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- OMB reworking financial systems to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- OMB taps VanRoekel to lead management team
- Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avoid default
- PHOTOS: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- Hagel: Accountability breakdown was leading factor in sexual assaults
- Former IRS commissioner faces questions about Tea Party
- SBA starting new lending program for veterans
- New Apple devices cleared to join DoD IT networks
- Army prioritizes access to data in fight over intelligence IT system
- DoD upends slow approval process for mobile devices
- Senior execs' bonuses under fire at agencies
- Gould moves the needle on many of VA's toughest challenges
- Tuesday federal headlines - May 21, 2013
USIS wins new investigations support contract
USIS has been awarded a new contract that is worth up to $288 million over five years
OPM, OMB cap bonuses for feds
The administration has capped the amount federal agencies can spend on performance awards for employees.
2011 Causey Award winners announced
This year, Federal News Radio is proud to have chosen five winners for the Causey Awards. The awards honor outstanding achievements and important contributions in the human capital management field in 2010.
Agencies increase minorities in workforce
The federal government in 2010 added more than 31,000 employees from minority groups, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
OPM: Within grade increases are not automatic
A new memo from OPM Director John Berry reminds agencies that only employees who are rated fully successful should receive pay raises. The reminder comes as the House passed a provision to prohibit pay adjustments to poor performers.
Telework deadline passes - are you eligible?
Under the Telework Enhancement Act, agencies were supposed to have told their employees by Tuesday whether they were allowed to telework. OPM said telework coordinators say they have processes in place to meet the law's requirements. A new survey finds the law having an impact on telecommuting across the government.
NAPA names new president
Dan G. Blair will serve as the next CEO and president for the National Academy of Public Administration
IT Program managers now part of IT job series
OPM revises the 2210 job family to include this new title as part of the White House's IT reform plan.
Lawmakers at odds over 'official time'
House Oversight and Government Reform members disagreed on the whether federal employees should perform union activities during the work day. A bill banning official time has been introduced which AFGE says would all but end collective bargaining rights.
Agencies launch Feds Fed Familes food drive
OPM Director John Berry is launching the drive today for partner agencies to collect non-perishable food at their offices for food banks.
OPM busts Mobility Program myths
The Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program provides for the temporary assignment of personnel between the Federal Government and state and local governments, colleges and universities, Indian tribal governments, federally funded research and development centers, and other eligible organizations. We learn more from OPM's Chuck Grimes.
OPM touts transformation of federal hiring
One year after the President called for improvements to how agencies hire workers, OPM Director Berry said KSAs, long job descriptions and the rule of three are mostly a thing of the past. On average, agencies are hiring new employees in 105 days and most job descriptions are five pages or fewer.
Pay Agent rejects new locality pay areas
The President's pay agent said federal employees should not receive locality pay adjustments in 2012, despite recommendations by the Federal Salary Council for an increase.
Plans to hire disabled people part of overall hiring strategy
OPM has been looking over them for the last month, and Deputy OPM Director Christine Griffin offers a peek at what's in them.
OPM to enlist recruitment ambassadors
The Office of Personnel Management launches a new portal to help managers improve how they bring new employees into the government. USAJobsrecruit.gov is available for all feds to share best practices, find tools and solve challenges as Federal Service Ambassadors.
'Fog' lifting over federal employees, officials say
The morale of workers is on the rise after recent events highlighted the work the government does, officials say. Agencies also are taking specific steps to address employee challenges in their own agencies. DoT Secretary Ray LaHood said "pot shots" at employees is unacceptable.
New regs to improve hiring of college grads
OPM Director Berry said agencies are commenting on the rules to implement President Obama's executive order to bring college graduates more easily into the government. Berry also wants Congress to change the law so feds who want to retire can phase in their exit and act as mentors.
OMB sets new deadline for telework IT plan
OMB issues a memo detailing the minimum requirements agencies should consider when purchasing technology to make teleworking easier.
OPM filling holes left by retirement system failure
The agency is facing a backlog of 43,000 claims by retired feds to start getting their pensions. The delay is in part because of the collapse of a major part of the Retirement Systems Modernization program. OPM has reduced the time it takes to process claims by 15 percent over the last six months.
