Agency IGs Also See IT, Personnel Issues as High-Risk
IT security and management, and personnel management were included as areas of special concern on GAO’s most recent high-risk report …More
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Renewed Concerns Raised on Agency Cybersecurity
The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have sent letters to OMB and DHS pressing …More
Hatch Act Settlement Debars HUD Official From Federal Employment
The Office of Special Counsel has said it has settled a Hatch Act complaint in which a former regional administrator …More
IG Examines Infections, Protections of Employees at IRS
Nearly half of IRS employees who have tested positive for the Coronavirus since the pandemic began had been in an …More
Tech Expert Named to Head GSA
In a nomination that reflects the GSA’s emphasis on greater use of technology by federal agencies, President Biden had nominated …More
Union Calls DoD Attention to Contractor Over-Reliance
The AFGE union has called the new DoD leadership’s attention to limits on contracting for certain work set by law …More
Interior IG Questions Pandemic-Related Spending on Charge Cards
The inspector general’s office at the Interior Department has issued a “management advisory” questioning some purchases made for pandemic-related reasons …More
IG Raises Security Concerns about Telework at DoD
In a report that could throw some cold water on bids to make extensive teleworking the new normal, the DoD …More
Infrastructure Plan Targets Upgrades to VA Facilities, Other Federal Buildings
President Biden’s proposed infrastructure spending plan would designate funds for upgrading and modernizing VA hospitals and clinics along with other …More
Pandemic’s Impact on NASA to Extend Beyond This Year, Says Report
In one of the first of the assessments of the pandemic’s impact on federal agency operations that looks ahead as …More
Applications to Open for CXO Fellowships
The application period will open May 1 for the annual CXO Fellowship program, a professional development program in the areas …More
Tenth of IRS Employees Report Experiencing Sexual Harassment; More Say They Have Seen It
Nearly a tenth of IRS said in response to a survey that within the last five years they personally had …More
Agencies Pressed on Compliance with IGs
The bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee have asked two dozen departments and large independent agencies to …More
Learn Lessons from Pandemic-Related Grants Flexibilities, Says GAO
GAO has recommended that OMB collect and analyze information on special authorities related to grants that arose from the pandemic, …More
GSA Not Assuring Best Prices for Furniture Purchases, IG Says
An IG report has said that the GSA is not assuring that agencies are getting the best prices when ordering …More
OMB Touts Value of Setting, Reporting on Priority Goals
Federal agencies “were clear and unanimous” in their desire to have the Biden administration reinstate requirements for performance goal-setting and …More
Understaffing Causing Maintenance Delays at Navy Shipyards, CBO Says
The Navy “has not hired enough new workers to keep pace with the workload” as the amount of needed submarine …More
Bills Offered on IG Authority, Federal Buildings and Vehicles
Legislation (HR-2019) has been reintroduced to strengthen agency IG offices by granting them broad powers to issue subpoenas to compel …More
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
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
