Budget Heavy-Hitters Headline Spring Symposium
NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe and highly regarded commentator on all things federal budget Stan Collendar are headlining the American Association …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
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If your agency or organization would like to increase its exposure to the federal government, we are now offering newsletter …More
Board Reverses Veterans Preference Decision
The Merit Systems Protection Board recently overturned an administrative law judge’s decision affirming a mail handler’s removal during her probationary …More
OPM Testifies Against Postal Service Retirement Bailout
Office of Personnel Management Deputy Director Dan G. Blair testified before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs opposing further relief–$27 …More
DHS Personnel System Upholds Rights, Says OPM Director
The Homeland Security Act leaves employee rights intact, said Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James in testimony before …More
Board Reverses Veterans Preference Decision
The Merit Systems Protection Board recently overturned an administrative law judge’s decision affirming a mail handler’s removal during her probationary …More
OPM Testifies Against Postal Service Retirement Bailout
Office of Personnel Management Deputy Director Dan G. Blair testified before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs opposing further relief …More
DHS Personnel System Upholds Rights, Says OPM Director
The Homeland Security Act leaves employee rights intact, said Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James in testimony before …More
Appeals Court Adopts Board’s Removal Standard
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently adopted the Merit Systems Protection Board’s approach to determine whether …More
DoD, OPM, Unions Meet Over NSPS
The Defense Department, the Office of Personnel and Management and labor unions have concluded a series of meetings concerning labor …More
BRAC Criteria to Emphasize Military Value
Military value will be the focus in the final selection criteria to be used in the 2005 round of base …More
Appeals Court Adopts Board’s Removal Standard
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently adopted the Merit Systems Protection Board’s approach to determine whether …More
DoD, OPM, Unions Meet Over NSPS
The Defense Department, the Office of Personnel and Management and labor unions have concluded a series of meetings concerning labor …More
BRAC Criteria to Emphasize ‘Military Value’
Military value will be the focus in the final selection criteria to be used in the 2005 round of base …More
Federal Budget Corner; Federal Debt: A Primer for Managers
Federal managers and supervisors generally do not have to worry about federal debt issues, something typically left up to politicians …More
MSPB Finalizes Restructuring Plan
The Merit Systems Protection Board has announced that it is moving ahead with its plans to close its Boston and …More
GAO: Agency Competitive Sourcing Not Focused on Outcomes
The Office of Management and Budget needs to help agencies consistently classify positions as governmental or commercial, identify functional areas …More
Federal Budget Corner
Federal Debt: A Primer for Managers Federal managers and supervisors generally do not have to worry about federal debt issues, …More
MSPB Finalizes Restructuring Plan
The Merit Systems Protection Board has announced that it is moving ahead with its plans to close its Boston and …More
GAO: Agency Competitive Sourcing Not Focused on Outcomes
The Office of Management and Budget needs to help agencies consistently classify positions as governmental or commercial, identify functional areas …More
DoD: Military Supply Chain Lacks Common Metrics
The military’s logistics system needs to be further modernized, as was shown by the tendency of U.S. ground forces to …More
Hope Held Out for Travel Comp Time
The Bush administration has signaled its willingness to reconsider its opposition to a proposal that would allow federal employees who …More
How to Write an Effective Executive Qualification Statement
The Office of Personnel Management’s guide to writing executive qualification statements says that the key is to be specific — …More
More Scrutiny of Purchase Cards Coming
Scrutiny of the use of government purchase cards, which in 2002 accounted for $15.2 billion in expenditures, will continue in …More
How to Write an Effective Executive Qualification Statement
The Office of Personnel Management’s guide to writing executive qualification statements says that the key is to be specific — …More
More Scrutiny of Purchase Cards Coming
Scrutiny of the use of government purchase cards, which in 2002 accounted for $15.2 billion in expenditures, will continue in …More
Senator Seeking Additional $14 Billion for DHS, Half for First Responders
Governmental Affairs Committee ranking member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., is proposing a $14 billion supplement to the $47 billion requested in …More
MSPB Issues Staffing Tool Overview
Managers can get direct hire authority from the Office of Personnel Management in order to fill critical shortages, according to …More
GAO: Limited Understanding of Pay-for-Performance at Federal Level
The know-how for implementing pay-for-performance at the federal level is cause for concern, said the General Accounting Office following a …More
Senator Seeking Additional $14 Billion for DHS, Half for First Responders
Governmental Affairs Committee ranking member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., is proposing a $14 billion supplement to the $47 billion requested in …More
