As Spending Increases So Does Potential for Fraud, Says Report
In a message that could apply equally to all agencies set to receive increased funding through laws enacted in 2021 …More
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Implementing Rules Proposed under FBI Whistleblower Law
The Justice Department has proposed rules to enhance whistleblower protections for FBI employees, including widening the definitions of what are …More
GSA Issues Security Guide for Agency Procurement of 5G Technology
The GSA has issued a guide for agency procurement of fifth generation (5G) wireless technology under a 2020 law that …More
Bills on Management Practices Advance in Senate
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has advanced a number of bills affecting agency management practices that it …More
OPM Loosens Requirements for Hiring by Small Agencies
OPM has loosened requirements for small agencies that hire in relatively small numbers and which in many cases contract with …More
Pandemic Relief Programs Added to Long-Standing Problems with Improper Payments, Says GAO
The GAO has said that while the pandemic aggravated problems with improper payments in federal programs, the issue is a …More
Contest Produces Ideas for Recruiting Younger People for Federal Work
The winning entries a contest seeking ideas for recruiting younger people to work in the government focused on appealing to …More
Use In-House Capabilities to Ramp Up Production, Union Urges DoD
The AFGE union has urged the Defense Department to use its own facilities—and federal employees—rather than turn to contractors to …More
More Detailed Plan Needed on Interagency Clean Fuel Initiative, Says GAO
The “roadmap” produced last fall by agencies involved with carrying out a Biden administration initiative for alternative fuels for aviation …More
RPA and IA: How Should Agencies Start Their Automation Journey?
Gartner anticipates that by 2024, 75% of governments will have at least three hyper-automation initiatives launched or underway. The analyst …More
MSPB Finds Reprisal after only ‘Constructive’ Knowledge of Disclosures
The MSPB has agreed with a hearing officer’s finding that an employee suffered reprisal for whistleblowing even though management did …More
EEO Complaints Taking Longer to Resolve, Costing Agencies More, Says EEOC
Use of alternative dispute resolution prevents many federal workplace disputes from becoming formal EEO complaints but when such complaints go …More
Spyware on Government Devices Poses Risks to Federal Personnel, Says White House
President Biden has issued an executive order banning government use of commercial spyware that it said “poses distinct and growing …More
Government-Wide, VA-Specific Management Bills Introduced
Among bills recently introduced in Congress are: • S-930, to require OMB, GSA and the CIO Council to issue new …More
Staffing Shortages Hampered Pandemic Response at BoP, Report Says
Staffing shortages hampered the Bureau of Prisons’ response to the pandemic, while the pandemic itself and the steps the agency …More
Bills Reintroduced on Cost Saving Suggestions, Duplicative Programs
A bipartisan bill (S-812) from the prior Congress has been introduced in the Senate to expand the authority for paying …More
Union Membership in Federal Workforce Rising, White House Says
Membership in federal employee unions is up by about 80,000 under a Biden administration initiative for both the federal sector …More
IG Reissues Report Critical of Controls over Official Time at GPO
The inspector general’s office at the Government Printing Office has reissued a report from last year critical of the agency’s …More
DoD Needs New Approach to Hiring, Says Review
The Defense Department’s talent acquisition problem “extends well beyond STEM hires” that have drawn special attention and overall must change …More
OPM Tells Agencies to Report on Use of Physicians’ Allowances
OPM has told agencies to report by March 31 on the “physicians comparability allowance,” a form of recruitment/retention incentive under …More
Rulings Address Standards for Deeming Actions Retaliatory
Rulings by the MPSB and a federal appeals court have addressed standards for deeming disciplinary actions against federal employees to …More
GSA Proposes Changes to Excess Property Disposal Policies
The GSA has proposed changes to policies related to declaring federal agency real estate excess for purposes of making it …More
Weak, Repetitive Passwords a Common Problem in Government, Says Report
Use of weak and/or repetitive passwords is a common problem in government, according to a report by a cybersecurity firm …More
OPM Calls for Data on Ratings, Awards for High-Level Employees
OPM has told agencies to report by May 26 on their fiscal 2022 performance ratings and the resulting performance-based pay …More
Guidance on FOIA Compliance Reinforced
The Justice Department has issued new guidance to agencies on carrying out policies it set last year stressing the “presumption …More
Audit Recommends Tighter Pre-Hiring Scrutiny at VA
An inspector general audit has recommended that the VA tighten scrutiny of job candidates under a law and the department’s …More
Reviewers on Many Complex Claims Cases at VA Not Fully Qualified, Says IG
Many benefit claims of the sort that the VA considers to be complex are reviewed by employees who are not …More
OPM Extends Authority to Waive Use-or-Lose Leave Policies Due to Pandemic
OPM has extended the authority agencies have to waive use-or-lose annual leave provisions for their employees who are unable, for …More
OMB Credits Technology Modernization Fund as It Hits Five Years
At the five-year mark of the Technology Modernization Fund, “it’s safe to say that the TMF works and it works …More
Change Proposed to Relocation Policies for Alternative Fuel Vehicles
GSA has proposed a change to relocation reimbursement policies that will allow for agency-paid shipment of employee-owned alternative fuel vehicles—mostly …More
