Human Capital Officers Council Returned to OPM
In another reversal of its predecessor’s policies, the Biden administration has returned to OPM oversight of the central body of …More
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House GOP Leaders Push for Full Reopening, Criticize Bargaining Requirement
A group of a dozen House Republicans including minority leader Kevin McCarthy of California, have urged the Biden administration to …More
GAO Cites Issues with Telework Controls at Coast Guard
The GAO has raised issues with controls over telework at the Coast Guard following its pandemic-related expansion of telework for …More
Union Pushes for Wider Reforms for Federal Firefighters
The NFFE union has called on the White House to go beyond recently announced policy changes for federal wildland firefighters, …More
FLRA Limits Union Challenges to Agency Bargaining Practices
In the latest of a series of split decisions favoring management, the FLRA has held that if a federal union …More
House Committee Urges DoD Attention to Hard-to-Fill Positions
The Defense Department would have to assess its hard-to-fill positions, particularly in the STEM fields, as well as the “possible …More
Panel Advances Bills on Cybersecurity, Guidance, Training
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: * S-2201, to help protect against cybersecurity threats and other …More
Lack of Controls over Facial Recognition Technology Creates Risks for Agencies, Says GAO
Many federal law enforcement agencies are at risk of violating privacy laws and of improperly disclosing details of investigations by …More
GAO Sees Progress but More to Do on VA Benefits Processing
The VA has cut its backlog of disability compensation appeals by more than half—to about 175,000—since early 2019 by offering …More
New City Pairs Contract for Air Travel Issued
GSA has issued a new city pairs program contract for travel effective October 1, a program in which airfare rates …More
Value of Internships Cited for Hiring Those without Four-Year Degrees
Federal agencies can use internships to enhance their hiring of persons who do not have a four-year college degree—as advocated …More
Decision Stresses Limits on Court Review of Labor Disputes
A federal appeals court has stressed the limits on judicial review of FLRA decisions, stressing that federal workplace labor law …More
Union Praises “Favorable” Biden Order on Bargaining
The AFGE union has said it expects that President Biden’s executive order telling agencies to bargain over topics that are …More
Report on IGs Examines Who ‘Watches the Watchers’
The level of independence granted to agency IGs from management of the agencies they review “also makes it more difficult …More
Order on Competitiveness Sets New Tasks for a Dozen Agencies
President Biden’s new executive order aimed at spurring competitiveness in the economy sets out new tasks for a dozen federal …More
Audit Confirms Whistleblower’s Disclosures, Says OSC
The Office of Special Counsel has told the White House and Congress that HHS has not been fully responsive to …More
Senate Leaders Seek to Strengthen Agency Supply Chains
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have introduced a bill (S-2201) to help protect …More
Ruling Could Affect Government Insider Threat Program, Says CRS
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court “leaves a gap” in one of the laws applying to insider threats …More
Performance.gov Offers Tips for Improving Customer Service
A posting on performance.gov directs attention to three strategies for improving customer service by federal agencies: identify and address the …More
Report Cites DHS Lab as Model for Acquisition Reforms
A bill pending before the Senate aims to modernize federal agency acquisition practices by building on lessons learned in the …More
