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The government’s 4 priorities for promoting mobile tech
Mobile technology is becoming increasingly essential to agency operations, and a government working group has a strategy to address it.
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Did USDA’s research agency relocation violate the law?
The Department of Agriculture’s authority to move the agencies may hinge on a provision of budget legislation that mandates approval from Congress.
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Official says USDA departures ‘wonderful’ way to drain the swamp
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that the departures resulting from a planned USDA research agency relocation gets rid of employees when they can’t be fired.
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Federal plan for one award schedule gets industry thumbs up
The General Services Administration received predominantly positive feedback on its plan to consolidate the multiple award schedule program, but the devil will be in the details.
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Is the intelligence community’s plan to increase diversity useful?
The intelligence community’s education grant program lacks the data to prove whether it’s working, the Government Accountability Office found.
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Are federal hiring authorities too difficult for agencies?
Federal agencies have over 100 different hiring authorities available to them, but having more options may actually be a problem.
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White House ‘not concerned’ OPM furloughs will happen
Proposals to furlough and potentially fire 150 employees at the Office of Personnel Management were ‘taken out of context,’ according to an administration official.
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Government celebrates whistleblowers with new online resources
National Whistleblower Day featured government celebrations of those that call out waste, fraud and abuse, in addition to new resources to help federal employees make protected disclosures.
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Senate Democrats chastise Social Security for union treatment
Negotiations between the Social Security Administration and the Association of Administrative Law Judges reached an impasse in early July and have now caught congressional attention.
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New bill would end union work for feds on the job
Legislation introduced in the House would eliminate statutory protections for official time use at federal agencies.
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The government’s 4 priorities for promoting mobile tech
Mobile technology is becoming increasingly essential to agency operations, and a government working group has a strategy to address it.
-
Did USDA’s research agency relocation violate the law?
The Department of Agriculture’s authority to move the agencies may hinge on a provision of budget legislation that mandates approval from Congress.
-
Official says USDA departures ‘wonderful’ way to drain the swamp
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that the departures resulting from a planned USDA research agency relocation gets rid of employees when they can’t be fired.
-
Federal plan for one award schedule gets industry thumbs up
The General Services Administration received predominantly positive feedback on its plan to consolidate the multiple award schedule program, but the devil will be in the details.
-
Is the intelligence community’s plan to increase diversity useful?
The intelligence community’s education grant program lacks the data to prove whether it’s working, the Government Accountability Office found.
-
Are federal hiring authorities too difficult for agencies?
Federal agencies have over 100 different hiring authorities available to them, but having more options may actually be a problem.
-
White House ‘not concerned’ OPM furloughs will happen
Proposals to furlough and potentially fire 150 employees at the Office of Personnel Management were ‘taken out of context,’ according to an administration official.
-
Government celebrates whistleblowers with new online resources
National Whistleblower Day featured government celebrations of those that call out waste, fraud and abuse, in addition to new resources to help federal employees make protected disclosures.
-
Senate Democrats chastise Social Security for union treatment
Negotiations between the Social Security Administration and the Association of Administrative Law Judges reached an impasse in early July and have now caught congressional attention.
-
New bill would end union work for feds on the job
Legislation introduced in the House would eliminate statutory protections for official time use at federal agencies.
-
The government’s 4 priorities for promoting mobile tech
Mobile technology is becoming increasingly essential to agency operations, and a government working group has a strategy to address it.
-
Did USDA’s research agency relocation violate the law?
The Department of Agriculture’s authority to move the agencies may hinge on a provision of budget legislation that mandates approval from Congress.
-
Official says USDA departures ‘wonderful’ way to drain the swamp
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that the departures resulting from a planned USDA research agency relocation gets rid of employees when they can’t be fired.
-
Federal plan for one award schedule gets industry thumbs up
The General Services Administration received predominantly positive feedback on its plan to consolidate the multiple award schedule program, but the devil will be in the details.
-
Is the intelligence community’s plan to increase diversity useful?
The intelligence community’s education grant program lacks the data to prove whether it’s working, the Government Accountability Office found.
-
Are federal hiring authorities too difficult for agencies?
Federal agencies have over 100 different hiring authorities available to them, but having more options may actually be a problem.
-
White House ‘not concerned’ OPM furloughs will happen
Proposals to furlough and potentially fire 150 employees at the Office of Personnel Management were ‘taken out of context,’ according to an administration official.
-
Government celebrates whistleblowers with new online resources
National Whistleblower Day featured government celebrations of those that call out waste, fraud and abuse, in addition to new resources to help federal employees make protected disclosures.
-
Senate Democrats chastise Social Security for union treatment
Negotiations between the Social Security Administration and the Association of Administrative Law Judges reached an impasse in early July and have now caught congressional attention.
-
New bill would end union work for feds on the job
Legislation introduced in the House would eliminate statutory protections for official time use at federal agencies.



