MSPB Holds up NASA Hiring Strategy as Model to Follow
While NASA has an “advantage of an appealing mission that attracts a steady stream of applicants” in the high-demand STEM …More
While NASA has an “advantage of an appealing mission that attracts a steady stream of applicants” in the high-demand STEM …More
House Democratic leaders have introduced legislation (HR-6984) to strengthen the protections for agency inspectors general in the wake of several …More
Two years after the Trump administration issued three executive orders on labor-management and disciplinary policies, numerous disputes remain pending over …More
The current environment requires that federal agencies think strategically and use virtual tools in their recruitment and hiring actions, says …More
Federal agencies have made substantial progress toward addressing fragmentation, duplication and overlap in their programs, GAO has said, although its …More
The FLRA has compiled and posted on its site short-hand digests of its decisions to help “members of the federal …More
The IRS has announced what amounts to the first large-scale recall to regular worksites of employees who have been away …More
Response rates to the annual government-wide Federal Employee Viewpoints Survey have been falling in recent years—often attributed to “survey fatigue” …More
The inspector general offices of a number of agencies have recently warned management about the potential for misspending, waste and …More
OPM has proposed rules to carry out provisions of two laws designed to provide a path for certain temporary employees …More
A recent court ruling “highlights the importance” of being specific in settlement agreements between agencies and employees, MSPB has said, …More
The National Academy of Public Administration has said that carrying out its recently launched Grand Challenges initiative will be a …More
A number of tasks are underway under the Presidential Transition Act, which requires a range of actions by a number …More
While agencies across the government are significant amounts on IT, most “are not capturing full value from their investments” in …More
Three commissions that recently examined and reported on federal personnel issues from different angles have jointly asked the Armed Services …More
The General Services Administration has reorganized its government-wide knowledge repository for cloud computing, the Cloud Information Center, so that the …More
GAO’s high-priority recommendations for GSA fall into just two broad categories, property management and cybersecurity, says a report that adds …More
Legislation (HR-6759) has been offered in the House to strengthen several “revolving door” restrictions laid out in federal ethics policies, …More
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have proposed to move the Secret Service from DHS to the Treasury …More
HHS is not yet using special recruitment and retention flexibilities available to it for research science positions, GAO has said. …More
The government “has made great strides to advance effective financial management” in the 30 years since the CFO Act was …More
GAO has raised concerns that DHS’s widespread and growing use of service contractors risks having private sector companies perform tasks …More
Long-running issues of government management including improper payments, upgrading IT and improving agency performance remain on GAO’s list of high-priority …More
The relocation of two Agriculture Department subcomponents last year from Washington, D.C. to Kansas City, Kansas, resulted in a reduction …More
A bipartisan group of four senators active in Freedom of Information Act issues is urging that agencies keep up with …More
The IG’s office of the Commerce Department has issued a management alert saying that the Census Bureau has not adjudicated …More
Federal agencies among other employers may be obligated to provide accommodations including additional personal protective equipment, changes to work duties …More
The USPS has issued several directives to employees on speaking with news media and the public and posting on their …More
In a move that may become common across the government, DoD has told its components that they may extend the …More
An IG audit has found a range of management issues related to canine teams at TSA, adding that use of …More