DoD Updates Harassment Prevention and Response Policies
DoD has issued an updated and expanded policy on prevention and response to harassment of its civilian employees, the first …More
DoD has issued an updated and expanded policy on prevention and response to harassment of its civilian employees, the first …More
The FLRA has asserted its powers over the Federal Service Impasses Panel, a subagency whose decisions are under court challenges …More
GSA has cancelled its the Alliant 2 Small Business solicitation, saying it is “planning a new approach to its small …More
DHS gained new powers under a 2018 law to counter threats from drones — formally, “unmanned aircraft systems” — but …More
GAO has found that the four agencies it reviewed had made preparations for a partial shutdown in advance of the …More
The VA has said it has been able to increase hiring during the pandemic due to internal procedural changes and …More
Federal agencies would have to issue detailed, public cost-benefit analyses when planning to relocate operations, under a new proposal from …More
OMB has designated the Treasury Department to be the quality service management office for core financial management services and GSA …More
The U.S. Postal Service needs to be fixed. Its management and Board of Governors agree. The U.S. Government Accountability Office …More
GSA has awarded contracts to three providers–Amazon Business, Fisher Scientific, and Overstock.com—under a pilot program to test the use of …More
Newly introduced legislation in the House would launch a study into whether it is feasible for federal agencies consider the …More
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has said it will send notices no later than Thursday (July 2) to some 13,400 …More
The IRS has strengthened controls over access to its facilities by former employees but those steps still “were not effective …More
Recent Hatch Act cases brought by the Office of Special Counsel serve as an election-year reminder of the wide range …More
Federal courts have begun formal consideration of disputes over the Federal Services Impasses Panel, with the validity of the agency’s …More
The Pentagon’s has set policies regarding testing of DoD employees being recalled to their normal duty stations from telework or …More
In a report largely mirroring one from early this year and more recent testimony regarding the State Department, GAO has …More
OMB has issued an extension of several special grants policies allowing agencies to be more flexible toward recipients who are …More
An authorization bill for intelligence community agencies (S-3905) that has cleared the committee level in the Senate would focus on …More
A bill (S-2618) ready for a Senate vote would establish financial incentives for federal employees to make cost-saving suggestions, as …More
GSA has taken steps to control costs when leases for federal agency expire but internal obstacles remain that have “contributed …More
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a first version of the annual DoD authorization bill which it says will …More
Newly introduced bipartisan legislation in the Senate (S-3994) seeks to strengthen the position of agency IGs, a topic that has …More
Federal agencies “can unknowingly execute contract actions, including awarding a new contract, to contractors that have been suspended or debarred” …More
The Senate has passed HR-1957, to create a dedicated fund to address the estimated $12 billion in deferred maintenance in …More
A federal appeals court has ruled that a federal employee’s disclosures regarding alleged time and attendance violations were not specific …More
The State Department has implemented several plans, activities, and initiatives to improve diversity and representation throughout the ranks of its …More
The IG’s office at the Justice Department has said that both the Coronavirus and use of money appropriated to fight …More
The Office of Government Ethics has raised two thresholds above which federal employees need to report certain gifts, retroactive to …More
The EEOC has said that during internal investigations of EEO complaints, that conflicts of interest, “real or perceived, can arise …More