Wholesale Change Coming at Labor Impasses Panel
A wholesale change lies ahead for the Federal Service Impasses Panel, an arm of the FLRA that decides on bargaining …More
Federal Manager’s Daily Report
Sign up Now! Free eNewsletters
MSPB Calls for Improving Job Candidate Assessments
The MSPB has called attention to its findings that in hiring agencies “often use assessments that are not the best …More
OPM Tells Agencies to Report on Use of Physicians’ Allowances
OPM has told agencies to report by March 1 on the “physicians comparability allowance,” a form of recruitment/retention incentive payment …More
Report Lists Federal Workplace Lessons Learned from Pandemic
The pandemic “highlighted the extent to which the resilience of the United States relies on the resilience of its government” …More
OGE to Stress Ethics to New Agency Leaders
The Office of Government Ethics has said it will again contact new agency leaders as they are confirmed to stress …More
Support Urged for Boosting Technology Modernization Fund
Several leading House Democrats have urged that planned pandemic relief legislation contain the $9 billion supplement for the interagency Technology …More
Progress Remains Slow on Disposing of Unneeded Properties, Says GAO
Some steps toward disposing of unneeded federal properties have been taken under a 2016 law designed to speed that process, …More
Biden Reemphasizes Scientific Integrity Policies
President Biden has issued an executive order reemphasizing and expanding on integrity policies for government science, saying that “improper political …More
Agencies Falling Short on Conservation Steps, House Leaders Say
Federal agencies are falling short of requirements for energy and water conservation in their facilities, leaders of four House committees …More
Retirements, Other Turnover Fall in Fiscal 2020
Retirements and other forms of turnover fell in fiscal 2020, according to numbers newly released by OPM reflecting that full …More
Energy Dept. IG Raises Concerns about Security Controls
The inspector general’s office at the Energy Department has said the department is not revoking security clearances and access cards …More
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
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
