GAO Adds to Criticism of OMB Stopping Disclosure of Agency Spending
The GAO has joined the Democratic leaders in Congress in challenging OMB’s move to end public disclosure of how funding …More
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DoD Memo on Cutting Contracts Stresses Using Department’s Own Employees
A memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on reducing the department’s spending on contracts stresses using the department’s own employees …More
Be ‘Flexible’ in How Long Political Appointees May Stay, How Much They Are Paid, Says OPM
OPM has sent agencies a memo that “reaffirms flexibilities in setting Schedule C terms of employment” including how long those …More
USPS IG Sees Potential for Addressing High Turnover of Postal ‘Pre-Career’ Employees
Turnover of Postal Service “pre-career” employees remains high—with about half resigning within their first year of employment—despite a program aiming …More
House Bill Aims to Make Agency Contracting More Accessible to Small Businesses
A bill (HR-787) approved by the House Small Business Committee on a bipartisan vote and now ready for a floor …More
GAO Calls for Better Coordination Among Agencies against Scams
The GAO has called for better coordination among federal agencies of efforts to counter scams against the public, saying that …More
DoD Sets Policies on Consolidating and Eliminating Offices and Civilian Jobs
DoD has issued guidance on carrying out the civilian employment-related aspects a late-March directive on that calls for components to …More
GAO Heightens Focus on Deferred Maintenance in Federal Buildings
The GAO has said it added the condition of federal buildings to its most recent high-risk report because of the …More
Report Warns of Health Risks from Storage Tanks at VA Facilities
An inspector general report has called on the VA to increase its oversight of underground storage tanks—which for example contain …More
OMB Tells Agencies to Accelerate AI Adoption
A pair of OMB memos on adoption and use of AI by federal agencies revokes Biden administration policies in that …More
Audit Finds Some Energy Department Remote Workers Overpaid—but Others Underpaid
In a report on an issue that was a major point of contention between the Biden administration and congressional Republicans, …More
Keep Only ‘Mission-Critical’ Vehicle Charging Stations, GSA Tells Agencies
In a further unraveling of the Biden administration’s emphasis on increasing the usage of electric vehicles in the federal fleet, …More
New Appraisal System Ordered for ‘Senior Professional’ Ranks
OPM has told agencies to put in place for the fiscal 2026 ratings cycle a new performance evaluation system for …More
Bipartisan Senate Group Backs Keeping USPS as Independent Entity
A bipartisan group of six senators has backed keeping the U.S. Postal Service as an independent entity, at a time …More
Recruitment, Retention Problems Continue for Federal Police Officers, Says GAO
The GAO has said that the problems agencies have with recruiting and retaining police officers that it has pointed out …More
Some Agencies Reopening, but Quickly again Closing, Deferred Resignation Windows
Several departments and large agencies have reopened a “deferred resignation” window, with more possibly to come as agencies move to …More
SBA Still Has Work to Do to Address Fraud in Pandemic Programs, Audit Says
While the SBA has addressed most of the recommendations to address fraud in pandemic-related programs in a 2023 inspector general …More
Dates Set for Agencies to Report on Pay, Hiring and Other Issues
OPM has issued on chcoc.gov a schedule for agencies to produce a dozen annual reports on a variety of pay, …More
OMB, Hill Democrats at Odds over Disclosure of Funding Allotments
The top Democrats on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have criticized OMB for ending public disclosure of how funding …More
OPM Issues Guidance on Abolishing Labor-Management Cooperative Programs
OPM has issued guidance to agencies on abolishing labor-management partnerships and forums in light of an executive order from President …More
GSA, FHFA Get Differing Assessments on Personnel Controls
An inspector general report has credited the GSA with being responsive to an earlier report stating concerns about controls over …More
AFGE Stresses Continued Role at TSA Even without Bargaining Rights
The AFGE has stressed that it continues to have a role in representing TSA screeners even in the wake of …More
Report Stresses Need for Adequate Staff to Process Passport Applications
In a review of past events that may be a preview of the future, the GAO has said that a …More
GSA Controls over Performance-Based Service Contracts Still Lacking, Says Report
The GSA still needs to tighten its controls over performance-based service contracts to “reduce the risk of unsatisfactory contractor performance …More
Order Changes Policies on How Agencies Make, Receive Payments
An executive order from President Trump changes policies on how federal agencies make and receive payments, with a goal of …More
House Panel Approves Bills Favorable to Management, Restrictive of Unions
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed a bill (HR-2249) to allow an incoming President to disavow any …More
Improper Payments, Fraud against SSA Difficult to Separate, Says Report
Parsing out the difference between fraud against the SSA and improper payments made by the agency is difficult because of …More
The Cost of Federal Uncertainty: How Government Leaders Can Guard Productivity (and Employee Wellbeing)
It is obvious that federal employees across agencies are facing a climate rife with anxiety and uncertainty. In addition to …More
GSA ‘Not Effectively Managing’ Its Own Space, Says Audit
GSA, the agency that centrally manages working space for other agencies, “is not effectively managing” its own space to reflect …More
GAO Sees Lessons for Agencies in Private Sector Cloud Computing
GAO has said that in a survey of 18 private sector companies, it found widespread use of leading practices when …More
