Many Suspended Postal Facilities in Extended Limbo, Says Report
The status of many Postal Service facilities whose operations have been suspended for various reasons remains unsettled despite a policy …More
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Supreme Court Upholds Bargaining Rights for ‘Dual Status’ Employees
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld bargaining rights for “dual status” technicians, saying that federal employee labor law applies to …More
GSA Proposes Revisions to Temporary Quarters Reimbursement
The GSA has proposed rules to set up a new form of reimbursing federal employees for living costs associated with …More
EEOC Issues Guidance on Using AI in Employment-Related Decisions
The EEOC has issued guidance on how use of artificial intelligence by employers including federal agencies can implicate protections of …More
USPS Injury Compensation Costs High, but Potential Savings are Limited, Says IG
The Postal Service’s costs workplace injury and illness benefits have been three-tenths to four-tenths higher than benchmark private sector companies …More
Report Recommends Increased Active Shooter Training for IRS Employees
In a report focusing on the IRS but addressing an issue common across federal agencies, the inspector general’s office there …More
Property Management, Privacy Protections Still Need GSA’s Attention, GAO Says
GAO has said that while there are some two dozen recommendations it has made to GSA still open, only six …More
GAO: Staffing Shortages Hamper Agencies’ Ability to Use, Monitor AI
Shortages of qualified employees are hampering federal agencies’ abilities to both incorporate artificial intelligence into their own operations and to …More
Committee Advances Bills on Training, Procurement, Other issues
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: * S-285, to formally authorize and provide an ongoing source …More
MSPB Says Boosting IT Staffing Not Just a Matter of Recruiting
Federal agencies have been eying IT workers laid off recently by the private sector as potential job candidates, but addressing …More
STEM Scholarship Program Showing Results, DoD Says
A Defense Department scholarship program for students in the STEM fields that comes with a service requirement afterward is showing …More
Keep COVID-Related Accommodations for Employees in Place, EEOC Says
The EEOC has updated its guidance applying to federal agencies as well as to the private sector on workplace considerations …More
Executive Boards Highlight Work on Federal Employee Safety, Career Development
The annual report on Federal Executive Boards for 2022 highlights their role in emergency preparedness and safety for federal employees, …More
More Sharing among Agencies of SSA Death Data Would Help Fight Fraud, Report Says
Lack of access to the SSA’s records of deaths continues to leave federal programs vulnerable to fraud, the Pandemic Response …More
Management-Related Bills Readied for Voting in Senate
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has filed reports on a series of bills it approved recently, typically …More
Retirements, Turnover Increased in Fiscal 2022
Retirements and other forms of turnover among federal employees rose by around 11,000 in fiscal 2022, according to newly posted …More
Senators Urge Filling Vacant IG Positions
Two senators active in agency oversight issues have urged the White House to make nominations for vacant inspector general positions, …More
Records Lacking on VA Spending of Pandemic Relief Funds, IG Says
The VA did not keep adequate records of how it spent supplemental funds under one of the early pandemic relief …More
GSA Releases Tools to Promote Equity in Procurement
The GSA has announced new online tools designed to “help agencies find businesses that are new to the federal marketplace, …More
New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Federal Workers in 2023
President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill in late 2022, which featured two new laws set to …More
Audit Shows Pandemic’s Impact on Backlog of Requests for Veterans’ Records
The backlog of requests for veterans’ records increased on the order of 10 times due to the pandemic, rising from …More
OPM Moves to Further Limit Role of Salary History in Setting Pay for New Hires
When setting starting pay for newly hired employees, federal agencies could not take into consideration their history of salaries when …More
Understaffed by a Third, FEMA Needs to Better Assess Hiring, Efforts Says GAO
The GAO has called on FEMA to better assess the effectiveness of its hiring efforts, noting that the agency has …More
CFC Results Announced; Support for Next Campaign Sought
Last fall’s Combined Federal Campaign raised $72.6 million and a special pledge period related to humanitarian relief for Ukraine raised …More
Further Guidance Coming on Agency Use of AI, White House Says
The Biden administration has said it plans to issue additional guidance on federal agency use of artificial intelligence, citing a …More
Overwork Taking a Toll on ICE, CBP Agents, Says Report
While the numbers of ICE and CBP agents have held about steady in recent years their workload has increased, creating …More
OPM Encourages Agencies to Support Employees’ Mental Health
OPM has encouraged agencies to support their employees’ mental health, pointing to resources and policies in that area in conjunction …More
ATF ‘Intentionally’ Misclassified Some High-Level Jobs, OSC Says
An investigation has confirmed that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “intentionally” misclassified some higher-level positions as involving …More
Data from GSA Pilot Project on Contracts Not Accurate or Useful, Report Says
A GSA pilot project for collecting data on contracts under the multiple awards system yielded information that is not accurate …More
Park Service, USPS Top Favorability Ratings in Survey
The National Park Service and the Postal Service topped the favorability ratings among federal agencies in a recent Pew Research …More
