Transfer of Background Investigations Function Raises Questions
Democratic leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee are questioning the transfer from OPM to DoD of responsibility for …More
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Bid Made to Restore Mailed Social Security Statements
A House committee has approved a bill to require the Social Security Administration to again mail annual benefits estimates statements …More
Navy Cites Lessons Learned in Personal Information Breaches
The Navy CIO’s office has compiled a list of the top lessons learned from after-action reports on breaches of personally …More
VA Vacancy Reporting Needs Improvement, IG Says
Vacancy data that the VA has begun reporting under a requirement of a 2018 law is not as accurate or …More
New Guidance Issued on Data Center Initiative
OMB in memo M-19-19 has updated and extended its guidance on consolidating data centers, including targets and metrics for agencies …More
FITARA Scorecard Identifies Improvement, Issues
The latest scorecard on agency progress in implementing the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act shows continued improvement in many …More
PMA Report Lists Best Practices in Engaging Employees
The administration’s latest quarterly update on its President’s Management Agenda lists four core values and managerial actions related to high …More
Overtime Costs Run Up at Postal Service, Audit Says
The Postal Service spent half again as much on overtime in fiscal 2018 than it had planned, largely because of …More
‘Cloud Smart’ Replaces ‘Cloud First’
OMB has updated the government’s cloud services purchasing strategy, changing the focus from the nearly decade-old “Cloud First” to “Cloud …More
Management-Related Bills Advance in Senate
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: * S-731, to allow CBP to waive polygraph testing requirements …More
Most Supervisors Not Confident They Could Remove Problem Employees
Majorities of federal supervisors said they are not confident that they could remove an employee for performance or misconduct reasons, …More
Addressing Performance Tricky When Personal Problems Arise, MSPB Says
An MSPB white paper on discipline says that addressing performance problems is especially tricky for management if personal problems are …More
Partnership Issues Leadership Model
The Partnership for Public Service has issued a guide to government leadership, identifying the four most essential competencies as becoming …More
Secret Service Needs to Take Next Steps on Workforce, Says GAO
The Secret Service has taken some steps to address “a number of longstanding workforce issues, such as low employee morale …More
Employment of Those with ‘Targeted’ Conditions Gets Capitol Hill Attention
A group of more than 30 House and Senate Democrats, including many of those most active in civil service issues, …More