Heather White, federal employment lawyer and partner at the Federal Practice Group, thinks the proposed merger of the departments of Labor and Education may be a pretext to eliminate some of the functions of those agencies, water down their missions, and possibly even downsize their workforces.
Section 814 of the Senate's recently passed defense spending bill seeks to modify the limitations on certain single award task and delivery order contracts.
Following word of Scott Pruitt's resignation as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) released new details of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's interviews with current and former EPA aides.
The Office of Personnel Management issued new guidance for agencies to implement the president's three executive orders on employee accountability, official time and collective bargaining.
Money, human capital and project management all come together in the IRS' modernization travails.
MaryAnn Monroe, director of customer experience for HighPoint Global, explains how the new President’s Management Agenda is helping agencies better meet citizens’ needs.
Before the Census Bureau rolls out its messaging campaign in October, it'll have to pore over reports of what went right in the Providence field test, and what didn't.
Thirteen agencies currently lack a confirmed, permanent IG, and more than 10 of those have been without a permanent IG for more than a year, according to the Project on Government Oversight.
The most recent update to Performance.gov shows the Trump administration spent the winter months drafting and presenting its ideas for civil service modernization.
In today's Federal Newscast, the State Department plans to spend almost $1 billion to modernize four key services under the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
While funding for FEMA's new headquarters holds up progress on DHS' St. Elizabeths campus, GSA is one step closer to getting the go-ahead to buy the Transportation Department's currently leased headquarters.
What can government executives learn from the GAO’s high-risk list? What have agencies done over the years to get their programs off the list? How can programs stay off the list in the first place? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Don Kettl, author of the IBM Center report, Managing Risk, Improving Results: Lessons for Improving Government Management from GAO’s High-Risk List.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee has concerns about the amount of and specific information OMB is providing about the Technology Modernization Fund.
Among the ideas included in the Trump administration's reorganization proposal are recommendations to create a new public-private research center and move some aspects of FEMA and TSA to the Transportation Department.
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) has offered legislation to give federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.