduled for June 16
New senior executive service briefings will take place June 16 in Washington D.C., featuring discussions on current issues facing the …More
AIE Performance Measurement Pilot Estimates $20 Million in VA Savings
The Federal Chief Information Officers Council has run a pilot program for a commercial performance assessment method, “applied information economics” …More
OPM Cites Agency Education As Diploma Mill Remedy
The Office of Personnel Management told a Senate panel that it is using seminars to train federal managers and HR …More
GAO: Agency Funds Went to Diploma Mills, Unclear How Much
Federal employees have used government funds to purchase bogus degrees from diploma mills, but agency records do not reveal exactly …More
Continuity of Operations Plans Tested
The Department of Homeland Security and over 40 agencies tested continuity of operations plans during a two-day exercise from May …More
GSA Creates Center for Acquisition Excellence
The General Services Administration has announced the launch of the federal supply service center for acquisition excellence, designed to provide …More
CIO Report Draws IT Performance Measurement Conclusions
Prior to incorporating “consensus building,” into its methodology, an IT performance measurement contractor said its corporate clients would cease to …More
DHS Launches Website to Manage Vendor Information
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the launch of a site where information technology vendors can submit details about …More
OPM, DoD Partner to Fill Vacancies
The Office of Personnel Management says it is helping to drive traffic to the Department of Defense’s SOFIA website, established …More
GAO Questions Grant Use at EPA, Calls for Better Documentation
EPA often does not document its reasons for choosing a grant instead of a contract in its award decision memorandums …More
Free Telework Center Trial Offer Extended
A free 60-day telework center trial has been extended through June 30, 2004, for employees and agencies new to the …More
SES Rules Still Pending
Although changes in certain senior executive service compensation and other policies were enacted into law late in 2003, the Bush …More
Report Cites Progress in Finding Work for Disabled
Federal agencies are making progress in implementing the White House’s initiative launched in February 2001 to encourage and aid the …More
GAO: Small Business Contract Measures Needed at DoD
The Department of Defense needs measures for its small business-subcontracting program, the General Accounting Office has said. It said small …More
GSA Announces 2004 Management Conference
The General Services Administration has announced that it is holding the 24th annual “management of change” conference on May 24-26 …More
OMB Boasts Waste Reduction
Federal agencies are better managing the costs of their programs and successfully working to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, the …More
