Many long-identified problems with federal personnel policies—ranging hiring to performance management to inflexible pay systems—are within a presidential administration’s reach …More
The numbers of whistleblower retaliation complaints that OSHA has received from those who disclosed potential workplace safety violations such as …More
President Trump has issued an executive order to steer more federal building construction and leases to “opportunity zones” and other …More
Federal employees may not use official time for grass-roots type lobbying, the FLRA has said, while adding that such use …More
An IG audit has found only a few cases of potential violations by IRS employees of a prohibition against contacting …More
Federal agencies collectively exceeded the goal of issuing at least 23 percent of contracting dollars to small businesses, the SBA …More
OPM has told agencies to report by December 1 on their results and future plans under the Disabled Veterans Affirmative …More
OMB has added “American public health security and innovation” to its list of agency R&D priorities for their submissions for …More
The Census Bureau “must improve its oversight” of equipment being used in the ongoing census, some of which already has …More
Paul Steidler, Lexington Institute The U.S. Postal Service is being whipsawed like a child in a nasty custody case as …More
Several USPS initiatives designed to reduce workplace illness and injury-related costs have shown results, an IG report has said, while …More
The numbers of temporary and term employees at DoD rose from about 30,000 to about 40,000 in recent years, GAO …More
The Partnership for Public Service has listed considerations for agencies in adopting artificial intelligence, in a posting summarizing a workshop …More
The Postal Service has announced a hiring freeze on management positions and has said it will ask OPM for permission …More
Trump administration officials took “fiscally irresponsible” steps toward carrying out their proposed merger of OPM and GSA–essentially a GSA takeover …More
When issuing contracts, agencies are to assess the potential “negative impact of contractors’ and subcontractors’ temporary foreign labor hiring practices …More
The EEOC has issued guidance on workplace considerations under the Americans With Disabilities Act—which applies to both the federal and …More
In what it admitted was one of its “wonkier” postings, the performance.gov portal has said that the first deliverables required …More
A federal appeals court has stressed the high level of deference the FLRA must give to arbitrators’ decisions, overturning a …More
The latest scorecard by a congressional subcommittee on implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act shows no agencies …More
Nearly four-fifths of suits brought against DHS under the Freedom of Information Act cite missed deadlines for responses, an IG …More
Legislation (HR-7864) newly offered in the House would reauthorize and make several operating changes in the Merit Systems Protection Board, …More
The GSA has said it is moving to the third phase of its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) consolidation, a multiple …More
OPM has issued guidance to agencies for carrying out a recent executive order downplaying the importance of educational credentials in …More
Of the $17.8 billion in Cares Act contractual spending through June 11, 53 percent was spent without competition, GAO has …More
In separate letters, two groups of senators are pushing for continuing the higher level of telework that has been in …More
The GSA has launched an online “IT Acquisition University” offering on-demand training on its Acquisition Gateway for IT acquisition professionals …More
The inspector general’s office at DoD has said that the number of “aged” recommendations—those on which the department promised action …More
VA, HHS and Energy have entered into an agreement called the Insights Partnership to share health data, research and expertise …More
Challenges with human capital management in the federal government have been well documented for years but “little change has taken …More
