Task Force on USPS Recommends More Contracting, Less Bargaining
A task force on the USPS commissioned earlier this year by the White House has stopped short of recommending privatizing …More
A task force on the USPS commissioned earlier this year by the White House has stopped short of recommending privatizing …More
OPM has said it sees “no systemic abuses” in the application of veterans’ preference in federal hiring, a policy that …More
The CBO has again raised the prospect of creating more DoD federal employee positions by converting work from military personnel, …More
In a presentation on the potential for converting military positions to civilian, the CBO said that after taking into account …More
The White House has announced a pilot project related to two of its federal workforce initiatives–retraining employees for higher-priority jobs …More
A House report on a committee-passed bill (HR-4243) to conduct a review of VA facilities argues that many of them …More
OMB has said that the easiest part of the federal data center consolidation effort already has been finished—resulting in nearly …More
DoD uses a mix of military, federal civilian and contractor personnel in the military health system but the planning process …More
Legislation (HR-7169) newly offered in the House by leaders of committees overseeing the SBA and the VA would give the …More
CIOs exist to serve as an agency focal point to address IT challenges but their roles are not well defined …More
OPM has told agencies to submit collective bargaining agreements and arbitration awards under terms of a May executive order, saying …More
GSA has said it will consolidate its 24 multiple award schedules into a single schedule for products and services to …More
Acting OPM director Margaret Weichert has again stressed one of the administration’s themes for the federal workplace, to “reskill and …More
The EEOC and the OPM have signed a joint memo highlighting revisions to OPM’s SF-256 form for self-reporting disabilities for …More
The House has scheduled votes this week on several bills impacting agency management practices. HR-2846, to loosen restrictions against agencies …More
As part of new guidance on agency closings due to severe weather or other safety concerns, OPM has reminded agencies …More
Draft data standards under the President’s Management Agenda cross-agency priority goal on grants have been posted for comment through January …More
Several bills that recently cleared the committee level in the House and Senate could be brought to floor voting for …More
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported that initiatives to address improper payments–long a focus of GAO, OMB …More
With the 2010 census now less than two years away, the Census Bureau “has not fully integrated and tested all …More
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 115-278) a measure creating a new cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency within DHS …More
GSA officials acknowledge that the agency’s guidance on property exchanges and sales “can be confusing but GSA’s plan to amend …More
Questions commonly arise in the holiday season about rules on giving or getting gifts in federal offices. In terms of …More
An IG report serves as a caution to agencies trying to reduce the costs of in-person services to the public …More
OPM has streamlined its system for certifying whether agency performance evaluation systems for SES and non-executive senior career employees meet …More
GAO has said that in the time ahead it will “focus our work on several pressing national issues” including the …More
Three federal unions have filed a lawsuit against the VA’s decision to stop allowing medical personnel to use official time, …More
The common government-wide issues of staffing for IT positions extend to the Secret Service, GAO has said, although it has …More
A report cites the Labor Department’s unemployment insurance program’s focus on cooperation with state agencies and on data collection as …More
DoD requires its components to collect and maintain information about real property assets but its central database contains inaccurate and …More