Recent bills introduced by Republican lawmakers aim to address what they believe are long-term, systemic issues at the senior executive level, but some worry the legislation is an overreach.
The Office of Government Ethics revised its set of gift acceptance standards for the first time since 1992. Comments are open on the proposed rule through Jan. 26.
Defense Department spending rises every year, even after sequestration. But the fighting force is shrinking. In effect, DoD is doing less with more. Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, head of the Punaro Group, has been saying on Capitol Hill that Congress and the Pentagon need to tackle their built-in costs. The DOD Comptroller recently said the department would get 96 percent of what it asked for in 2017. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asked Punaro if that's a useful metric.
The Office of Management and Budget is developing new guidance, updating existing policy and creating a brand new council to raise the prominence of privacy issues across government. Federal News Radio’s Executive Editor Jason Miller shares all the details with Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
For the past decade, as the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Patrick O'Carroll has intensified efforts prevent fraud, waste and abuse. He's used a combination of technology and detective work. Now the National Academy of Public Administration chose O'Carroll as one of its newest class of fellows. He spoke with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the honor.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is looking to bring order and definition to the term 'paid administrative leave.' Grassley says the unchecked practice is leaving employees without answers or recourse, and taxpayers stuck with the bill.
A group of former and current federal executives advise against making the mobility provisions in the executive order to reform the Senior Executive Service too narrow.
Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan announced three major efforts to boost privacy and civil liberties across the government. OMB will create a new federal privacy council modeled after the CIO Council and issue new guidance in the coming months.
The Office of Management and Budget has been pushing federal agencies to improve customer service, whether online or in-person. But one group has been pushing better service for years. The Government Customer Contact Services Community of Practice was founded by Daryl Covey. A Weather Service executive with 38 years of federal service, Covey tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the Community of Practice is all about.
A five-page draft executive order to improve the government’s ability to recruit, retain and train members of the Senior Executive Service is raising eyebrows. Good government groups and other experts are pleased to see the White House’s ideas to make the SES more attractive to current and future members. But they're concerned about what the draft order doesn’t do. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Anthony Kurta, deputy assistant secretary of defense for military personnel policy, said the Defense Department is beginning to overcome institutional barriers to change as it implements initial reforms in Secretary Ash Carter's "Force of the Future" plan.
Four Republican congressmen are urging the Government Accountability Office to review the practice of hiring political appointees into career federal civil service positions.
The Office of Personnel Management Tuesday opened its online answer desk for potential victims of the massive data breach. So far, OPM says it has sent out more than 17 million letters to victims.
The Office of Personnel Management is set to begin its latest Federal Employee Benefits Survey.
Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord said the department is getting about 96 percent of what it wants for fiscal 2017. He said 96 percent is a good day. But the administration tossed DOD a $2 billion curve ball. Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.