Special Hiring Authority for Pandemic Response Extended
OPM has extended the “Schedule A” excepted service hiring authority that agencies can use to fill positions needed for pandemic-related …More
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Volunteers Sought for Temporary Duty Assisting with Children at Border
OPM has asked federal agencies to publicize and support a request by HHS for federal employees to take temporary voluntary …More
Recognition Week to Be Virtual Again
For the second year, Public Service Recognition Week will be a virtual event, this year May 2-8. The week is …More
Report Highlights What Public Seeks on Federal Websites
The Coronavirus, COVID-19 the disease it causes, and other pandemic-related issues were not surprisingly among the top topics that members …More
Steps for Reforming HR Services Offered
Federal HR offices have suffered from under-investment and lack of support for years, leading to “fragmented, duplicative and inconsistent” services, …More
OMB Revokes Prior Guidance on Performance Reporting
OMB has revoked one of the last policies it issued during the Trump administration, which had told agencies cut back …More
Survey Shows Impact of Pandemic on Workload of TSP Employees
A large majority of employees of the Thrift Savings Plan say that overall their workload was the same or increased …More
‘Proactive’ FOIA Disclosures Falling Short, GAO Says
Federal agencies have been slow to carry out a 2016 change in the Freedom of Information Act requiring them to …More
TSA Workforce Issues Get Attention in House
Bipartisan legislation (HR-1813) has been reintroduced in the House to require that the TSA retain all funds collected under the …More
Agency Spending Guidance Issued for $1.9T American Rescue Plan
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on distributing, monitoring and reporting on spending under the recently enacted American Rescue Plan …More
Report Calls for Boosting Workforce in Science Occupations
Federal agencies face a “difficult task of staying apace of advances in science and technology while competing for talent with …More
Guide Issued on ‘Bring Your Own Device Security’
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a draft guide to security considerations in “bring your own device” …More
Management-Related Bills Advance in Senate
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved and sent to the Senate floor: S-522, to require each …More
Report Recommends Improving OPM, Not Abolishing It
A report from the National Academy of Public Administration lists some two dozen recommendations for OPM although notably not endorsing …More
OPM Seen as a ‘Mother, May I?’ Agency
Among the findings of the National Academy of Public Administration’s new report on OPM is that “with some exceptions, the …More
RRB Official Named Federal Manager of the Year
The Federal Managers Association has named Kimberly Price, director of policy and systems at the Railroad Retirement Board and a …More
EEOC Offering Webinar on Return to Work Issues
The EEOC will host a webinar March 31 starting at noon Eastern time on EEO considerations for returning employees who …More
OGE Summarizes Recent Ethics Law Changes
The Office of Government Ethics has posted a summary of changes in ethics laws in the 2019-2020 Congress, mainly focused …More
Authority to Waive Some Relocation Rules Extended
The GSA has extended through the end of the calendar year an authority for agencies to waive certain requirements of …More
Technology Fund Gets $1 Billion Infusion
Among the provisions of the pandemic relief and economic stimulus bill recently signed into law is an appropriation for $1 …More
Federal Employee Impersonation Scams Growing More Sophisticated
The inspector general’s office at the SSA has said that scammers seeking money or personal information from victims have started …More
Contracting Payment Integrity Guidance Revised
Saying that payment integrity will be a “top priority” during the Biden administration, OMB has issued guidance that it says …More
FEBs Outline Role in Pandemic Response, Planning
Federal Executive Boards have been involved in pandemic response in a range of ways and are also involved in planning …More
OPM Calls for Data on Ratings, Awards for High-Level Employees
OPM has told agencies to report by May 28 on their fiscal 2020 performance ratings and the resulting performance-based pay …More
Voting Order Could Expand Paid Time Off for Feds
A new executive order on voting policies sets a series of tasks for federal agencies and also opens the way …More
OMB Reminds Agencies of Review Requirements
OMB has reminded agencies—many of which now have new leaders unfamiliar with internal government processes, or soon will have such …More
Bills on IGs, State Department Personnel Policies Offered
Bipartisan legislation (S-587) has been reintroduced in the Senate to better protect agency inspectors general from politically motivated personnel decisions, …More
Agencies Instructed on Widening Scope of Bargaining
Federal agencies have been told to bargain “in good faith with the objective of reaching an agreement” with the union …More
GAO Urges Attention to Data Center Consolidation Issues
The GAO has reiterated its call for federal agencies to address more than four dozen recommendations it has made regarding …More
Commission: Lack of Expertise in AI Holding Government Back
The federal government needs to accelerate its efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence technologies into its operations both to take advantage …More
