OMB Cites Initial Steps under President’s Management Agenda
OMB has said that “tangible progress” has been made on the Biden administration’s President’s Management Agenda, citing directives issued in …More
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IRS Drops Plan to Close Processing Facility as Audit Recommended
The IRS has dropped its plan to close its tax processing center in Austin, Texas, shortly after an IG report …More
Report Calls for More Follow-Through on FHFA Diversity Plan
The Federal Housing Finance Agency adopted a diversity and inclusion plan as part of its strategic plan starting in 2016 …More
GSA Moves to Increase Agency Use of Exchange/Sale Authority
The GSA has proposed rules to increase the use by agencies of the exchange/sales authority, under which agencies can swap …More
Next Steps on ‘Buy Clean’ Initiative Underway, White House Says
The White House has announced additional steps under its “buy clean” initiatives that among other things intends to steer more …More
Update and Reminder on Loan Forgiveness Program Issued
A posting on performance.gov is both an update on changes announced last October to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, …More
House Readies Series of DHS-Related Bills for Votes
House committees have filed reports on a series of DHS-related bills, commonly an indication that the bills are to be …More
IT Security and Management again Named the Top Challenge for Agencies
The central council of agency inspectors general has said that reports from its members show a common theme of management …More
IG Council Cites Personnel, Other Challenges as Common across Government
In addition to IT management and security, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency has said reports …More
IRS Shouldn’t Close Facility Amid Backlogs, Hiring Problems, Report Says
An inspector general report has called on the IRS to stop its plan to close its tax processing center in …More
Waivers of ‘Buy American’ Requirements in Pandemic-Related Purchase Questioned
The inspector general of the GSA has questioned the use of waivers of one of the “buy American” laws governing …More
Congress Passes Measure to Modernize Acquisition Practices; Cybersecurity, Training Bills Advance
The House has joined the Senate in passing a bill to modernize federal agency acquisition practices by building on lessons …More
Group Finds Incomplete Reporting on Response to GAO, IG Recommendations
A good-government group has said that agencies are not fully complying with a 2019 law that requires them to report …More
Agencies Reassessing Themselves in Many Ways Due to Pandemic, Says GAO
Federal agencies are reassessing themselves in many ways due to the changes in operations the pandemic caused, although a lack …More
Bills on Agency Cybersecurity, Immigration Judges Offered
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have introduced a cybersecurity bill affecting federal agencies …More
Greater Use of Subject Matter Experts in Hiring Called a Success
A State Department test of greater involvement by subject matter experts in the hiring process and greater internal sharing of …More
USAspending.Gov Called Valuable but Underused
The usaspending.gov site “provides a trove of information” but it is underused because it is not well enough known, including …More
GSA Changing Emphasis on Art Content in Federal Buildings
The GSA has issued final rules changing policies on art content in federal building, ending the Trump administration’s emphasis on …More
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
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
