Intelligence Bill Would Change Policies on Clearances, Other Personnel Issues
An intelligence community authorization bill (S-4503) now pending a vote in the full Senate contains a number of provisions affecting …More
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Cut Back on Weather and Safety Leave, Agencies Told
The latest guidance on covid-related leave policies tells agencies to cut back on the use of weather and safety leave, …More
Report Urges Stronger Employee Safety Protections at TVA
An inspector general report has urged stronger employee respiratory protections at the TVA after finding that requirements were not being …More
Tips Offered on Improving Work Experience for Those with Disabilities
Federal employees with disabilities have an “overall different experience working in the federal government than their peers,” the Partnership for …More
GSA to Allow Union Organizing in Federal Buildings of Contractor Employees
The GSA has moved to allow union organizing in federal buildings of contractor employees by creating an exception for that …More
Performance.gov Cites Strategies for Recruiting Early-Career IT Employees
The Biden administration has selected an initial cadre of 38 fellows under the U.S. Digital Corps program it launched last …More
Agencies Told to Mitigate Impact of Medical Debt on Eligibility for Loan Programs
OMB has told agencies to reduce the impact of medical debt in eligibility determinations under direct loan and loan guarantee …More
IG Calls on DHS to Up its Cybersecurity Game
An IG report has called on DHS, a department with major responsibilities over cybersecurity government-wide and nationwide, to step up …More
USPS ‘Scavenger Hunt’ Turns Up $2.5 M in Unused Equipment
A first-time “scavenger hunt” for equipment in postal facilities that is not being used that could be put to use …More
White House Tells Agencies to Make Research Findings More Readily Available
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued a memo telling agencies to update their public access …More
OPM Calls for Data on Hiring under DVAAP Program
OPM has told agencies to report by December 1 on their results and future plans under the Disabled Veterans Affirmative …More
Spending on Contracts Decreased in 2021, Says GAO
GAO’s latest accounting of federal agency spending on contracts shows a decrease in fiscal 2021 over 2020 of $54 billion …More
Order Outlines Agency Duties under CHIPS Act
President Biden has issued an executive order on agency responsibilities under the recently enacted Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors, …More
Pandemic Affecting Transition to Electronic Records, Says Report
While the pandemic has “highlighted the importance of electronic access to records,” it also has hampered efforts toward complying with …More
Survey Questions Whether In-Office IT Can Handle ‘Reentry’
About half of federal IT professionals in a recent survey said they question whether in-house IT can handle the strain …More
Use of Supplements to Candidate Self-Assessments in Hiring Ticks Up
Use by federal agencies of supplements to self-assessments by job candidates increased slightly over the last year, according to a …More
Review Sought of Accessibility of Agency Information
A bipartisan group of senators has asked for a GAO review of compliance by federal agencies of requirements to make …More
GSA Moves to Clarify Responsibilities for Building Security
GSA has finalized rules to clarify the responsibilities of agencies for maintaining physical security standards in federally owned and leased …More
Change in Top Democrat on Oversight Committee Ahead; Connolly Wants the Role
The loss in this week’s primary voting by the top Democrat on the key House committee on federal workforce matters …More
Rules Proposed for Carrying Out Project Labor Agreements Order
Rules have been proposed to carry out a Biden administration executive order calling for use of project labor agreements—which include …More
IG Warns about State of USPS Cybersecurity
While the Postal Service “has taken positive steps to improve its overall state of cybersecurity” since a 2014 data breach, …More
Union Calling for Shorter Probationary Period at DoD
The AFGE union has urged Congress to allow the two-year probationary period for newly hired employees in use at DoD …More
Strategy Needed for Growth in Agency Electric Vehicles, Says Report
As the federal electric vehicle fleet has grown “it has become increasingly important that agencies have a comprehensive, strategic plan …More
New Data from OPM Will Aid Unions in Organizing, Says NFFE
OPM’s addition of bargaining unit status to its main public database on federal employees will assist unions in their efforts …More
OPM Ask Agencies to Support CFC, to Begin September 1
This year’s Combined Federal Campaign will run September 1-January 14, OPM has said in its annual memo that asks agencies …More
EPA Faces Challenges in Managing Grants under Infrastructure Law, Says Report
The EPA will face challenges in managing additional grants to be awarded under last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, …More
Spending Ceiling Raised under Alliant 2 Contract
The GSA has raised the spending ceiling by $25 billion to $75 billion under the Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contract, …More
GSA Produces ‘Identity Lifecycle Management Playbook’
The GSA has produced an “Identity Lifecycle Management Playbook” designed to help agencies “understand how to shift their focus from …More
GAO Sees ‘Little Success’ in VA Acquisition Improvement Efforts
The VA has had “little success” in improving its management of acquisition of goods and services and is “not well …More
Court Upholds Second Disciplinary Action Taken on Same Grounds as First
A federal appeals court has upheld the removal of an employee on the same grounds it raised in an earlier …More
