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
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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
Bill-Paying Decisions for Non-VA Care Called Inconsistent
An inspector general audit has said found inconsistencies in bill-paying practices under the VA program of allowing veterans to get …More
Complaints to OSHA Up but Inspections Down, Says Audit
The pandemic has resulted in an increase of workplace safety complaints to OSHA—especially from people working in industries where the …More
VA Employee Survey Shows Gains in Several Areas
The VA has released results of its 2020 employee survey showing that employees are more positive about several aspects of …More
OGE Cites High Grades on Employee Survey
The Office of Government Ethics says its employees gave the agency high grades overall in the 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint …More
Vehicle Fleet-Managing GSA Needs to Better Manage Its Own Fleet, Says IG
The GSA, which manages vehicle fleets on behalf of other federal agencies, maintains an excessive number of vehicles in its …More
OMB Cancels Trump-Ordered Spending Reviews
OMB has canceled certain spending reviews that agencies were told to conduct under a Trump administration policy that President Biden …More
Costs Rise for Some Agencies After Federal Protective Service Fee Changes
Changes in the way the Federal Protective Service charges fees to other agencies for its services are resulting in a …More
GAO: Federal Personnel Management Has Faltered in Last Two Years
The latest GAO “high-risk” report says that federal personnel management, which has been on that list since 2001, has regressed …More
GAO Cites Some Improvements in High-Risk Areas
GAO’s new high-risk report says there has been only “limited progress” overall in most of those three dozen problematic areas …More
Report Outlines Strategies for Recruiting, Retaining Those without College Degrees
People without four-year college degrees can “qualify for many federal roles, such as administrative and entry-level positions,” but federal agencies …More
Staffing Shortages Send Overtime Up at BoP
Overtime costs at the Bureau of Prisons roughly doubled over 2015-2019, the GAO has reported, but the agency “has not …More
Biden Revokes Trump Memo on DoD Unions
In the latest of a series of reversals of his predecessor’s policies regarding federal unions, President Biden has revoked a …More
Disability May Underlie Employee Problems, MSPB Reminds Agencies
Employee performance, attendance or conduct issues that may merit disciplinary action might be rooted in “medical conditions or what the …More
‘Bright Spots’ in Government’s Pandemic Response Highlighted
For all the difficulties it has brought, the pandemic has produced some “bright spots” for the government, the Partnership for …More
Bills on Relocations, MSPB, Diversity Reintroduced
Legislation (HR-1272) has been introduced to require that before relocating offices federal agencies would have to conduct a cost-benefit analysis …More
FDIC Facing Exodus of Senior Personnel
Replacing upcoming losses to retirements is among the top management challenges at the FDIC, where 60 percent of executives and …More
Training Set on New EEO Requirements for Agencies
The EEOC has announced a free a webinar March 9 on the Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act, which …More
New Dashboard Teaches Lessons about Hiring, Partnership Says
Newly posted statistics highlight several problems with competitive service hiring processes that agencies can learn from to improve their hiring …More
VA Issues Ethics Guide on Using Veterans’ Personal Information
The VA has issued a guide to ethical considerations for the use of veterans’ personal information both internally and by …More
Report Recommends Ways to Improve Internal Agency Support Functions
A new report sites lessons that can be gleaned from the way internal agency support functions – such as IT, …More
Audit Calls for Strengthening GSA Insider Threat Protections
An IG audit has called for strengthening GSA’s insider threat program, citing issues that it said “expose GSA information to …More
Check for Bargaining Obligations on Safety Practices, Agencies Told
Some aspects of the Biden administration’s Coronavirus-related safety policies for federal workplaces may be subject to negotiations, says new guidance …More
FLRA Reestablishes ADR Office
The FLRA has reestablished its Collaboration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Office, in the first major change in the agency’s direction …More
OPM, Agencies View Direct Hire Authority Differently, Says MSPB
Federal agencies often have a different view of direct hire authority than OPM, the MSPB has said, raising the question …More
Data Officers Council Launches Website
The federal Chief Data Officers Council, created last year under the Foundations for Evidence-based Policymaking Act, has launched cdo.gov, joining …More
Achieving ‘Job Fit’ Not a One-Time Thing, Says MSPB
A new MSPB publication underscores the importance of the different ways federal employees fit, or don’t, in their work, adding …More
OSC Argues for Broader Reading of Whistleblower Protections
The Office of Special Counsel has intervened in a whistleblower retaliation case pending before the MSPB, arguing for a broader …More
Guidance Issued on Pay, Leave Policy Changes
OPM has issued guidance to agencies on carrying out changes to pay and leave policies—and the extension of some special …More
