
Highlight Mental Health Resources, OPM Tells Agencies
OPM has sent a memo calling on agency leaders and managers “to check in routinely with employees to gauge their …More
OPM has sent a memo calling on agency leaders and managers “to check in routinely with employees to gauge their …More
The Biden administration has asked Congress to expand several special hiring authorities beyond the provisions already contained in the DoD …More
The GAO has identified a series of challenges ahead for federal agencies in meeting a late-2021 Biden administration executive order …More
GSA’s “10X” program, which selects and funds ideas from federal employees about potential uses of technology to improve the government’s …More
Issues commonly arising in regarding federal employment including health care, work scheduling and retirement apply to dogs working for federal …More
The public collectively spends more than 10 billion hours annually filling out the nearly 10,000 forms of federal agencies whose …More
Federal agencies are taking steps including acting to reduce risks to federal facilities related to climate change and training of …More
President Biden has signed into law S-2551, the ” Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act,” to create a …More
The IRS “faces the daunting task of protecting its employees and facilities” as threats and actual assaults against employees have …More
A group of senators has asked the GSA for information on federal agency compliance with a law aiming to make …More
The Senate has added a package of amendments, some of them reflecting management-related bills that have made some progress in …More
A report filed in support of a bill now pending a Senate vote says that annual agency performance plans—designed to …More
OPM has authorized emergency leave transfer programs for federal employees affected by Hurricane Ian. OPM noted that the authority follows …More
The Biden administration has told agencies that it expects to soon issue new guidance on vaccination and other Coronavirus-related policies …More
A posting on performance.gov says that an ongoing revamp of USA.gov carries lessons for agencies to apply in revising their …More
GSA has said that agencies “should consider delaying all nonessential relocations” to areas in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and …More
The 2016 Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act, or FAST Act, designed to speed up the sale of excess federal …More
A Senate report says the Plain Language Act’s requirements for clear communications by federal agencies needs to be expanded and …More
The MSPB has laid out a list of topics “that appear most promising and timely” for it to study over …More
A third of IG recommendations from a sampling of past reports that the EPA lists as resolved in fact are …More
In the wake of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, OPM has sent a reminder to agencies of personnel flexibilities available for …More
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service cannot document that use of its multiple award schedule, or MAS, produces the best prices for …More
Federal agencies should act now “get a jump-start on recruitment efforts for interns and new graduates” from college next spring, …More
VA acquisition workforce employees are generally satisfied with their immediate supervisor, telework opportunities, and training but less so with their …More
The Biden administration has formed the latest C-suite level interagency council, the Chief Diversity Officers Executive Council, meanwhile naming Janice …More
OPM has authorized emergency leave transfer programs for federal employees affected by Hurricane Fiona. In those programs, employees may donate …More
The GAO has said it has identified four challenges that are common among federal agencies in adopting cloud technology, adding …More
OPM has told agencies to report by year’s end on their use in fiscal 2022 of an authority hiring preference …More
OMB has issued guidance for fiscal 2023 on complying with a Biden administration order telling agencies to make federal contracting …More
An inspector general review has found some $2.6 million in potentially fraudulent unemployment insurance claims made in the names of …More