FLRA Signals Potential Reversal on Union Dues Withholding Policy
The FLRA has indicated that it may reverse a policy it set in 2020 regarding when federal employees can elect …More
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Employee Ethics Program at FTC Not a Special Current Concern for IG
The inspector general’s office at the FTC has said it has no special current concerns regarding compliance with employee ethical …More
Proposed Expansion of VA, TSA Bargaining Rights Falls Short of Enactment
As Congress wrapped up its work for the year it did not accept the expansion of bargaining rights at TSA …More
GAO Gives Generally Positive Review of Personnel Policy Changes at SEC
The SEC has been carrying out recommendations of a series of GAO reports since 2013 to improve personnel management, the …More
OPM Nomination, Other Bills Get Late Capitol Hill Attention
Just before Congress concluded its 2021-2022 session, the Senate confirmed Rob Shriver, OPM associate director of employee services, to become …More
GSA Issues Reminder on Emergency Travel Expenses
The GSA has issued a reminder to agencies that they have the authority under the Federal Travel Regulation to reimburse …More
Spending Bill Keeps Focus on IT, Hiring Issues
The government-wide spending bill enacted last week continues a focus on long-running agency management issues including hiring and IT modernization. …More
Budget Addresses Telework, Office Space, Other Issues
The recently enacted wrap up budget bill for the remainder of the fiscal year contains several provisions calling on agencies …More
EEOC Sets 2023 Schedule for Training
The EEOC has set a schedule of more than 50 federal sector EEO training classes for 2023, beginning in February, …More
Defense Bill Would Refocus State Department Training
Language to better focus State Department training courses, methods and programs toward qualifying foreign service employees for promotional opportunities and …More
GAO Sees Only Mixed Record on Water, Energy Savings Goals
Federal agencies have only a “mixed record” in meeting energy and water efficiency requirements in a series of executive orders …More
Prepare for Upcoming Human Capital Reviews, Agencies Told
OPM has told agencies to begin preparing for the annual agency human capital reviews, calling them an “opportunity to engage …More
OMB Posts Progress Report on Cybersecurity Initiatives
OMB has posted on a new assessment of cybersecurity initiatives at the 24 CFO Act agencies– on practices in the …More
Latest Move Didn’t Solve FPS Staffing Problems, Report Says
GAO has said that the latest of several moves of the Federal Protective Service did not solve the agency’s staffing …More
Grades Flat to Slightly Improved on Latest FITARA Scorecard
Grades for compliance with the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act were largely stable to somewhat improved on the latest …More
Agencies Told to Evaluate Needs for Senior Positions
OPM has told agencies to submit their requests for allocations of senior positions including SES, senior level and senior scientific …More
Congress Approves Bills on IT Security, Contracting, BoP, FEMA
Congress has approved and sent to the White House: * HR-7535, to require OMB to produce a strategy to address …More
Bills on VA Bargaining, Other Issues Advance
The House has passed HR-1948, to provide the full range of bargaining rights to VA “Title 38” health care professionals, …More
Report Recommends Steps toward Better Customer Experience from DHS
Improving the customer experience at DHS “hinges on how the department can modernize and streamline its customer-facing processes, ensure adequate …More
FLRA Changes Direction Again on Arbitration Disputes
The FLRA has reverted to standards it had used before a 2018 decision regarding situations in which an agency can …More
Report Sees Challenges, Suggests Steps on Improving Customer Service
Efforts to improve customer service provided by federal agencies have been hindered by “the baggage of decades of government-centric design” …More
Understaffing Hampering State Department AIDS Program, Says GAO
Staffing vacancies “have led to heavy workload and retention issues” in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program, GAO …More
OPM Call for Data on Telework Coming, with Changes
OPM has told agencies that it will issue in January a data call for its annual report on telework usage, …More
Better Coordination between VA, Medicare on Billing Needed, IG Says
Lack of coordination between the VA’s health care branch and the Medicare program is continuing to allow for duplicative payments …More
Management-Related Measures Become Part of Defense Bill
The DoD authorization bill (HR-7776) now near final approval in Congress includes provisions of several management-related bills that had made …More
Bills on Disaster Planning, Special Retirement Systems Signed
President Biden has signed into law a bill to require federal agencies to take disaster resilience into account when investing …More
IG Finds Disparate Treatment by Gender in FBI Training
An IG report on the FBI’s training process for new special agents and intelligence analysts has found disparate treatment by …More
Webinar Upcoming on Management Agenda
The Biden administration is sponsoring a webinar Tuesday (December 13) from 1-2:15 Eastern time on activities under the President’s Management …More
Senate Bill Would Try Again on ‘Reskilling’ Federal Employees
A bipartisan Senate bill (S-1330) would expand and learn the lessons from a prior program seeking to “reskill” federal employees …More
Probes of Possible Pandemic Relief Fraud Include Federal Employees
An interagency group of inspector general and law enforcement officials has said that its activities include investigating federal employees for …More
