IGs, OMB Cite Risks of Mishandling Relief Funding
OMB and the council of agency inspectors general overseeing spending under the various pandemic relief laws that have been enacted …More
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Survey Shows Range of Engagement Scores among Agencies
While the employee engagement index scores were generally up over 2019 in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey conducted last fall, …More
GAO Presses for Action on Legacy IT Recommendations
Two years after a report raising alarms about the costs and risks of federal agencies running obsolete hardware and software, …More
GSA Idea Incubator Selects Two Dozen Projects
GSA’s “10X” program, an idea incubator that examines suggestions from federal employees about potential uses of technology to improve the …More
OMB Instructs Agencies on American Rescue Plan Implementation
OMB has issued Memo M-21-24 describing expedited regulatory review under the American Rescue Plan law, which “requires departments and agencies …More
Pandemic ‘Significantly’ Hampered IRS Customer Service, Report Says
The IRS’s ability to provide customer service to taxpayers and other stakeholders initially “was significantly hampered and limited” by the …More
Border: Senate Bills Seek to Bolster CBP, AI Expertise
Legislation (S-1358) has been introduced in the Senate with bipartisan support to authorize an increase in Customs and Border Protection …More
DoD Cites Value of Flexibility in Filling Cyber Workforce
Pentagon officials have said that they are using the special hiring and compensation authorities enacted into law in recent years …More
Pay Cap Waiver Approved for Border Volunteers as Scrutiny of Program Rises
OPM has approved a waiver of biweekly premium pay limits for federal employees responding to a call by HHS for …More
DoD Should Better Inform Employees on Student Loan Forgiveness Program, Says GAO
GAO has said that the DoD should better inform its civilian employees—as well as military personnel—about the Public Service Loan …More
GSA Boosting Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Federal Buildings
The GSA has committed to using only renewable energy sources by 2025 for electricity in federal buildings it manages, in …More
Congress: New Bills to Loosen Unpaid Leave Rules; DHS Measures Advance
Legislation has been introduced in Congress (HR-2589 and S-1195) to expand the circumstances in which federal employees and many other …More
GAO Calls for More Steps against Harassment at Energy Dept. Subagency
The Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration has records of “very few” cases of alleged sexual harassment among its own …More
GSA to Auction Off Bitcoin
GSA Auctions has announced it will open up bidding on 11 lots of Bitcoin in an upcoming auction. The 9.45 …More
Proposals to Strengthen, Protect IGs Consolidated; Vote Likely
Democratic leaders on civil service issues have consolidated into one measure (HR-2662) nearly a dozen previously introduced proposals regarding agency …More
Bill Seeks Broader Input for Agency Performance Plans
A newly introduced House bill (HR-2617) with bipartisan support seeks to open the door for more stakeholders to help craft …More
Planning for IT Workforce Still Lagging, Says GAO
GAO has said that agencies still falling short in planning for their IT workforces, which it called “key to addressing …More
Interior Lists Planned Building Upgrades, Other Improvements
The Interior Department has said that improvements to buildings and remediation of hazards will be among the priorities to be …More
Pandemic Increased Workload at Many Agency Call Centers
The pandemic caused a surge of calls to most federal agency call centers even as those centers had to adapt …More
GAO Calls for Better Documentation of DHS Staffing Needs
The latest border security plan prepared by DHS as required by Congress lacked much of the information Congress was seeking, …More
Opinion | Commentary
Implications of the Biden Workforce Order for Federal Employee Due Process Rights
President Joe Biden’s recent Executive Order (EO) on Protecting the Federal Workforce reverses the limitations on employee due process implemented …More
House Leaders Seek Details on Plans for Expanded Technology Fund
The Democratic leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee and its government operations committee have asked the Biden administration …More
IG Calls on USPS to Tighten Processes for Departing Employees, Contractors
An IG audit has found that the USPS is not always following out-processing steps for its own employees and those …More
EPA Joins VA in Returning to Pre-Trump Contract Policies
The EPA has reverted to contract terms in effect before the 2018 Trump administration orders restricting the matters on which …More
Bills Offered on Cybersecurity Career Development, Transparency
A bill (S-1097) with bipartisan support has been reintroduced in the Senate to boost career development opportunities for federal employees …More
Report Highlights Unresolved Recommendations from GAO, IGs
A report for Congress highlights the issue of unresolved recommendations in GAO and agency IG audits, which it says “can, …More
Survey Finds Some Positive Trends for USPS
A survey conducted by the inspector general’s office at the USPS has found some positive indicators arising from the pandemic …More
OPM to Collect Data on Competencies Needed in Jobs
OPM has announced an initiative to collect data on competencies needed in federal occupations, which will support “a wide variety …More
Initiative on Hiring Persons on Autism Spectrum to Be Expanded
A pilot program for hiring persons on the autism spectrum into federal jobs is showing success and plans are underway …More
Pandemic Worsened Personnel Problems at DoD Depots, GAO Says
The pandemic worsened challenges that Defense Department depots “already faced, such as not having enough personnel to perform maintenance” on …More
