Return of Native American Cultural Items Held by Agencies Still Incomplete, GAO Says
GAO has said that federal agencies still are holding some Native American cultural items—ranging from funerary objects and other cultural …More
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Administration Lays Out Initiatives on Unions in Federal Workplace
The Biden administration has laid out a series of initiatives regarding unions in the federal workplace, some of which it …More
Task Force Urges Another Try on Labor-Management Cooperative Programs
Among the initiatives in the report of the administration’s Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment is reinstating a program …More
Study of Mental Health Services for Overseas Employees Requested
The heads of two House committees have asked the GAO to study the adequacy of mental health services for federal …More
Order Sets Standards for Federal Construction Projects, Training for Contracting Workforce
President Biden has issued an executive order designed to “help alleviate the management and coordination challenges that can stymie progress” …More
FLRA, MSPB Nominees Get New Votes but Confirmation Still Uncertain
A Senate committee has again voted to approve a nominee for the FLRA’s governing board and one for the MSPB’s, …More
Panel Approves Bills on Hiring, Other Management Issues
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has approved bills including: * S-3423, to specify that hiring in the competitive …More
FLRA Overturned on Another Policy Restricting Bargaining
For the second time in less than a week, a federal appeals court has overturned a restriction on bargaining in …More
Schedule A Hiring Authorized for Carrying Out Infrastructure Law
OPM has authorized agencies to use Schedule A excepted service hiring for temporarily filling positions related to the Infrastructure Investment …More
Intergovernmental Mobility Program Little Used, GAO Says
Federal agencies are making little use of Intergovernmental Personnel Act mobility program, GAO has said, even though such rotations, which …More
USERRA Case Results in Reinstatement, Four Years of Back Pay
The FAA has agreed to reinstate an employee with benefits including four years of back pay for failing to comply …More
Court Overturns FLRA Restriction on Midterm Bargaining
A federal appeals court has overturned an FLRA policy restricting bargaining during the term of a labor-management contract, one of …More
FOIA Requests Dropped Due to Pandemic but Backlog Still Grew
Freedom of Information Act requests declined government-wide by 8 percent in fiscal year 2020 but agencies processed 12 percent fewer …More
Battle Continues Over Union Status of Immigration Judges
The back and forth regarding the status of a union for Justice Department immigration judges is continuing, with a new …More
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Support Telework at Least Two Days a Week
A poll conducted by the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys found that more than nine-tenths of its members say …More
Satisfaction with Government Services Hits Low Point
In a poll that could have implications for agency planning for long-run working arrangements, citizen satisfaction dropped in 2021 by …More
Bipartisan Senate Group Presses SSA on Customer Service
A group of more than a dozen senators has pressed the SSA to improve customer service, saying that while the …More
Guidance Issued on ‘Zero Trust’ Initiative; Cybersecurity Bill Offered
OMB has issued guidance on the Biden administration’s initiative to move the federal government toward a “zero trust” approach to …More
Court Addresses ‘Abuse of Authority’ Standard under Whistleblower Law
A federal appeals court decision has addressed the standards for what types of disclosures by federal employees qualify for protection …More
Staffing Shortages Hampering FEMA Capabilities, Says GAO
Shortages of staff have hampered FEMA’s ability to respond to natural disasters, the GAO has said, and “With an increase …More
Report Documents Cost Savings of Taking an Agency Function Virtual
In one of the few assessments so far of cost savings for an agency due to a shift from in-person …More
Grades Stall on FITARA Scorecard; Changes Planned
Grades were generally flat on the latest scorecard of agency implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, with …More
Interagency Council Set Up on ‘Made in America’ Initiative
The Biden administration has established an interagency council to coordinate agency activities under its Made in America initiative, the latest …More
MSPB Questions Value of Minor Changes to Hiring Policies
A hiring policy change that OPM made last June broadening the circumstances in which former federal employees can be hired …More
Improved Resilience against Disasters Sought for Federal Buildings
A new bipartisan bill offered in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee would require federal agencies to take …More
Guidance Issued on New DoD Ethics Policies
The Defense Department’s central ethics office has issued guidance on changes to ethics policies applying to DoD employees enacted in …More
Average Age of New Hires Not Much Lower than That of Current Workers
While the average age of current federal employees is 47, the average age of new hires is 39, and “to …More
GAO Recommends Update to FDA Strategic Staffing Plan
The FDA has made use of hiring and pay flexibilities but its long-range staffing planning is hampered because the agency …More
VA Releases Implementation Plan for Diversity, Related Initiatives
The VA has released a plan for carrying out Biden administration initiatives for federal agencies to promote diversity, equity, inclusiveness …More
House Leaders Press Agencies on Cooperating with Inquiries
The leaders of the House government operations subcommittee have joined in a rare bipartisan venture to press agencies on cooperating …More
