Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) is threatening to hold up Beth Cobert's nomination to be the permanent director of the Office of Personnel Management. He wants more answers from OPM about a final rule the agency issued two years ago that grants members of Congress a special exemption in the Affordable Care Act.
February 03, 2016 -
A new bill from Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) defines the term "administrative leave" and creates new categories of leave for employees awaiting the results of an agency investigation.
January 25, 2016 -
Postmaster General Megan Brennan told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Congress needs to pass legislative reforms to her agency, now.
January 21, 2016 -
Troy Cribb is the new associate administrator for the Office of Governmentwide Policy at GSA after spending the last decade as a congressional staff member.
January 05, 2016 -
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy says the agency is in the process of disciplining agents involved in the scandal, but some lawmakers and watchdogs say the incident is just one example of a governmentwide problem.
November 17, 2015 -
The 9-year struggle to fill federal jobs in North Dakota's oil-boom towns offers a stark example to the rest of the government of just how hard it can be to keep federal workers when private employers beckon.
October 22, 2015 -
Agencies spend more on contracts in September than any other month of the year, as part of a governmentwide push to spend every last dollar before the fiscal year ends.
September 30, 2015 -
OSC sends a letter directly to the President outlining mismanagement within VA and targeting of whistleblowers for disciplinary action.
September 23, 2015 -
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved legislation Wednesday to enhance agencies' ability to protect themselves from cyber attacks.
July 29, 2015 -
Four powerful lawmakers want to know whether the Treasury Department will incorporate the Recovery Operations Center's successful big-data tools into its DATA Act initiatives.
July 20, 2015 -
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved legislation that could change how federal employees are hired and managed. Expect tighter controls over agency charge cards, employee bonuses and program management if these bills become law.
June 24, 2015 -
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team released in May an analysis report detailing nine incidents between July 2014 and May 2015 where hackers stole what they call \"bulk personally identifiable information (PII)\" from public and private sector organizations. Secretary Jeh Johnson issued the first-ever Binding Operational Directive to agencies in May, mandating they fix all ‘critical vulnerabilities\' in 30 days.
June 08, 2015 -
President Barack Obama named Mary Kendall as his choice to be the permanent inspector general at the Interior Department. The announcement came a day after oversight experts criticized the President for not filling the position, which has been vacant for 2,291 days.
June 03, 2015 -
There was an awful lot of movement in the federal IT community over the last few weeks. There was maybe none more surprising than Sonny Hashmi's decision to leave as the chief information officer of the General Services Administration. Now we know who made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
March 16, 2015 -
A new report finds longer probationary periods and better performance metrics can help address a long-standing complaint about terminating federal employees who are not meeting their job's requirements.
March 09, 2015