Customer Service Often Unavailable or Lacking in IRS Extended-Hour Events, Says IG
Inspector general employees who made unannounced visits to IRS taxpayer assistance centers during extended hours or Saturday openings during the …More
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GSA Announces ‘OneGov Strategy’ for Federal Procurement
The GSA has launched a “OneGov Strategy” for centralizing in that agency purchases of goods and services by other federal …More
Locality Pay: Audit Again Finds Incorrect Payments to Offsite Workers
An inspector general audit has found some instances of incorrect pay for offsite workers at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, although …More
More Coordination among Agencies Needed on Broadband Issues, Says GAO
While the FCC plays the key role in overseeing federal efforts to expand broadband coverage across the country, other agencies …More
Report Stresses Value of Involving Employees in AI Deployment
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and its parent Commerce Department have numerous internal bodies governing deployment of AI in …More
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University of Maryland Business School Offers Free AI Certificate, Tuition Discounts for Federal Workers
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will launch a free certificate program in Artificial Intelligence and …More
Public Still Supportive of Federal Employees, Fear Impact of Cutbacks, Poll Finds
In a new poll done for the Partnership for Public Service, public support for federal employees remained about the same …More
Audit Calls for Attention to AED Devices at IRS Facilities
In an audit whose findings might spur other agencies to check their onsite automated external defibrillators, the inspector general has …More
Connolly to Leave Post as Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee
A key Democrat on the House committee that oversees federal workplace matters, Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., has decided to step …More
Hill Leaders Push again on Improving DoD Financial Management
House and Senate leaders on defense issues have said they will use the upcoming budget “reconciliation” process to once again …More
Bipartisan Bills Offered on IT Upgrades, Cyber Risk Information Sharing
A bipartisan bill offered in the House would continue a program aimed at replacing legacy IT systems at federal agencies …More
Lack of Capacity, Other Priorities Hamper SBA Collection Efforts, Says Report
The SBA has identified some 38,000 loans worth $4.6 billion under a pandemic-era loan program that may have been improper …More
USPS Outperformed Goals in Election Mail Delivery, Audit Finds
The Postal Service “significantly exceeded service performance goals” for election-related mail during the 2024 cycle, an inspector general report has …More
Capitol Hill Democrats Push for Probes of Changes Underway at SSA
Top Democrats in both the House and Senate have asked the inspector general’s office at the SSA to investigate the …More
Audit Calls for Tightened Controls over Personal Devices Used for Official Purposes at SBA
An inspector general audit has called for tighter controls over personal devices that SBA employees use for official purposes, saying …More
VA Employees’ Personal Information Exposed on Internal Systems, IG Says
Sensitive personal information on VA employees was accessible on two internal systems to users “who had no business need to …More
USPS Falling Short on Processing Facility Work Hour Reduction Goals, Says Audit
The Postal Service fell short of its goals for reducing work hours at its processing facilities over 2022-2024, an inspector …More
Appeals May Follow Termination of Contracts, GAO Cautions
The GAO has cautioned that the widespread termination of contracts by federal agencies that has been underway—touted by the Trump …More
IG Warns of Security Issues with Shared Drive at GSA
The inspector general’s office at the GSA has warned that documents containing sensitive information “are exposed in GSA’s Google Drive …More
Bills Offered on Trump Union Order, Other Workforce Management, Benefit Matters
Among bills introduced recently in Congress affecting federal workforce and benefit matters are HR-2550 and S-1352, to nullify President Trump’s …More
Outside Employment, Gift Acceptance Again Most Common Topics of Questions about Ethics
The most common topics of questions that federal employees pose to agency ethics officers in 2024 again related to outside …More
Report: Budget Law Had Trimmed DEI Roles at DoD Even before Trump Order
Even before President Trump’s order abolishing DEI-related programs and positions in federal agencies, the Defense Department already had cut back …More
Privatization Question Hangs Over Search for New Postmaster General
The Postal Service Board of Governors has announced it retained executive search firm Egon Zehnder to find the next Postmaster …More
Reports: VA Generally Met Staffing-Up Goals for PACT Act, but Benefit Award Errors a Challenge
Separate reports from the VA’s inspector general have found that the Veterans Benefits Administration generally met its goals for staffing …More
Trump Orders Streamlining of FAR, Stresses Off-the-Shelf Purchasing
In separate executive orders, President Trump has ordered a streamlining of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and has reemphasized purchasing of …More
Concerns Continue Even as Agencies Adapt Generative AI, Says Report
Concerns about the potential risks of generative artificial intelligence continue even “federal agencies and Congress have been exploring GenAI uses, …More
House Democrats Press for Information on Past, Future Property Sales
Top Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have pressed GSA for information on sales of federal buildings …More
Unions Sue to Restore FMCS Staffing
A coalition of unions including the AFG have sued to reverse the deep staff cuts the Trump administration has imposed …More
IG Report Seeks Stronger Response to Unemployment Insurance Fraud
The Labor Department inspector general’s office has called on the department to step up its efforts to recoup fraudulent payments …More
Executive Order on Defense Acquisition Includes Policies for Workforce
An executive order from President Trump directing a “comprehensive overhaul” of DoD acquisition policies includes provisions for the department’s acquisition …More
