Unions Look for Reversal of More Labor Policies
While the Biden administration already has revoked the two key Trump administration executive orders restricting bargaining and official time, unions …More
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Report Calls for Improving Privacy Protections at DHS
While DHS has established policies to comply with privacy laws it is not sufficiently tracking compliance, including on whether employees …More
OMB Instructs Agencies on Review of Unfinished Trump Rules
OMB has issued guidance on President Biden’s executive order imposing a general 60-day freeze, pending a review by his administration, …More
Biden Tightens ‘Buy American’ Requirements for Agencies
President Biden has issued an executive order tightening requirements for agencies to buy U.S.-sourced materials and goods, saying that while …More
Candidate Self-Assessments Get Heavy Weight in Hiring, Report Says
Nine-tenths of competitive, open-to-the-public-job announcements rely only on the applicant’s answers to a self-assessment—beyond the review of their resume by …More
GAO Urges Attention to Personnel Recommendations
The GAO has urged the Biden administration and the new Congress to focus on its priority recommendations for agencies, including …More
Restrictions on Guidance Documents, Several Other Trump Regulatory Policies Repealed
President Biden has repealed two 2019 executive orders on issuing and enforcing agency guidance documents, policies the Trump administration had …More
Performance Feedback Called Key to Employee Engagement
A GAO report has said that “constructive performance conversations” are the number one indicator of employee engagement at all DHS …More
Environmental Cleanup Costs for NASA Lifting Off
NASA’s projected liability for environmental cleanup has increased from $1.2 billion to $1.9 billion since 2014 and even that may …More
Tightened Post-Employment Ethics Policies Proposed
House Democratic leaders have reintroduced (HR-244) legislation offered in the prior Congress to tighten ethical restrictions regarding movement between federal …More
Preliminary Viewpoint Survey Responses Show Positive Signs, Says OPM
In its last action under the Trump administration, OPM released partial results of the 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey showing …More
Trump Administration Leaves Several Late Management Directives
Just ahead of leaving office, the Trump administration issued several management-related directives that likely will be reassessed by the Biden …More
Rules on Trump’s Buy-American Executive Order Finalized
GSA, DoD and NASA have finalized rules carrying out a 2019 Trump administration executive order expanding preferences for domestically produced …More
Performance.gov Highlights Customer Experience Initiatives
The performance.gov site has highlighted recent initiatives for improving customer experience, an element of the Trump administration President’s Management Agenda …More
OPM Sets Terms for Temporary Holdover Appointments
OPM has told agencies that they may use the “temporary transition” authority to keep a limited number of Trump administration …More
EEOC Revises Religious Discrimination Policies
In the latest of a series of last-minute actions under the Trump administration, the EEOC has issued new standards for …More
Personnel Issues Both Long-Running and Recent Hampering State Dept., Says Report
The State Department has been hampered by both long-running and recent personnel issues, according to the Partnership for Public Service, …More
EEOC Invites Presenters for Annual Training Conference
The EEOC has issued a call for presenters to its main annual training conference for EEO and HR professionals, the …More
Statement Issued on Personnel Vetting; Details to Come
OPM and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have issued a general statement of policies on vetting federal …More
IRS Outlines Training, Restructuring Initiatives
In carrying out the 2019 Taxpayer First Act, the IRS has said it will increase employee training—including standing up an …More
SSA Impersonation Scams Getting More Personal, Says IG
The SSA inspector general has said that scams in which its own employees, and SSA employees in general, are being …More
OMB Reminds Agencies of Policy Provisions in Budget Measure
OMB has sent a memo to the general counsels of federal agencies “to ensure that your agency is aware of …More
Final Update Issued on Trump Management Agenda
In what will serve as the final update from the Trump administration on its President’s Management Agenda, the performance.gov site …More
DoD Extends Special Hiring Authorities
The Pentagon has extended through May 1 authority to use direct-hire procedures for filling certain positions related to pandemic response, …More
OMB Discourages Use of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
OMB has told federal agencies to pay more attention to the types of contracts they issue, in particular cautioning against …More
New Instructions Issued on Financial Disclosures
The Office of Government Ethics has issued new instructions regarding financial disclosure reporting requirements and conflicts of interest considerations for …More
Management-Related Bills among First Priorities of House
The House has passed, as among its first priorities in the new Congress, several federal agency management-related bills that had …More
Raise Impacts Ethics Policies on Post-Employment, Financial Disclosure
The Office of Government Ethics has issued guidance on the impact of the federal employee raise on certain ethics policies. …More
Law Enforcement Officers Express Covid Concerns
In response to an inspector general survey, law enforcement officers in five Justice Department components expressed concerns about the impact …More
DoD Followed Policy in Cleaning Workplaces Following Infections, Audit Says
In a report addressing an issue of concern government-wide, an inspector general audit has said that DoD followed internal and …More
