This holiday season, the United States Postal Service matters more than ever. Like Santa’s sleigh, USPS is the one ensuring …More
In a previous FedWeek op-ed, I chronicled the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s (USPIS) decades-long saga of waste and abuse — …More
GAO has issued guidance on complying with requirements of its “Yellow Book” used in auditing government programs and spending in …More
Much of the data that federal agencies report to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and to Congress …More
OPM has launched fellowship-type programs for several occupations where the government has struggled for years to attract and keep employees, …More
An inspector general report has called on the Postal Service to better track usage of space across the 34,300 properties …More
OMB has issued guidance on agency responsibilities under a July executive order on “preventing woke AI in the federal government,” …More
DHS has issued a policy determination ending union representation rights for some 47,000 screeners at its subordinate agency TSA effective …More
The House is set to vote as soon as this week on HR-5810, setting requirements for training of employees on …More
Federal agencies will start transitioning into a new centralized system of records for human capital management next year, with the …More
A newly introduced bipartisan bill (HR-6548) would strengthen mental health resources for DHS law enforcement officers and agents. “This legislation …More
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons …More
The inspector general’s office at GSA has found that the agency’s GSA’s Public Buildings Service “did not provide effective oversight …More
The government “has achieved progress” toward more sharing of financial management services across agencies, but that remains a work in …More
Passage by a House committee to lengthen the standard probationary period for federal employment has revived a split between federal …More
In the type of warning that likely will become more common as federal agencies increase their use of AI, the …More
Three-fourths of respondents to a Pew Research Center poll say they are either angry or frustrated with the federal government, …More
Scams in which federal agencies and individual agency employees are being impersonated now extend to invoking employees of the EPA, …More
OPM has issued a new mandatory training module on performance management for current and newly appointed federal supervisors on topics …More
The Postal Service “does not have a clear understanding of the full extent of its deferred maintenance across its facilities” …More
For many USPS employees, this Open Season has been less about choosing a health plan and more about wrestling with …More
Over the four years ending last September, 11,090 crimes occurred in or around federal buildings owned by the GSA, ranging …More
An inspector general report on crimes in or around federal buildings found that the three most common indicators are the …More
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved: HR-143, to phase out over three years programs whose authorized appropriations …More
OPM has encouraged agencies to “review their current executive corps and consider SES reassignments to ensure effective implementation of President …More
A growing share of the public sees the management of the government headed in the wrong direction, with 61 percent …More
The House has passed HR-2212 to require all DHS components that conduct intelligence activities to participate in the Intelligence Community …More
A federal district court has granted summary judgment that a March executive order that “had the effect of dismantling” four …More
DoD still is not fully tracking government property in the hands of contractors, 24 years after that issue was identified …More
In a warning that could apply to employees of other federal agencies as well, the Army has issued a caution …More
