Senate Postal Reform Hearings Close, Legislation Forthcoming
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins ended the eighth and final hearing on U.S. Postal Service reform and stated …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAgencies Encouraged to Grant Leave for Volunteer Work
The Office of Personnel Management has encouraged agencies to use workplace flexibilities to allow employees to do volunteer work in …More
OPM Launches Fellows Program, Cites Employee Exodus
The Office of Personnel Management has formally relaunched the Presidential Management Intern program as the Presidential Management Fellows program, in …More
Water Cooler Political E-Mails Okay, DoD Says
With both presidential and congressional elections on tap this year, compliance with Hatch Act restrictions on political activities–one of the …More
Management Influence Program
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a program for May 6 – 7 for GS-15s, SES members, and their …More
Navy Pushes ADR Program
The Navy recently sent out an internal memo touting the advantages of alternative dispute resolution in settling workplace conflicts, saying …More
DoD Acquisition Workforce a Test Case
As Congress starts work in the upcoming weeks on the annual authorization bill for the Defense Department, officials expect a …More
More Employee Surveys Coming
A little-noticed provision of the recent Defense Department budget measure for the current fiscal year (P.L. 108-136) requires each executive …More
USDA Launches AgLearn Online Training Program
The Department Agriculture has launched an online training program to provide “one-stop services for delivering, scheduling and managing learning events …More
GAO Advocating GPRA, OMB Not Convinced
The Government Performance and Results Act has established a solid foundation for results-oriented performance planning, measurement, and reporting, the General …More
EEOC Issues Management Directive to Agencies
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released guidance for agencies to establish and maintain effective programs and to accomplish the …More
OPM Rolls Out Health Campaign
In an effort to promote the physical fitness and health of federal employees the Office of Personnel Management has launched …More
Agency COOPs: GAO Calls for Greater FEMA Oversight
Agency Continuity of Operations Plans do not include all the elements of a viable plan as defined by the Federal …More
GAO: DOD Needs Better Anti-Tamper Management
Department of Defense program managers have encountered difficulties in implementing an anti-tamper policy on individual weapon systems as required by …More
Executive Communications Workshop
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a workshop for May 3 — 7 for managers and executives who need …More
OMB Launches eGov Task Force to Help Form Budget
The Office of Management and Budget has announced that it has begun an eGovernment analysis to identify opportunities to reduce …More
OPM Adds Telework Courses to Online Learning Center
The Office of Personnel Management has added an introductory telework course for employees and one for managers to the Gov …More
GAO: SSA Has Yet to Address Disability System Risks
The Social Security Administration is carrying out a risky and accelerated strategy to implement its electronic disability application processing system, …More
Report Identifies Creative Approaches to Competitive Sourcing
The National Academy of Public Administration and the National Commission on the Public Service Implementation Initiative met recently to explore …More
Survey Finds Respondents Like their Jobs
Among supervisors responding to the Army survey, the highest level of favorable responses came to the statements “my job makes …More
Hiring Process Scores Lowest in Army Survey
Issues related to the hiring process scored the highest levels of dissatisfaction in a recent Army survey of its workforce, …More
Minorities and Women Gaining at Higher Levels
The representation of women and minorities as federal executives and managers is increasing, according to latest Office of Personnel Management …More
OPM Issues New Data Requirements for Use of Retirement Incentives
In order to ensure that they follow merit principles agencies are required to provide quarterly and final reports on their …More
GAO Favors Phased-in DHS Personnel System
The General Accounting Office has said it supports a phased approach to implementing Department of Homeland Security management reforms and …More
Group Leadership Course
The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a course for May 18 — 21 for GS-15s, SES members, and their …More
GAO Training Guide Reveals Characteristics of Successful Programs
In updating an exposure draft of its training guide for agencies, the General Accounting Office has identified core characteristics that …More
GAO: Mixed Progress on e-Government
Mixed progress has been made in achieving the 91 objectives originally defined for the 25 e-government initiatives sponsored by the …More
OPM Cautions Against Political Appointments
In anticipation of politically motivated appointments toward the end of the current Presidential term, OPM is promoting merit system principles …More
GAO Wants DoD to Appoint Management Transformation Official
In response to what it called a lack of sustained leadership, a cultural resistance to change, the lack of meaningful …More
GAO Issues To-Do List for DoD Transformation Efforts
The Defense Department is committed to transformation and improving business operations but overhauling the financial management and related business operations …More
