Several Management-Related Bills Advance
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved: S-2722, to place further restrictions on advertising and public relations …More
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USPS: COVID-19 Unlikely to Arrive in the Mail
The Postal Service has stated that so far it has experienced only minor operational impacts as a result of the …More
OMB Starts Next Phase on Evidence-Based Policy Act
OMB has issued guidance on the fourth phase of implementation of the 2018 Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, which among …More
Report Stresses Need for Understanding Evacuation Plans
The Energy Department has a current evacuation plan—officially, an Occupant Emergency Plan, or OEP—in place at its headquarters but both …More
Agencies Progressing on AI Adoption, White House Reports
Federal agencies have been “very active” in pursuing artificial intelligence in the year since the administration issued an initiative on …More
Concerns Raised about Prisons Bureau-Issued Phones
The Justice Department inspector general’s office has said that security practices are not being clearly communicated or followed regarding phones …More
OMB Updates Real Property Strategy
OMB has issued an update to its “national strategy for the efficient use of real property” from 2015, although characterizing …More
Bills on CBP Personnel, Veterans Preference Advance
President Trump has signed into law (P.L. 116-122) an agriculture bill that among other things would seek to address the …More
OMB Urges ‘Maximum’ Telework in D.C. Area Plus Other Areas with Community Spread of Coronavirus
OMB has urged agencies to allow telework to the “maximum” extent by their employees in the Washington, D.C. area in …More
Employee Engagement Needs Constant Focus, Partnership Says
To make substantial, lasting improvements in employee engagement management must treat the effort as a “year round priority and a …More
GAO: Government Lands Riddled with Hazards
There could be nearly three times as many abandoned mines on federally owned land than has been charted, mines that …More
OMB Calls for Halt to all Official Travel Unless Mission Critical
OMB has called on agencies to limit any travel unless deemed mission-critical – leaving it up to the heads of …More
OMB Calls for More Telework, Cites Vulnerable Employees
OMB has further encouraged agencies to increase their use of telework as a response to the spread of the Coronavirus, …More
OGE Updates Guidance on Agency-Specific Ethics Rules
The Office of Government Ethics has updated its policies regarding ethics rules specific to certain agencies, including expanded resources for …More
More Senators Join in Opposing Memo on DoD Unions
All Senate Democrats have joined in a letter to DoD opposing a recent memo in which President Trump authorized that …More
GSA Moves to Clarify Responsibilities for Building Security
GSA has proposed new rules to clarify agency responsibilities for physical security standards of federal facilities. The proposal follows changes …More
Improper Payments Rise to $175 Billion
Nine years after enactment of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, agencies still are not in full compliance and …More
Don’t Overlook Risk of Smaller Data Centers, GAO Warns
Agencies “may lose track of the security vulnerabilities” in smaller data centers that are no longer accounted for in the …More
OPM Calls for Data on Student Loan Reimbursements
OPM has told agencies to report on their calendar year 2019 use of student loan reimbursements, one authority agencies can …More
OPM Solicits Rank Awards Nominations
OPM has asked agencies to submit nominations by April 10 for the annual Presidential Rank Awards, the top honors for …More
Ethics Bill Cleared for House Floor Vote
Two House committees have approved for floor voting HR-745, a bill to reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics while giving …More
GAO: Minorities Under-Represented at Top State Dept. Levels
The minority share of the State Department workforce has increased in recent years but minorities are under-represented there in both …More
Gears of Government Award Winners Announced
The Trump administration has announced agency- and council-level winners of its second set of Gears of Government Awards, an initiative …More
Senate Backs More Disclosure of Building Ownership
The Senate has passed S-1869, to require new scrutiny of ownership of building space leased by federal agencies, in particular …More
FDIC Offering Buyouts, Early-Outs to 20 Percent of Workforce
The FDIC will offer buyouts and early retirement offers to about 20 percent of its workforce, a move it says …More
OPM Urges Preventive Actions on Coronavirus
OPM’s latest memo to agencies on the Coronavirus urges “everyday preventive actions to help mitigate the spread of respiratory diseases” …More
OPM Urges More Telework, Other Precautions against Coronavirus
Although the CDC continues to assess the immediate health risk from the Coronavirus as “low at this time,” OPM has …More
Improper Payments, Information Sharing Bills Signed
President Trump has signed into law a bill (S-375) to improve efforts to identify and reduce governmentwide improper payments and …More
Chief Financial Officers Act Being Updated After 30 Years
A bipartisan bill (S-3287) introduced in the Senate to update the 1990 CFO Act regarding how agencies manage and monitor …More
GSA Touts Efforts to Shed Excess Real Estate
GSA’s latest update on the management challenges it faces touts the progress it has made toward disposing of excess real …More
