IG Says IRS Employees Following Restrictions on Contacting Taxpayers
An IG audit has found only a few cases of potential violations by IRS employees of a prohibition against contacting …More
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Agencies Overall Meeting Contracting Goals, SBA Says
Federal agencies collectively exceeded the goal of issuing at least 23 percent of contracting dollars to small businesses, the SBA …More
Agencies Told to Report on Hiring of Disabled Veterans
OPM has told agencies to report by December 1 on their results and future plans under the Disabled Veterans Affirmative …More
Pandemic-Related Initiative Added to R&D Priorities
OMB has added “American public health security and innovation” to its list of agency R&D priorities for their submissions for …More
Census Bureau Lost Count of Some Equipment, IG Says
The Census Bureau “must improve its oversight” of equipment being used in the ongoing census, some of which already has …More
Opinion | Commentary
Three Ways Strange Bedfellows Can Strengthen the U.S. Postal Service
Paul Steidler, Lexington Institute The U.S. Postal Service is being whipsawed like a child in a nasty custody case as …More
Postal Initiatives to Reduce FECA Costs Showing Some Results, Says IG
Several USPS initiatives designed to reduce workplace illness and injury-related costs have shown results, an IG report has said, while …More
Temporary, Term Appointments Rising at DoD
The numbers of temporary and term employees at DoD rose from about 30,000 to about 40,000 in recent years, GAO …More
Group Lists Considerations for Adopting AI
The Partnership for Public Service has listed considerations for agencies in adopting artificial intelligence, in a posting summarizing a workshop …More
USPS Announces Management Hiring Freeze, Other Steps as Losses Continue
The Postal Service has announced a hiring freeze on management positions and has said it will ask OPM for permission …More
IG Criticizes Steps toward OPM-GSA Merger
Trump administration officials took “fiscally irresponsible” steps toward carrying out their proposed merger of OPM and GSA–essentially a GSA takeover …More
Order on Contracting Policies Stresses Use of U.S. Labor
When issuing contracts, agencies are to assess the potential “negative impact of contractors’ and subcontractors’ temporary foreign labor hiring practices …More
Guidance Issued on ADA Implications of Opioid Use by Employees
The EEOC has issued guidance on workplace considerations under the Americans With Disabilities Act—which applies to both the federal and …More
Evidence Act Requirements Provide Opportunity, Posting Says
In what it admitted was one of its “wonkier” postings, the performance.gov portal has said that the first deliverables required …More
Court Stresses Deference FLRA Must Pay to Arbitrators
A federal appeals court has stressed the high level of deference the FLRA must give to arbitrators’ decisions, overturning a …More
Agencies Getting Better Grades on IT Scorecards
The latest scorecard by a congressional subcommittee on implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act shows no agencies …More
Delays Underlie Most FOIA Suits against DHS, Report Says
Nearly four-fifths of suits brought against DHS under the Freedom of Information Act cite missed deadlines for responses, an IG …More
MSPB Reauthorization Bill Offered as Case Backlog Nears 3,000
Legislation (HR-7864) newly offered in the House would reauthorize and make several operating changes in the Merit Systems Protection Board, …More
GSA Moves to Next Phase of MAS Consolidation
The GSA has said it is moving to the third phase of its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) consolidation, a multiple …More
Hiring Guidance Emphasizes Skills, Knowledge Over Credentials
OPM has issued guidance to agencies for carrying out a recent executive order downplaying the importance of educational credentials in …More
Half of Pandemic Response Contracts Are Sole-Source, GAO Says
Of the $17.8 billion in Cares Act contractual spending through June 11, 53 percent was spent without competition, GAO has …More
Senators Push for Continuing Telework, IT Upgrades
In separate letters, two groups of senators are pushing for continuing the higher level of telework that has been in …More
GSA Offers New Online Training in Acquisition
The GSA has launched an online “IT Acquisition University” offering on-demand training on its Acquisition Gateway for IT acquisition professionals …More
Growing Number of IG Recommendations Collecting Dust at DoD, Says Report
The inspector general’s office at DoD has said that the number of “aged” recommendations—those on which the department promised action …More
Three Departments Form Agreement for Covid Research
VA, HHS and Energy have entered into an agreement called the Insights Partnership to share health data, research and expertise …More
Capability to Address HR Challenges Lacking, Report Says
Challenges with human capital management in the federal government have been well documented for years but “little change has taken …More
IG: No Policy on Mixing Personal, Official Email Working From Home – No Violation
In a report touching on a topic of widening interest in the government as unprecedented numbers of federal employees are …More
Intelligence Agencies Set Ethics Policies on AI
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued two related sets of guidance to intelligence agencies on ethical …More
Fleet Management Problems Persist at Commerce, IG Finds
The Commerce Department continues to fall short in managing its motor vehicle fleet 10 years after an IG report pointed …More
Virus Exposes Erosion of Federal Institutions, Says Partnership
The Coronavirus pandemic “starkly illustrates some of the weaknesses that have existed in our government for decades,” the Partnership for …More
