House lawmakers criticized the Homeland Security Department’s mismanagement over the last 12 years of its initiative to modernize and consolidate its HR systems, saying the agency spent $180 million over the last 12 years and received few benefits.
Two senior leaders at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center are under investigation for misconduct related to misuse of prescriptions and other medical care.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee questioned the administration on its new federal security clearance reform plan. Members of the committee wanted further details about the Office of Personnel Management's role in the new process, as well as the timeline, funding, and the authorities that DoD would have under the National Background Investigations Bureau.
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy named 10 new category managers Feb. 25 to lead the commodity buying areas that represent more than $270 billion a year.
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) is acting on his threat to block the nomination of Beth Cobert to lead the Office of Personnel Management, as he seeks answers in his investigation of Congress’ health plan.
The Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General says the VA's suicide hotline has been struggling to keep up with the growing volume of calls, and in some cases, veterans have been transferred to voicemail without getting through to a live operator.
Sen. Jim Inhofe asked the Armed Services Committee to delay voting out Brad Carson's nomination for undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness until allegations of a hostile work environment are checked out.
John Palguta spent 34 years in the federal government, before retiring as a member of the Senior Executive Service and director of policy at the Merit Systems Protection Board. For the last 16 years, he as been vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service. He talked to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his last day on the job.
A new rule stemming from the 2015 Defense authorization act would disallow reimbursing contractors for costs when they're called into Congress for investigations. This is not just for DoD agencies. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president of the Professional Services Council, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on this rule and its likely impact.
Senior leaders at the Veterans Affairs Department say the bill that was supposed to help them hold agency senior executives more accountable isn't working. Agency leaders are considering changes to the VA Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (Choice Act).
The Office of Government Ethics proposed a rule to help Executive Branch employees follow guidelines when looking for new jobs. The rule includes new examples, clarifies language, as well as addresses the gray area of social media and employment opportunities.
Reported improper payments are likely to increase as agencies improve their ability to ferret out overpayments and underpayments
Why would anyone want to be a federal CIO? Jeff Neal breaks down the pros and cons of the position.
Monica Molnar, a senior associate with the Federal Practice Group, argues that Congress is focusing on the wrong solution when it comes to fixing the administrative leave process.
The Defense Department builds economic assumptions and cost savings into its budget, but when those savings are too optimistic it hurts critical programs.