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
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersOPM 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
OPM Trains HR/Program Officials to Spot Bogus Degrees
The Office of Personnel Management has held a seminar during which approximately 200 hiring and program managers were schooled on …More
GAO Assembles Panel, Offers Advice to a Transforming GPO
The Government Printing Office should focus its mission on information dissemination and transition away from its core printing business, the …More
OPM Releases Emergency Preparedness Survey Results
The Office of Personnel Management has released results of the 2004 federal emergency preparedness survey, saying they indicate significant increases …More
PART Management Seminar
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a seminar for June 28 – 30 for federal managers. Given in Washington …More
OPM Announces e-Clearance Progress
In what it describes as a move to gain efficiencies in the investigative process, and part of an effort to …More
GAO: Security Clearance Backlog Ills Grow at DoD
Long-standing backlogs and delays in determining Department of Defense security clearance for industry personnel persist, as do their adverse effects, …More
Line of Business Initiative Moving Ahead
An initiative seeking to develop business-driven, common solutions to lines of business that span across the government will be in …More
Measuring Law Enforcement Performance Tricky
A pay-for-performance system for law enforcement officers should be based on competencies, the General Accounting Office has said. GAO made …More
GAO Cites Lessons Learned at FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration “did not have the institutional framework in place that could have helped to maximize” the personnel …More
EEOC Looks at Glass Ceiling
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has produced a report on the “glass ceiling” for female managers that, while concentrating on …More
Timing on DHS Changes Uncertain
The decision by the Defense Department to slow down its process of carrying out personnel reforms for its own employees …More
DoD Creates Office for New Personnel System
The Defense Department has created a new program executive office to design and implement the new “national security personnel system” …More
It’s Not All about the Cash
Federal managers trying to convince an applicant to take a federal job instead of pursuing opportunities in the private sector …More
PPS Responds to Biodefense Directive
The Partnership for Public Service responded to the Bush administration’s recently signed biodefense directive instructing agencies on how to defend …More
OPM: CHCOs Need to Put Security Measures in Place
Many agencies need to better communicate with employees and unions about security measures, the Office of Personnel Management has said. …More
