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
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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
Non-Defense Agencies Told to Procure ‘Common Goods and Services’ Through GSA
An executive order requires consolidating in the GSA the procurement of “common goods and services” by non-defense agencies, saying that …More
Connolly Presses Agencies on Staffing for FOIA Compliance
The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia, is seeking information on …More
Better Assessment Needed of Pathways Program, Says GAO
The GAO has called for a better assessment of the Pathways Program, which is designed to be primary vehicle for …More
Rules Issued to Finalize Closure of Executive Boards
OPM has issued rules that finalize the closure of Federal Executive Boards under a February executive order, saying their functions …More
Staff Shortages Put Census Bureau Surveys at Risk, Report Says
The Bureau of the Census “struggles to recruit and retain” field representatives and suffers from high attrition in some areas, …More
Bills Introduced on Probationer Layoffs, IG Firings
Several bills recently introduced in Congress aim to reverse Trump administration actions, including S-1068, to reinstate with back pay and …More
FOIA Requests, Processing Hit Records; Standards Proposed for Information Specialist Positions
Freedom of Information Act requests to federal agencies “reached another record high in FY 2024, surpassing 1.5 million requests received …More
Report Cites Similarities, Differences in Postal Services of Other Countries
In comparing the U.S. Postal Service with those of other countries, an inspector general report has found that the USPS …More
Guidance: Office Basketball Pools for ‘Bragging Rights’ Can Be OK; Those for Money Aren’t
In a caution that would apply across government, the DoD ethics office has cautioned that while “March Madness” pools in …More
Agencies Told to Tally Up and Report the Costs of Labor Relations
Federal agencies have been told to tally up and report to OPM the costs related to contract negotiations and other …More
Trump Revokes Biden’s Labor-Management Forums Order
President Trump has revoked the federal labor-management forum program, in the latest back-and-forth over that concept dating back decades. An …More
Use by Agencies of ‘Do Not Pay’ Database for Preventing Improper Payments Unclear, Says Report
Despite a presumption that other federal agencies have access to the Treasury Department’s “Do Not Pay” database for preventing improper …More
Dejoy to Resign as Postmaster, Announces DOGE Partnership
The USPS will begin working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to look for ways to cut costs and …More
Lawsuit, Bill Filed Asserting Union Rights at TSA
The AFGE union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s move, carried out through a DHS order, to strip …More
GAO Cites Value of Set-Aside Time for Research at VA
Setting aside time for VA clinicians to perform research requires facilities to strike a balance between that time and direct …More
GAO: Hundreds of Thousands of Banned Items Stopped—or Not—at Building Entrances
Security guards prevented some 750,000 banned items from being taken into federal buildings over fiscal 2020-2023, says a GAO report …More
