Guidance Issued on Federal Employees Taking Temporary Census Jobs
Federal employees may work in temporary jobs related to this year’s census within certain restrictions, OPM has said in a …More
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House Passes Bills on Improper Payments, Cloud Computing, USPS Finances
The House has joined the Senate in passing S-375, to improve efforts to identify and reduce governmentwide improper payments and …More
Federal Facilities Need to be Part of National Infrastructure Upgrade, Says FMA
The Federal Managers Association is urging that federal agency facilities not be left out of any nationwide infrastructure improvement initiative, …More
Report Calls for Better Collaboration, Connections
Federal agencies need to be more collaborative internally and better connected with each other to take advantage of the opportunities …More
Concerns about Training, Other Issues Raised ahead of Census
Now just several months before the 2020 national headcount, the IG of the Commerce Department has raised another in a …More
Buying Air Freshener with Charge Card Deemed Misuse
A new inspector general report underscores the need for taking care to follow purchasing rules even for low-cost basic items …More
GSA Takes Next Step in Schedule Consolidation
The GSA has taken the second of three major steps in its initiative to consolidate its 24 multiple award schedules …More
OPM Issues Guidance on Coronavirus Prevention, Response
OPM has issued its first set of guidance, with more to come, on prevention and response in the federal workplace …More
MSPB Documents Impact of Leadership Void
The MSPB’s new annual report documents the impact of the long-running vacancies in leadership there, saying the backlog of appeals …More
GAO Tells IRS to State Upfront What Questions It Cannot Answer
In a recommendation for customer service that could apply as well to many other agencies that deal with calls from …More
Immersive Technologies Have Potential for Training, Says Partnership
So-called immersive technologies such as virtual reality have been used effectively for training in the military and could be applied …More
Proposal Seeks to Better Match VA Facilities to Needs
A bipartisan bill (S-3089) newly introduced in the Senate seeks to better match the availability of VA facilities to its …More
IGs Ask Congress for Greater Investigative Powers
The inter-agency council of IGs has again asked Congress for greater powers for conducting investigations into whistleblower complaints and other …More
OMB Soliciting Input on Supply Chain Issues
OMB has issued a call for ideas “to help us shape how the government obtains and leverages acquisition and supply …More
When Agencies Can Refuse to Bargain: Comment Period on Proposed Rule Change Extended
The FLRA has extended through February 11 an opportunity for comment on draft changes to its rules on bargaining, including …More
Playbook Published on Robotic Process Automation
The federal robotic process automation community of practice has published a “playbook” for agencies “designed to provide federal agencies detailed, …More
Bills Would Halt Reverse Auctions, Require Zero Emissions Vehicles
Bills have been introduced covering the use of reverse auctions, government fleet emissions standards, contractor bonuses and cyber security coordination. …More
Union Wary Injury Compensation Initiative to Cut Cost, Not Claims
The American Federation of Government Employees union has raised concerns about the latest federal worker injury compensation initiative, saying it …More
CFO Council Issues Reminder on Controlling Grants Spending
The federal CFO council has issued one of its rare “comptroller alerts” to remind grant-making agencies “of their responsibility to …More
State Dept. Still Feeling Effects of Hiring Freeze, IG Says
The IG at the State Department has said the department is still feeling negative effects from the hiring freeze imposed …More
MSPB: Longterm Vision of HR-Management Partnership Unrealized
The 1990s vision of HR as a strategic partner with managers rather than as an enforcer of compliance with personnel …More
FLRA Seeking Input on Contract Extension Issues
The FLRA is seeking input on the implications of clauses in labor-management contracts that automatically extend those agreements after their …More
OMB Proposes Changes to Grants Regulations
OMB has proposed a variety of changes to regulations under 2 CFR governing grants issued by federal agencies, which it …More
VA Said to Be Missing Potential Insights into Veterans’ Health
VA is missing opportunities to better understand the health status of veterans receiving disability payments who are treated in VA …More
Value of Communication Stressed for Improving Employee Performance
Most of the techniques that federal managers find the most effective in dealing with under-performing employees involve better communication, the …More
What’s in That Agency Warehouse? Computers from the 1990s, for One.
GAO has called on GSA to issue government-wide guidance for agencies to assess the property they have in their warehouses, …More
SSA, USDA, SEC Top Plain Language Ratings
The SSA, Agriculture Department and SEC have gained top rankings for compliance with the Plain Writing Act, with each netting …More
OMB Issues Guidance on Religion in Awarding Federal Grants
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on carrying out a 2017 executive order on protecting religious liberty, including how that …More
Navy Sets 10-Year Civilian Personnel Strategy
The Navy has issued a 10-year strategy for its 220,000 civilian employees focusing on responding to trends ranging from technological …More
Simplifying Leases Could Save Costs, GAO Says
The GSA has taken some steps to simplify the leasing of space on behalf of federal agencies but the process …More
