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Bonuses to senior execs under fire at GSA, other agencies
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and the GSA inspector general released separate, but related, reports that show GSA abused its authority to give Senior Executive Service (SES) members bonuses between 2009 and 2011. GSA official said they have since fixed these problems. McCaskill also found that on average the Labor Department, the Navy and the National Science Foundation handed out more than one bonus per SES employee.
Tags: workforce , pay and benefits , pay , Claire McCaskill , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , Brian Miller , GSA , Shakeup at GSA , management , Jason Miller
Government needs senior execs willing to break agency mold, report says
The Obama administration has set its sights on more than a dozen national priorities, such as cybersecurity and energy efficiency, that cut across federal agency missions. But the government lacks a dedicated team of senior executives willing to break out of the agency mold to implement those goals, according to a new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government. The author of the report, Bruce Barkley, told Federal News Radio his proposals for redesigning the Senior Executive Service.
Tags: management , workforce , best practices , cross-agency goals , GPRA , Bruce Barkley , In Depth , Francis Rose , IBM Center for the Business of Government
Congress repeals STOCK Act reporting requirements for senior execs
Congress approved a bill Friday to eliminate expanded financial-disclosure reporting requirements for Senior Executive Service members, just days before the new requirements were to go into effect. Both the House and Senate approved the measure by unanimous consent. The expanded reporting requirements were set to go into effect Monday.
Tags: financial disclosure , SEA , Sunlight Foundation , STOCK Act , Congress , House , Senate , Jack Moore , workforce , management
SES includes more women, minorities than ever before
The Obama administration's efforts to increase the diversity of the Senior Executive Service are starting to pay off. A new report from the Office of Personnel Management shows that in 2012 there were slight increases among women and racial categories.
Tags: management , diversity , OPM , Jason Miller
Congress urged to drop online financial reporting for senior execs
A new report says a law requiring the online posting of senior federal executives' financial information would likely impinge on employees' privacy and wouldn't do much to deter conflicts of interest. The National Academy of Public Administration was tasked by Congress with studying the STOCK Act — short for "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge" — in response to concerns about privacy and identify theft.
Tags: NAPA , STOCK Act , management , insider trading , financial disclosure , Congress , oversight , workforce , Jack Moore
OPM searches for candid answers from departing SES members
The Office of Personnel Management wants more information on why members of the Senior Executive Service are leaving their jobs. It's hoping a new exit survey being distributed to departing SES employees will help agencies improve their retention, recruitment and succession planning efforts. OPM said it wants employees to be as candid as possible with their answers to the anonymous survey.
Tags: OPM , survey , workforce , retention , succession planning
OPM better defines leadership development roadmap
The agency issued the Federal Supervisory Training Framework that details three levels of competencies for new or existing managers. The guidance is one of several initiatives OPM put forward over the past few years to improve employee leadership skills.
Tags: workforce , management , OPM , Steve Shih , leadership , Angela Bailey , training , Jason Miller
Lawmaker plans further delay - and eventual end - to STOCK Act reporting requirement
The controversial provision to an insider trading law that would require the online posting of senior federal employees' financial disclosure forms has twice been delayed by Congress and even put on hold by a district court judge. But now, Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) says he's already planning for another delay when Congress comes back in session after the election - and possibly even a bill nixing the measure altogether.
Tags: STOCK Act , workforce , management , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jim Moran , Jack Moore
NASA fills top job at Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA announced several leadership changes including two promotions among its top administrators this week.
Tags: NASA , Robert Lightfoot , Patrick Scheuermann , Richard Gilbrech , Gene Goldman , Stennis Space Center , Marshall Space Flight Center ,
SES reform stalled, more progress needed
Eduardo Ribas, the chief human capital officer of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, discusses whether reforms to the Senior Executive Service have stuck and what remains to be done. The interview is part of Federal News Radio's special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years.
Tags: Eduardo Ribas , FERC , SES reform , Federal Drive , Obama Impact , workforce , management
