Government Accountability Office
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New competency models for human resources (HR) positions rethink the job skills necessary for more than 40,000 HR employees across government.
May 02, 2024 -
The 2021 Biden Administration executive order on cybersecurity, laid out no less than 55 requirements. And those were just for leadership and oversight.
May 01, 2024 -
After reaching about 80% compliance, OMB’s Jason Miller tells lawmakers he expects agencies to completely follow through with 50% in-office presence for feds.
April 30, 2024 -
Starting in this year’s Open Season, agencies will be required to validate participant eligibility for a random sample of at least 10% of FEHB enrollments.
April 17, 2024 -
The bipartisan ACCESS Act, if enacted, would remove college degree requirements from jobs in the federal contracting space.
April 10, 2024 -
In an effort to prevent a Schedule F revival, OPM has published a final rule confirming workforce protections and appeals rights for career civil servants.
April 04, 2024 -
The Defense Department runs programs to help service members prepare. For those who risk loss of income or housing, DoD offers what it calls "warm handovers."
April 03, 2024 -
A new bill from a pair of bipartisan Senators is calling on agencies to report more detailed, timely information on federal telework and office space.
April 03, 2024 -
A rulemaking petition calls on OPM to establish a clear, standardized process anytime federal officials may be considering agency relocations.
March 26, 2024 -
The Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) requires the Justice Department to collect and manage reports on people who die while in government custody.
March 22, 2024 -
Congressional appropriators lay out six new agency reporting requirements on federal telework and return-to-office in the 2024 government spending agreement.
March 21, 2024 -
The military services have been able to reduce contract award times, but DoD lacks department-wide understanding of changes.
March 15, 2024 -
After decades of annual pay caps, wages for blue-collar feds in 75% of Federal Wage System localities no longer align with "prevailing" local rates.
March 15, 2024 -
FOIA backlogs have been on the rise across government for the past decade, but many agencies lack detailed goals and milestones to reduce the backlogs.
March 14, 2024 -
OPM’s request for $465.8 million in discretionary fiscal 2025 spending looks to scale up development of early-career talent, the HR workforce and more.
March 14, 2024