VA Appointment Scheduling Systems Suffer from Over-Complexity, Says GAO
The VA’s complex processes for scheduling veterans’ health care appointments “make scheduling difficult” for both the veterans and for VA’s …More
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Hill Democrats Raise Another Challenge to Spending, Reorganization Actions
Senior Democrats on the Appropriations Committees of both the House and Senate have raised challenges to Trump administration actions on …More
Dog Attacks Against Letter Carriers Rise Again
Dog attacks on letter carriers increased by some 300 to above 6,000 in 2024 following an increase of some 500 …More
Trump Order on Cybersecurity Shifts Roles of Agencies, Says Report
President Trump’s recent executive order on cybersecurity in sum would “reduce the involvement of federal agencies in shaping the nation’s …More
USPS Pushes Back Against Senate Plan to Scrap Vehicle Electrification
The USPS has objected to “the real and foreseeable damage that would be caused by arbitrarily scrapping one part of …More
Opinion | Commentary
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service: Misinformation and Mission Failure
“ The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.” — Isaac Asimov When the federal agency …More
Report Shows Positive Effect on Recruitment, Retention of Remote Work
A new GAO report on remote work by federal employees says that agencies found it had positive impacts on both …More
Remote Work Isn’t Dead but Impact Now Harder to Assess, Says GAO
The Trump administration’s return-to-office directive greatly cut back remote work by federal employees but did not eliminate it, GAO has …More
Audit Finds Unauthorized Apps on GPO-Issued Cell Phones
In the latest in a line of reports involving many agencies, the inspector general’s office at the GPO has identified …More
OPM Wants Supervisors to Produce a ‘Positive and Compliant’ Federal Workplace
OPM’s new directive on federal employee performance evaluations and their implications includes a message that wants supervisors to produce a …More
Senate Measure Includes New Federal Employee Bonus Authority
Among the provisions drawing relatively little attention in the Senate version of a key budget measure is language creating a …More
Another Simulated Attack Finds Weakness in Agency Cyber Defenses
A simulated attack by the inspector general’s office at the Commerce Department found weaknesses in a component’s cyber defenses, the …More
Agencies, CBP Employees Being Impersonated, Warnings Say
The GSA’s inspector general’s office and the CBP have issued new warnings about federal agencies and individual employees being impersonated …More
A Fifth of Private Sector Workers Still Work Offsite at Least Part-Time, Says GAO
A fifth of private sectors still work offsite at least part of their time, the GAO has said in a …More
Incentives Proved Effective at VA but More Oversight Needed, Says Report
Use of recruitment and retention incentives proved to be effective in addressing staffing shortages at the VA, a report has …More
Trump Orders Consolidation of Federal Wildland Firefighting
President Trump has issued an executive order to consolidate federal wildland firefighting efforts currently split between the Agriculture Department and …More
IRS Staff Reductions Expected to Affect Tax Return Processing, IG Says
Several indicators of the level of service to taxpayers slipped in the early part of this year’s tax filing season, …More
Report Details Excess Space, Shortages for DoD
The Defense Department recently told Congress that it has a mix of excess space and space shortages but there is …More
Bipartisan Bill on DoD Acquisition Addresses Workforce Issues
The top bipartisan leaders of the House Armed Services Committee have introduced HR-3638, a wide-ranging bill on Dod acquisition policies, …More
More Clarity Needed on Using New Database to Counter Fraud, Says GAO
Agency inspectors general say that newly available information on who is the ultimate owner of a business should help their …More
Court Expands Paid Military Leave Rights for Federal Employees; How to File
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has significantly expanded the rights of federal employees who also serve in the military …More
Volume in Key Mailing Categories Could Decline by Two-Fifths over 10 Years, Says Report
Volume in mailing categories that are main profit centers for the Postal Service—First-Class mail and marketing mail (not including periodicals) …More
House Votes to Require SBA to Relocate Out of ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions
In a vote that could set a precedent for similar moves involving other agencies, the House has passed a bill …More
Report Calls on Agencies to Learn Lessons from Fraud in Pandemic Programs
Better use of data analytics in three pandemic relief programs could have prevented $79 billion in fraudulent payments through those …More
Memo Acts as Reminder that Situational Telework Still Exists
In a memo that acts as a reminder that situational telework still exists following the administration’s return-to-office order, OPM has …More
Bipartisan Bill on Purchasing and Managing Software Reintroduced
A bipartisan bill (S-1956) has been reintroduced in the Senate aiming to improve how federal agencies purchase and manage software …More
DoD Approves Details of Civilian Employees to DHS for Immigration-Related Purposes
The Defense Department has approved the detail of civilian employees to DHS for border security and “interior immigration enforcement” purposes, …More
Senators Challenge Guidance on Pay, Other Terms for Political Appointees
Recent guidance from OPM stressing that agencies have flexibility in how long Schedule C political appointees may stay in their …More
Hiring Policy Memo Increases Participation of Agency Leaders in Process
The Trump administration’s recently issued memo on hiring policies increases the involvement “agency leadership”—not specifically defined, but generally taken to …More
‘Revolutionary’ FAR Rewrite Will Take Time to Adjust to, GSA Says
The ongoing rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation “isn’t about abandoning rules or throwing caution to the wind,” the GSA …More
