Management Bills, Two MSPB Nominees Advance
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved nominees to fill two of the seats on the MSPB …More
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OPM is “at risk with respect to managing and preserving electronic records” an IG audit has found, in part because …More
VA, CDC Enter Data Sharing Agreement
The VA and the CDC have entered an agreement for the sharing of mortality data designed to produce a better …More
Agencies Told to Stress Artificial Intelligence Investments
President Trump has issued an executive order telling federal agencies to prioritize artificial intelligence investments in their R&D, focusing on …More
Disclosures about VA Wait Time Confirmed, Says OSC
The Office of Special Counsel has said that whistleblowing disclosures regarding long waiting times for endoscopy procedures at the VA …More
Long-Standing MSPB Vacancies to Get Attention
The two-year lack of a quorum on the MSPB governing board is to get attention this week on both sides …More
‘Ban the Box’ Bill Reintroduced
Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced in the House and Senate (HR-1076 and S-387) to extend to the federal government the …More
Ethics, Other Bills Introduced
Among the federal employment-related bills offered early in the new Congress is one by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the chair …More
VA Telehealth Visits Pass 1 Million in 2018
The VA has said it conducted more than one million telehealth visits with veterans during fiscal 2018, an increase of …More
Disputes Continue over Who Works During a Shutdown
Disputes are continuing over decisions on which employees in affected agencies were kept on the job during the partial shutdown, …More
Capitol Hill Panels Reorganized, New Leaders Named
In another sign of the changed priorities for Congress with the House now under Democratic control, the main committee there …More
Shutdown Impact at EEOC: Backlogs, Extended Deadlines
The EEOC has said that the partial shutdown resulted in backlogged work in many of its functions and caused it …More
More Than Half of GAO Recommendations to DoD Remain Open
GAO has said that 53 percent of the 1,122 recommendations it made regarding DoD over 2014-2017 remain open, with 41 …More
‘Buy American’ Directives to Agencies Broadened
President Trump has broadened earlier “buy American” directives to agencies, including an executive order he issued in 2017, to spell …More
Negligence Charge against Manager Overturned
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned an agency’s demotion of a manager on charges of “negligence …More
