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
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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
Lack of Coordination between VA, Medicare Allows for Overpayments, Says Report
Lack of coordination on payments between the Medicare program and the VA’s program for veterans care outside its facilities allowed …More
Workshop on Federal Sector EEO Upcoming
The EEOC has announced a virtual workshop for May 23 from 1-4:15 pm Eastern time titled “A View from the …More
EEOC Summarizes Policies on Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace
The EEOC has issued a guide to how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to employees or job applicants with …More
Report Calls for Tighter Controls over Travel Charge Cards at OPM
An inspector general report has called for tighter controls over the use of government-issued travel charge cards at OPM following …More
GAO Sees Potential for Postal Employees to Get a Charge Out of Their Work
The Postal Service’s need to install charging stations at its facilities as it expands its electric vehicle fleet offers the …More
Guidance Issued on Longer Term Appointments for STEM Positions
OPM has issued guidance on carrying out rules that took effect in January allowing agencies to make term appointments of …More
OPM Centralizing Workforce Data into One Portal
OPM has started centralizing into its opm.gov/data portal a variety of workforce-related statistics it keeps, under the President’s Management Agenda …More
GSA Finalizes Rules to Increase Agency Use of ‘Exchange/Sale’ Authority
The GSA has finalized rules changes designed to increase the use by agencies of the “exchange/sale” authority, under which agencies …More
