Agencies Not Getting the Idea of IDEA Act, Says Report
Federal agencies “have missed multiple deadlines to transition from paper to web-based forms,” as required by the 21st Century Integrated …More
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Appointees (Not Nominees) Named for Impasses Panel
President Biden has announced his intention to appoint 10 persons to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, an arm of the …More
Congress Passes Budget Transparency Bill, Sends to Biden
The House has joined the Senate in passing S-272, to require agencies to publish easily understandable justifications for their annual …More
SEA: Court Precedent Could Upset Many Disciplinary Actions at VA
Two recent federal court decisions could call into question the legal basis for numerous disciplinary actions taken against VA employees …More
IRS Not Always Complying with Taxpayer Protections, IG Finds
The IRS does not always comply with prohibitions against directly contacting taxpayers when they have designated someone else to handle …More
Guidance Addresses Using Automated Processes for Payment Integrity
OMB and the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee have released new guidance on the use by agencies of automation and data …More
Oversight of Contractors Among Priority Recommendations for DoD, Says GAO
GAO has listed several considerations related to oversight of contractors as among the priority recommendations it has made to DoD …More
GAO Cites Controls to Assure That Teleworkers Are Working
Agencies have automated tools to make sure that teleworking employees are working when they say they but supervision also is …More
Boost in Pay Coming for 14,000 Federal Wildland Firefighters
Some 14,000 federal wildland firefighters of the Agriculture and Interior departments are receiving a pay boost to assure that they …More
Pandemic Created an Unexpected Experiment in Management, Report Says
The Coronavirus pandemic has “laid bare some of government’s most longstanding shortcomings” but also amounted to an “unexpected grand experiment” …More
Following Audit, BoP Orders Tightened Screening of Arriving Employees
The Bureau of Prisons has ordered tightened screening of employees arriving for work after an IG review found that a …More
Rules Issued on Post-Secondary Student Hiring Authority; Non-Competitive Appointments
OPM has issued interim rules to carry out a new “Post-Secondary Students hiring authority” for agencies to hire such students …More
Postal IG Sees Lessons Learns from Other Disrupted Entities
There are lessons to be learned for the Postal Service in the experiences of other entities that have been disrupted …More
Audits Criticize VA Prescription Drug Management
Two inspector general audits have criticized aspects of the VA’s management of prescription drugs, saying the department is failing to …More
CBP Officials Win ‘Sammies’ People’s Choice Awards
Two Customs and Border Protection officials, executive director of the Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate Ana B. Hinojosa, and Eric …More
OMB Issues Guidance on Software Security Order
OMB has set deadlines for agencies to comply with an executive order from President Biden telling agencies to identify their …More
OGE Report Highlights Risk of Prosecution under Ethics Laws
The Office of Government Ethics has issued a summary of a dozen prosecutions over 2020 under federal employee ethics laws, …More
Equity Initiative Will Require Long-Term Management Attention, OMB Says
OMB has said that agency compliance with the administration’s initiative for advancing racial equity and supporting underserved communities will require …More
Audit Backs Steady OCC Staffing Amid Decline in Institutions It Oversees
An inspector general audit has said that the steady staffing level at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency …More
Auditors Warn of Risks to Agencies in Stepped-Up Spending Due to Pandemic
An organization overseeing federal spending in response to the pandemic has echoed concerns previously raised by the GAO that in …More
Some Justice Dept. Personnel Policies Out of Date, Says Report
The Justice Department has not kept its personnel policies current to reflect changes in law and OPM guidance, says a …More
NSA Issues Reminder on Security Practices for Offsite Work
The NSA has issued a new reminder on security practices for offsite working that, while directed at national security, defense …More
House Panel Seeks Review of Personnel Mix at Pentagon
DoD would be required to produce a report on the mix of civilian federal employees, uniformed military personnel and contractor …More
Widened Protection against Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Advances
A Senate committee has approved S-1486, to would expand workplace protections for pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions for federal …More
EEO Offering Virtual Diversity (DE&I) Training
The EEOC has announced the start of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) workshop series, starting with “Understanding Unconscious Bias …More
DoD Needs Better Data on Its Cyber Workforce, Says IG
An inspector general report says that the DoD components were not consistent in their assessment of their cyber workforces and …More
HHS, NTEU Agree to Reset on Labor Relations
HHS and the NTEU have become the latest department and union to agree to a reset of their relations after …More
Report Raises Concerns with Backlogs, Other Issued Due to SSA Office Closings
In a report that may add to political pressure to return more teleworking SSA employees to their official duty stations, …More
TSA Bill Advances; Bills on Passport Backlog, Training Introduced
The House Homeland Security Committee has passed HR-903, to put the roughly 40,000 TSA screeners under the GS pay system, …More
Report Praises Increased Focus on Engagement, Cites Lessons Learned
Employee engagement has gone from a “niche human resources concept on the periphery of management concerns for federal leaders” to …More
