Rules Issued on Verifying Ownership of Leased Federal Office Space
GSA has issued rules to carry out a law enacted last year requiring new scrutiny of ownership of building space …More
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Change of Direction on Union-Related Policies Continues
Two recent developments at the FLRA underscore the change in direction in union-related policies from the Trump administration. In one, …More
Impersonation Scams Decline but Still Common, Says IRS
The IRS has said that while scams in which its employees have been impersonated in an attempt to get money …More
House Approves Wide-Ranging Bill Strengthening Agency IGs
The House has passed HR-2662, which ties together nearly a dozen previously introduced proposals to strengthen investigative powers of agency …More
Bills Advance on MSPB, Plum Book, Rotational Assignments
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has passed and forwarded for voting in the full House: * HR-1224, to reauthorize …More
New OPM Chief Says She’s in It for the ‘Long Haul’; Progress Made on Other Vacancies
Newly confirmed OPM director Kiran Ahuja has promised that she will stay for the “long haul” at an agency that …More
Panel Backs Expansion of Whistleblower Protections
The House Oversight and Reform Committee has passed HR-2988 to expand protections for whistleblowing federal employees against retaliation, in what …More
Report Raises Concerns with Engagement, Leadership
The annual report on the best places to work in government again says that overall, the federal government lags the …More
Best Places to Work Report Highlights Positives for Agencies
The annual report on the best places to work in government says that while overall the federal government lags the …More
In Test, Many FHFA Employees Fail to Report Suspicious Call
An IG audit has raised concerns about cybersecurity practices at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, including that about two-fifths of …More
Dispute over Negotiability of Telework Returned to FLRA
A federal appeals court has told the FLRA to reconsider a ruling restricting bargaining on telework, an issue that likely …More
Agency Management, Benefits Issues Get Attention in Congress
The Senate has passed S-272, which would require federal agencies to publish easily understandable justifications for their budget requests on …More
Report Cites Support for Increasing Use of Body-Worn Cameras by Justice Department Officers
An inspector general report has found support within Justice Department components for increasing the use of body-worn cameras by the …More
Key House GOP Leader Calls on IGs to Review Telework Impact on Productivity
The ranking Republican on the House government operations subcommittee, Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia, has asked the IGs of the …More
CBO Reports on Cooperation by Agencies with Its Requests
The Congressional Budget Office has said that federal agencies generally are cooperative with its requests for data for its studies …More
MSPB Stresses How Assessment Methods Can Affect Hiring Rates
Agencies can use GSA’s recently launched hiring data dashboard to focus on how different methods of assessing candidates result in …More
Contract Spending Up Nearly $80 Billion in One Year
Federal agency spending on contracts increased by nearly $80 billion in fiscal 2020 over the prior year to some $665 …More
Ratings System, Guidance to Raters Play Key Roles in Within-Grade Raise Decisions
The performance management system an agency uses, and the level of guidance it provides to those who perform those ratings, …More
Audit Stresses Need to Document Incentive Payouts
An IG report at the Federal Housing Finance Agency serves as a reminder that cash payments such as recruitment and …More
OPM Nominee Confirmed, but along Party Lines
The Senate has voted to confirm Kiran Ahuja as OPM director, but the party-line nature of the vote—all Democrats in …More
GAO Documents Pandemic’s Impact at CBP, TSA
In separate reports the GAO has documented the pandemic’s impact over its first year on two major subcomponents of DHS—CPB …More
MSPB Seeks Input on Topics for Strategic Plan
The MSPB is asking for input on its 2022-2026 strategic plan, posting a survey form open through the end of …More
Bills on Police, Other Issues at VA Advance; Improved Education Benefits Proposed
The House has passed HR-2429, to require all VA police officers to use body-work cameras while on duty; require the …More
Recommendations to IRS on Personnel Issues Remain Unresolved
The IRS addressed nine of the 24 high-priority recommendations that GAO listed for the agency in April 2020 but the …More
OMB Instructs Agencies on ‘Buy American’ Order
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on carrying out President Biden’s executive order encouraging them to purchase U.S.-made goods over …More
Report: VA Still Struggling to Accurately Count Employees, Vacancies
The VA continues to have issues with the accuracy of its counts of employees on board and vacant positions, the …More
Focus on Outcomes, Not Work Arrangements, in Performance Management, Says OPM
The Biden administration’s guidance on long-term policies for telework, remote work and alternative working schedules says that “it is important …More
GSA Calls on Agencies to ‘Reimagine’ Workspaces
Agencies should consider “reimagining their future workplaces” as part of the planning for long-run changes to the federal workplace under …More
Staffing Shortages Hamper VA Property Management, GAO Says
Shortages of personnel continue to cause problems such as project delays and difficulties in managing projects at VA sites, GAO …More
Dog Bites No Laughing Matter to USPS Carriers
While images dogs chasing or biting letter carriers long have been a staple of comic strips, they are no laughing …More
