Digitizing a single form is easy; mapping out how the data collected in the form fits into the business process …More
OPM has told agencies to begin preparing for the annual agency human capital reviews, calling them an “opportunity to engage …More
A bill (HR-6254) calling for a GAO study of the Public Buildings Service within the GSA likely will be the …More
The GAO has called on HHS to improve the personnel planning for an office involved in emergency response, noting that …More
The Senate has passed S-2414, to require federal agencies with working dog programs to meet standards to protect the health …More
In a report whose findings may apply at other agencies, an outside review has found that use of direct hire …More
A webinar will be held January 25 at 1 pm Eastern time on the business of government prong of the …More
Federal agencies’ implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act “continued to be mostly ineffective” in 2021-2022, GAO has said, …More
The House has passed HR-788, to prohibit federal agencies from entering or enforcing civil settlement agreements that require the other …More
An inspector general audit has said that the EPA’s reporting fiscal year 2022 spending in USAspending.gov was “not complete or …More
Federal agency compliance with requirements to make their information and communications technology accessible to people with disabilities “is well below …More
Federal agencies involved with managing public lands still face challenges in addressing backlogs of maintenance on structures such as dams, …More
Cybersecurity initiatives were the focus of most of the grants from the Technology Modernization Fund in fiscal 2023, accounting for …More
Sharing among agencies of information on cyber threats and defensive measures against them “has improved over the past two years, …More
In a report whose findings have broader implications as the government moves to increase its use of electric vehicles, the …More
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided funding for Amtrak that boosted its hiring but that same law also …More
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on the impact on certain ethics policies of the federal employee raise …More
The Defense Department “has taken steps to begin to identify its artificial intelligence workforce” but still lacks a grasp on …More
OPM has launched an online version of the “Plum Book” under a law enacted in late 2022 designed to provide …More
Federal agencies once again received a collective grade of A in the SBA’s annual assessment SBA of how well they …More
Safety hazards at an IRS underground file storage facility in Independence, Mo., remained as of the time of an inspector …More
A backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests pending at federal agencies “continues to persist, indicating that agencies are not …More
OPM has approved government-wide direct hire authority for certain positions related to work on artificial intelligence, citing what it called …More
The CIO Council has previewed the next steps under the Biden administration’s recent executive order on the use of artificial …More
OPM has asked agencies to submit nominations by February 16 for the annual Presidential Rank Awards for career employees in …More
Organizational issues and staffing needs continue to be main challenges for those in the “relatively new” role of agency chief …More
Rules proposed by OPM address pay-related issues arising when agencies temporarily assign employees to higher-graded duties, in the process reminding …More
OMB has issued guidance on making information more accessible to and usable to persons with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act …More
GSA has proposed rules for reducing “single-use, unrecyclable, difficult to recycle, or frequently littered” plastics in purchases under the Federal …More
A newly issued report from OPM on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey conducted in the summer shows top agencies by …More
