FLRA Down to Two Members; MSPB May Soon Be Up to Two
The FLRA is now down to two members, on the expiration of the term of Susan Tsui Grundmann, a Biden …More
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OPM Says It Will Make FedScope Data More Timely
OPM has announced an update to FedScope to be finished in the fall, to include more current posting of accessions, …More
HUD Move Questioned as FBI Move Announced
House and Senate members from Virginia have pressed the GSA for information regarding the planning and impact of the planned …More
GSA Set to Expand Contracting Policy Despite ‘Failed’ Test, Report Says
The GSA is set to make mandatory a system for collecting data on contracts under the multiple awards system even …More
IG Calls for Stronger USPS Oversight of Commercial Mail-Receiving Sites
An inspector general report has called for stronger oversight by the USPS of “Commercial Mail Receiving Agencies”—privately owned sites for …More
Proposed Bill Could Steer More Agency Contract Spending to Small Businesses, Says Report
A bill pending in the House (HR-2804) could steer to small businesses more federal agency spending on contracts by extending …More
Mail Theft Crackdown: Staying Informed on New State and Federal Approaches
On June 23, 2025, three men from Lima, Ohio, were sentenced in federal court for a violent November 30, 2023 robbery of a USPS …More
Disclosures of Safety Hazards at USDA Site Confirmed, Says OSC
Whistleblower disclosures regarding safety and maintenance hazards at an Agriculture Department site in Maryland have been confirmed and the USDA …More
GAO Calls for Better Workforce Planning at Component of Commerce Department
The GAO has called for more attention to workforce planning at the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which …More
Concerns Raised about Drone Surveillance at DoD Bases, Other Federal Facilities
The chair of a House Oversight subcommittee and several other Republican members said there is an “urgent need for legislative …More
OPM Issues ‘Career Path Guide’ Under Evidence Act
OPM has taken the latest step in carrying out the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act by issuing a model career …More
Audit Finds Another Agency Falling Short on Whistleblower Protections
The Peace Corps is the latest federal agency found to not be in full compliance with protections in whistleblower law …More
Response Still ‘Emerging’ to Quantum Computing’s Threat to Agencies, Says GAO
A national strategy to address the security threats raised by quantum computing is still “emerging,” while experts project that computers …More
‘Gold Standard Science’ Order Calls for Tighter Control Over Research, Findings
The White House has instructed agencies on steps required under an executive order on “restoring gold standard science” which asserts …More
VA Appointment Scheduling Systems Suffer from Over-Complexity, Says GAO
The VA’s complex processes for scheduling veterans’ health care appointments “make scheduling difficult” for both the veterans and for VA’s …More
Hill Democrats Raise Another Challenge to Spending, Reorganization Actions
Senior Democrats on the Appropriations Committees of both the House and Senate have raised challenges to Trump administration actions on …More
Dog Attacks Against Letter Carriers Rise Again
Dog attacks on letter carriers increased by some 300 to above 6,000 in 2024 following an increase of some 500 …More
Trump Order on Cybersecurity Shifts Roles of Agencies, Says Report
President Trump’s recent executive order on cybersecurity in sum would “reduce the involvement of federal agencies in shaping the nation’s …More
USPS Pushes Back Against Senate Plan to Scrap Vehicle Electrification
The USPS has objected to “the real and foreseeable damage that would be caused by arbitrarily scrapping one part of …More
Opinion | Commentary
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service: Misinformation and Mission Failure
“ The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.” — Isaac Asimov When the federal agency …More
Report Shows Positive Effect on Recruitment, Retention of Remote Work
A new GAO report on remote work by federal employees says that agencies found it had positive impacts on both …More
Remote Work Isn’t Dead but Impact Now Harder to Assess, Says GAO
The Trump administration’s return-to-office directive greatly cut back remote work by federal employees but did not eliminate it, GAO has …More
Audit Finds Unauthorized Apps on GPO-Issued Cell Phones
In the latest in a line of reports involving many agencies, the inspector general’s office at the GPO has identified …More
OPM Wants Supervisors to Produce a ‘Positive and Compliant’ Federal Workplace
OPM’s new directive on federal employee performance evaluations and their implications includes a message that wants supervisors to produce a …More
Senate Measure Includes New Federal Employee Bonus Authority
Among the provisions drawing relatively little attention in the Senate version of a key budget measure is language creating a …More
Another Simulated Attack Finds Weakness in Agency Cyber Defenses
A simulated attack by the inspector general’s office at the Commerce Department found weaknesses in a component’s cyber defenses, the …More
Agencies, CBP Employees Being Impersonated, Warnings Say
The GSA’s inspector general’s office and the CBP have issued new warnings about federal agencies and individual employees being impersonated …More
A Fifth of Private Sector Workers Still Work Offsite at Least Part-Time, Says GAO
A fifth of private sectors still work offsite at least part of their time, the GAO has said in a …More
Incentives Proved Effective at VA but More Oversight Needed, Says Report
Use of recruitment and retention incentives proved to be effective in addressing staffing shortages at the VA, a report has …More
Trump Orders Consolidation of Federal Wildland Firefighting
President Trump has issued an executive order to consolidate federal wildland firefighting efforts currently split between the Agriculture Department and …More
