Office of Management and Budget
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OMB’s Andy Lewandowski and Amira Boland tell Federal News Network how agencies are making digital-first public experiences a priority.
January 09, 2024 -
Interagency teams are also focused on helping the public withstand financial shocks, recover from a disaster, transition from military to civilian life, and navigate retirement.
January 08, 2024 -
The General Services Administration found agencies that don't dedicate enough staff to Section 508 efforts often struggle to conform with digital accessibility standards.
January 08, 2024 -
Improper payments in retirement services have been gradually escalating for the last several years, but the Office of Personnel Management is taking steps to try to mitigate the problem.
January 05, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The military's Joint Staff finally has a Senate-confirmed chief information officer. The Postal Service reminds former employees that certain ethics rules still apply. And a key technology and cyber official is heading to GSA from OMB.
January 03, 2024 -
Christine Harada, the senior advisor in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said more than 700 contracting officers have taken the new certification process of the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) in the first year.
January 01, 2024 -
For the Office of Personnel Management, even more plans appear to lie ahead. But many may come in smaller bites and require leadership from chief human capital officers.
December 28, 2023 -
Telework and return-to-office changes at agencies were far from the only pivot for the federal workforce in 2023.
December 27, 2023 -
An update to the long-running cloud-computing security program known as FedRAMP, has entered a new phase. Comments closed Friday, and now the authorities at the General Services Administration and Office of Management and Budget are percolating.
December 27, 2023 -
The Office of Management and Budget detailed to agencies in new FAQs why the short-term continuing resolution will not require cuts as called for under the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
December 26, 2023 -
Even more trends from the 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results have appeared in OPM’s deeper dive report, assessing the perspectives of federal employees.
December 22, 2023 -
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee voted in favor of a draft proposal to reform the pay system for blue-collar federal employees, but several members remain concerned about actual implementation.
December 21, 2023 -
The new White House directive, the first government-wide Section 508 guidance in more than a decade, looks to hold agencies more accountable for meeting digital accessibility requirements.
December 21, 2023 -
Federal News Network is compiling a list of agencies that have so far made return-to-office announcements for their employees. The list will be regularly refreshed as we learn more.
December 19, 2023 -
Multiple sources tell Federal News Network the Office of Management and Budget told agencies to target specific job classifications like cyber or data scientists or certain grade levels for increased salaries.
December 15, 2023