House Panel Identifies Network Security as Key Weakness
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, says agencies …More
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The maximum amount that agencies can give to employees for repaying their student loans has increased under the National Defense …More
Performance Fund Establishes Reward System
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2004 establishes Human Capital Performance Fund that allows agencies to reward employees …More
OPM Clarifies New DoD HR Rules
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2004 provides for a number of changes regarding pay and leave administration, …More
Dates for eTravel Implementation Set
The General Services Administration’s Office of Government-wide Policy has issued a final rule setting the timeframe for agencies to implement …More
Characteristics of the Senior Executive Service
Here are some of the characteristics of the federal government’s elite executive cadre: Most SES members are career appointees. More …More
MSPB Splits over Postmaster Firing
The Merit Systems Protection Board recently split over whether the U.S. Postal Service properly fired a postmaster described as “lax …More
Mileage Reimbursement Rates Rise
The government has raised the rate of reimbursement for the use of private transportation on official business, effective January 1, …More
Union Launches Contracting Attack Ads
The American Federation of Government Employees is launching a series of television ads aimed at curbing the contracting out of …More
MSPB to Close Some Offices
The Merit Systems Protection Board plans to close its offices in Boston and Seattle by mid-March. And it’s Denver and …More
House Subcommittee Grades Agencies on Network Security
Overall, the federal government got a “D” for information security (an improvement over last year’s F), on the fourth annual …More
Lawmakers Cite Postal Reform as Priority in 2004
The House Government Reform Committee’s special panel on postal reform and oversight will push postal industry reform for the second …More
Constructive Suspension Finding Reversed by Board
The Merit Systems Protection Board recently reversed an administrative judge’s finding that a Social Security Administration benefits technician was constructively …More
Enhanced e-Training Initiative Lauded
The Office of Personnel Management received a 2003 Government Technology Leadership Award in recognition of its GOLEARN.gov initiative, which provides …More
DoD Needs Strategic Approach to Bandwidth Procurement
The Defense Information Systems Agency needs to provide quicker, faster and more cost effective bandwidth procurement services if it wants …More
New Medicare Bureau to Look Outside
In what could be an ominous sign of where agencies will look to fill important management positions, the recently enacted …More
More Rigorous Performance Evaluation
Although the SES long has been one of focal points of performance evaluation in the executive branch, the new compensation …More
SES System to Be Converted January 11
The new compensation and job evaluation system for senior executive service members in which they re to be “judged, and …More
Nominations for Exec Award Being Accepted
The Office of Management and Budget has sent a memo to agencies inviting applications for an award whose winner may …More
SES System Could Set Example
The new SES pay system will be important not only for SES members but also for other employees, particularly managers. …More
Breakoff of SES Emphasized
Bush administration officials say that one effect of recently enacted authority to change the pay system for federal senior executives …More
MSPB Denies VA Nurse’s Bid to Reopen Appeal
The Merit Systems Protection Board recently rejected a former Department of Veteran’s Affairs nursing assistant’s bid to reopen his appeal …More
GAO: IRS Can Do More to Ensure Agencies File Accurate Returns
The IRS needs to do more to ensure that agencies file correct information returns for vendor payments and follow up …More
OPM Issues Guidance for Dec. 26 Closing
All executive branch departments and federal agencies are closed and their employees are excused from duty on Friday, December 26, …More
OPM Announces Groups Eligible for FLTCI
D.C. Government employees and retirees employed before October 1, 1987, federal deferred annuitants who separate with title to a deferred …More
GAO: Justice’s OST Needs Better Program Assessment
The Department of Justice’s Office of Science and Technology, in DoD’s National Institute of Justice, manages technology used by public …More
OPM Announces 2004 COLAs
The Office of Personnel Management has announced details for cost of living adjustments to be reflected in 2004 benefit payments …More
GPRA Management Seminar
The Office of Personnel Management is offering a five-day seminar for mid-level federal managers or management team members looking to …More
MSPB Denies ‘Whistleblower’ Appeal
The Merit Systems Protection Board recently ruled that an individual who was not selected for a position with the IRS …More
Management Course for Budget and Performance
The Office of Personnel Management is offering a five-day course for managers responsible for integrating budget with performance in their …More
