OGE: We Oversee Ethics Policies, Not Compliance by Individuals
The Office of Government Ethics has posted an announcement clarifying that while it oversees ethics laws applying to federal employees, …More
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White House Warns of Hiring Freezes, Other Impacts from Failure to Pass Budget
The White House has warned that failure of Congress to pass specific budget provisions for the current fiscal year could …More
FLRA Issues Training Videos on Union Elections
The FLRA has issued a series of three training videos on union elections in federal workplaces as part of what …More
Reports Back Bills for Improving Training, Plum Book Expansion
Congressional committees have issued reports supporting bills on improving training of federal employees in supply chain risks and expanding the …More
DoD: Discipline Beyond OSC Possible for Hatch Act Violations
While enforcing the Hatch Act restrictions on partisan political activities by federal employees is a responsibility of the Office of …More
Agencies Urged to Address High Turnover of Veterans in Federal Workforce
An interagency council has urged agencies to address turnover rates among veterans in the federal workforce, citing data showing that …More
Vacancies, Other Personnel Issues among Challenges for Interior, Says IG
Vacancies, COVID safety protections for employees and restructuring work arrangements for the long-term are among the major management challenges facing …More
Pandemic Performance Evaluation and Leader Self-Reflection
As we begin the annual Federal performance evaluation cycle, leaders and managers are grappling with how to conduct performance reviews …More
Bill to Protect Employees Outside U.S. Passes; Bills on Firefighters, FedRAMP Offered
The House has joined the Senate in passing S-921, to explicitly grant jurisdiction for the government to prosecute criminal conduct …More
Audit Approves of Controls over Travel Card Spending at IRS
An inspector general audit has found that controls over travel card spending at the IRS are “generally effective,” saying that …More
OSC Finds Hatch Act Violations by 13 Now-Former Officials
The Office of Special Counsel has found Hatch Act violations by 13 Trump administration political officials even while conceding that …More
USAspending.gov Info Still Needs to Be Refined, Says GAO
The Treasury Department and OMB—which are responsible for ensuring that federal spending information reported by federal agencies and published on …More
Infrastructure Bill Would Affect Programs of Numerous Agencies
The infrastructure spending bill (HR-3684) that the House last week joined the Senate in passing contains new or additional funding …More
GSA Failed to Address Known Safety Hazards in St. Louis Facility for Years, IG Finds
An investigation spurred by a whistleblower disclosure to the Office of Special Counsel has confirmed that the GSA failed to …More
Federal Managers Making More Use of Performance Data, GAO Says
Federal managers are making more use of performance information in their decision-making, GAO has said in a report on the …More
Rules Issued on New College Graduate Hiring Authority
OPM has issued interim rules to carry out a hiring authority enacted into law in 2018 for recent college graduates …More
Leave Entitlement for Family Member Vaccination Expanded
OPM has expanded the administrative leave entitlement—paid time off work without charge to any other form of leave—for federal employees …More
Committee Backs Bills on IG Powers, Other Management Issues
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: HR-2662, to give agency IGs authority to subpoena former federal …More
GSA Expects to Reduce Leases as Part of Shift to More Telework
The GSA has said that it expects the “new normal” of federal agencies in a post-pandemic environment to include higher …More
Ruling Examines Linkage between Performance Ratings, Conduct
A federal employee’s favorable performance rating does not rule out management from taking disciplinary actions for alleged misconduct that occurred …More
Panel Advances FLRA Nominees; MSPB Nominees Still Pending
Nominees for two of the three seats on the FLRA’s governing board and for the agency’s general counsel position have …More
Deregulatory Orders Didn’t Make Much Difference, GAO Finds
Agencies carried out Trump administration orders aimed at reducing the regulatory burden the government places on the public but the …More
Inadequate Security Cameras Cause Safety Risks at BoP, IG Says
The Justice Department inspector general’s office warned that deficiencies in security cameras in federal prisons are affecting the Bureau of …More
Further Instructions Issued on Financial Assistance Data Reporting
OMB has issued additional instructions to agencies on financial assistance data to be reported to and displayed on USAspending.gov under …More
Pandemic Increased Backlog of FOIA Cases, Report Says
The pandemic contributed to an increase in the backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests pending in federal agencies, the …More
Agencies Told to Report on Hiring of Disabled Veterans
OPM has told agencies to report by December 1 on their results and future plans under the Disabled Veterans Affirmative …More
Two Win Federal Employee of the Year Award for Coronavirus Research
The Service to America, or Sammies, honor of Federal Employee of the Year has been awarded to Kizzmekia S. Corbett, …More
GSA Solicits Suggestions for Technology Innovations
The GSA is soliciting suggestions through November 16 from federal employees for innovative technology through its 10x program, which funds …More
GSA Includes Breastfeeding in ‘Special Needs’ Travel Policies
GSA has formally included breastfeeding among the “special needs” that allow an agency to pay for additional travel expenses for …More
Special Hiring Authorities for Pandemic Response Go Mostly Unused
Federal agencies that were given special hiring authorities for pandemic response largely have made little to no use of them …More
