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
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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
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
