More Use of Limited-Time Appointments, Direct Hire Authority Proposed
A newly introduced Senate bill (S-4027) aimed at speeding up the federal hiring process would allow agencies to make greater …More
A newly introduced Senate bill (S-4027) aimed at speeding up the federal hiring process would allow agencies to make greater …More
The DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a fact sheet for federal agencies and others covered by new …More
Fees the State Department collects for processing passport and visa applications that it uses to fund consular operations dropped due …More
OMB has instructed agencies on complying with new “buy American” requirements under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted late …More
OMB has issued guidance on carrying out a Biden administration initiative to reduce the paperwork burden on the public, as …More
A bipartisan bill (S-4057) offered in the Senate would require creation of a policy on how federal agencies can maximize …More
OPM created a “cybersecurity hiring resources” section on its Future of Work site, saying it will give agencies “easy access …More
A Postal Service report on the first anniversary of its 10-year operating plan cites the conversion of non-career employees to …More
OPM has issued a set of memos either requiring or encouraging agencies to go up to the limits of federal …More
OPM has told agencies to expand the opportunities unions have to communicate with employees, building on earlier instructions to inform …More
Federal agencies should provide regular training specifically for enhancing employees’ data skills and to improve data literacy across all job …More
Eight years after a scandal over VA understating how long veterans were waiting for care at its facilities, the IG …More
The Biden administration has announced implementation plans for two of the three main elements of its President’s Management Agenda, which …More
An update to the President’s Management Agenda adding information about planned strategies and measures of success identifies one of the …More
The Senate has confirmed Krista Boyd, a senior staff member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee as inspector general …More
A report has said that federal agencies lag both other governments and the private sector in “digital maturity” — that …More
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has approved HR-6967, to specify that hiring in the competitive service may not be …More
President Biden has signed into law bill containing a wide-ranging set of changes to the Postal Service that passed the …More
OMB has reminded federal agencies about requirements related to personnel and other management matters in the recently enacted budget measure …More
The GAO has repeated in a House hearings concerns it raised in a report last year on the VA’s oversight …More
The Justice Department should improve the transparency of the process for hiring immigration judges, said an IG report which however …More
In its first ruling involving the Hatch Act since it regained its quorum to again issue decisions, the MSPB board …More
The Partnership for Public Service has launched an “agency performance dashboard” which pulls together workforce and other data on major …More
The inspector general’s at the EPA has recommended that the agency strengthen controls for detecting and removing unapproved software on …More
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved nominees for the inspector general position at OPM and four …More
Public Service Recognition Week this year will be May 1-7, with events to include a May 2 online presentation on …More
A general return of teleworking federal employees to their regular worksites is “long overdue,” the top two House Republicans on …More
OPM has told agencies to report by May 13 on their fiscal 2021 performance ratings and the resulting performance-based pay …More
The Biden administration’s budget includes $300 million for the interagency Technology Modernization Fund to provide up-front funding for upgrading cybersecurity …More
The White House’s fiscal 2023 budget proposal seeks to “refresh” the Federal Executive Board Program, including creating a central $10 …More