Dealing with Poor Performers Still a Major Negative in Employee Survey
Agencies’ handling of poor performers remains one of the lowest-rated aspects of the federal workplace in early results of the …More
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Recommendations Issued on Agency Demographic Data Gathering
A working group has issued recommendations for agency data gathering in compliance with a 2021 Biden administration executive order titled …More
Audit Finds Range of Problems Leading to Improper Payments at VA
An inspector general audit has found that incorrect information and breakdowns and lack of internal communication within VA leading to …More
MSPB: Hiring Apps Have Potential but also Drawbacks
Use of hiring apps would help address the well-established troubles the government has in attracting younger applicants but they have …More
Subject Matter Experts Can Counter Perceived or Real Favoritism in Hiring, Says MSPB
Involving subject matter experts more in the federal hiring process has advantages including countering perceived or real favoritism in the …More
GAO Recommends Strengthening Scientific Integrity Policies at HHS
The GAO has recommended strengthening scientific integrity policies at HHS, after finding that the four subagencies it reviewed—CDC, FDA, NIH …More
FLRA Clears Way for Decertifying Immigration Judges Union
The FLRA has cleared the way for decertifying the National Association of Immigration Judges, by rejecting what appears to be …More
OSC Credits Whistleblower for Safety Improvement at VA Facility
The Office of Special Counsel has credited a whistleblower’s disclosure for the VA’s actions to ensure that water used in …More
Second Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Vaccine Mandate
A second federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to the Biden administration’s Coronavirus vaccination mandate for federal employees. The …More
Customer Service Initiative to Focus on Key Life Events
The Biden administration has said it will focus its customer service improvement initiative around five life experiences that trigger important …More
More Use of Limited-Time Appointments, Direct Hire Authority Proposed
A newly introduced Senate bill (S-4027) aimed at speeding up the federal hiring process would allow agencies to make greater …More
Guidance Issued on New Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements
The DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a fact sheet for federal agencies and others covered by new …More
A Pandemic Side-Effect: Shortfall in Fees from Visa, Passport Applications
Fees the State Department collects for processing passport and visa applications that it uses to fund consular operations dropped due …More
Agencies Instructed on New Buy American Requirements
OMB has instructed agencies on complying with new “buy American” requirements under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted late …More
New Requirements Set for Agencies in Assessing Burdens on Public
OMB has issued guidance on carrying out a Biden administration initiative to reduce the paperwork burden on the public, as …More
Recycling Urged for Electric Batteries in Agency Vehicles
A bipartisan bill (S-4057) offered in the Senate would require creation of a policy on how federal agencies can maximize …More
OPM Stresses Hiring Resources, Other Steps on Cybersecurity Workforce
OPM created a “cybersecurity hiring resources” section on its Future of Work site, saying it will give agencies “easy access …More
Changing Non-Career Employees to Career Status Added Stability, USPS Says
A Postal Service report on the first anniversary of its 10-year operating plan cites the conversion of non-career employees to …More
OPM Acts to ‘Bolster’ Unions in Federal Workplace
OPM has issued a set of memos either requiring or encouraging agencies to go up to the limits of federal …More
Expand Union Opportunities to Reach Employees, OPM Tells Agencies
OPM has told agencies to expand the opportunities unions have to communicate with employees, building on earlier instructions to inform …More
Expand Training in Data Skills, Council Advised
Federal agencies should provide regular training specifically for enhancing employees’ data skills and to improve data literacy across all job …More
Years after Scandal over VA Patient Wait Times Data, IG again Raises Concerns
Eight years after a scandal over VA understating how long veterans were waiting for care at its facilities, the IG …More
Details on Strategies, Metrics Added to Workforce Part of Management Agenda
The Biden administration has announced implementation plans for two of the three main elements of its President’s Management Agenda, which …More
Customer Service Seen as Both Challenge and Opportunity for Agencies
An update to the President’s Management Agenda adding information about planned strategies and measures of success identifies one of the …More
OPM IG Confirmed; Picture Mixed for Governing Board, FLRA, MSPB Nominees
The Senate has confirmed Krista Boyd, a senior staff member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee as inspector general …More
Workforce Issues Contribute to Lag in Agency Use of Data, Says Report
A report has said that federal agencies lag both other governments and the private sector in “digital maturity” — that …More
Committee Approves Bills on Hiring, Other Issues
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has approved HR-6967, to specify that hiring in the competitive service may not be …More
Postal Bill Signed, Called a Major Accomplishment of Current Congress
President Biden has signed into law bill containing a wide-ranging set of changes to the Postal Service that passed the …More
OMB Highlights Personnel, Management Requirements in Current Budget Year
OMB has reminded federal agencies about requirements related to personnel and other management matters in the recently enacted budget measure …More
GAO Repeats Concerns about VA Oversight of Outside Providers
The GAO has repeated in a House hearings concerns it raised in a report last year on the VA’s oversight …More
