Hiring Policy Proposal Reportedly Dropped
The Trump administration has dropped a proposed hiring policy rule change that would require applicants to disclose whether they have …More
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DHS Not in Compliance with Improper Payments Act, Audit Finds
An inspector general audit has said that DHS is not in compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, …More
Senate Defense Bill Seeks DoD Management Reforms
The Senate Armed Services Committee says that its annual DoD authorization bill—full details of which have not yet been released—“continues …More
Report Highlights Threats to Employees at SSA
The most recent semiannual report from the inspector general’s office at SSA says that while impersonation of SSA employees through …More
Let Employees Question Expectations, Partnership Says
Supervisors should create a way for line employees to question the expectations for their work output because that creates a …More
FAA Space Office Needs to Improve Workforce Assessment, Planning, GAO Says
The lead FAA office overseeing commercial operations in space needs to better assess its workforce and plan for future needs, …More
MSPB Cautions about Using Standard Position Descriptions
Thirty percent of federal employees said in a recent survey that they believe that their position descriptions do not accurately …More
IG Cites Lessons Learned in Abandoned VA Program
A now-discontinued VA program intended to streamline the processing of veterans’ claims applications suffered from ineffective planning, an IG report …More
OMB Issues New Policy on Identity Management
OMB has issued a new policy on identity, credential and access management, which it says “has become even more critical …More
GAO Identifies New Efficiency Opportunities
A new GAO report on the long-running issue of overlap, duplication and fragmentation of federal programs identifies more than two …More
Spoofing of Agencies Continues to Spread
In a sign of the ever-widening problem of scammers pretending to be calling from federal agencies to threaten victims into …More
EPA Needs to Better Manage Cyber Weaknesses, Says Audit
The EPA is not following its own procedures for addressing known weaknesses in its cyber protections and as a result, …More
GSA Launches Central Cloud Services Repository
The GSA has launched a “cloud information center” as a central repository for cloud computing resources, designed to be “a …More
EEOC Sets Training Classes
The EEOC has scheduled several sets of training classes beginning with one June 19-22 on drafting effective final agency actions …More
MSPB Seeks Input on Research Topics
The MSPB has put out a call for suggestions for topics for it to research, as it is drafting a …More