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Management
GSA Seeks Proposals for Huge Governmentwide Charge Card Contract
The estimate total value for the multiple-award SP3 contract is $700 billion, according to the RFP.
Management
Trump VA Nominee Will Push For More Flexibility to Hire and Fire
Dr. David Shulkin said he would work with Congress on greater workforce accountability measures, but also on recruitment and retention efforts.
Management
VA Nominee Leaves Door Open For More Hiring Freeze Job Exemptions
Dr. David Shulkin said he would seek more waivers from the White House if the claims backlog starts to spike.
Management
Defense Could Be Next to Announce Hiring Freeze Exemptions
Spokesman says department is finalizing guidance; senators urge exemptions for naval shipyard workers, citing national security.
Management
VA Exempts Roughly 100 Job Titles From Hiring Freeze, Leaves Door Open For More
Doctors, nurses, police, engineers and cemetery caretakers are among the positions listed in the acting secretary’s memo.
Management
Republicans Seek Assurance That Certain VA Health Jobs Are Exempt From Hiring Freeze
The department this week said it plans to exempt anyone it considers necessary for “public safety.”
Management
House Majority Leader Calls ‘Career Bureaucrats’ the Washington Swamp in Op-Ed
The piece implies career civil servants created Obama-era executive regulations, which is not true.
Management
OMB Nominee Wants “High-Morale, High-Performance” Federal Workforce
Rep. Mick Mulvaney said he wants to figure out how to better reward top employees and deal with poor performers.
Management
How Will the Hiring Freeze Affect Diversity in Government?
The outgoing administration asked agencies to assess why Hispanic federal employees are underrepresented in the workforce, but the new hiring freeze might divert attention from diversity issues.
Management
Trump’s First Budget Could Be A Unique Mix of Severe Cuts and Increased Spending
New presidents typically unveil a broad budget plan in February, and a more detailed version in spring.
Management
Inside How Federal Agencies Will Operate in Trump's First Days
Trump is sending hundreds of appointees across government on Day 1.
Management
Obama Wants Senior Leaders at Interior, NOAA to Receive Training to Combat ‘Unconscious Bias’
The presidential memorandum, designed to make national parks and other treasures more accessible to diverse populations, might not survive a Trump administration.
Pay & Benefits
OPM’s Guidance on Firing Bad Employees Will Remind You That It’s Complicated
Agencies need to make better use of the probationary period, when workers have less recourse to dispute disciplinary actions.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: FEHBP Carriers Should Focus on Rising Prescription Drug Use and Costs
Agency’s annual call letter said escalating drug prices ate up more than a quarter of the FEHBP health care budget in 2015.
Management
Dr. Ben Carson Wants to Pick The Brains of HUD Employees
Trump housing secretary nominee and retired neurosurgeon plans to do a lot of listening, if confirmed, he told senators.
Management
Trump Taps Obama Appointee As VA Secretary
Dr. David Shulkin is the current head of the Veterans Health Administration, the department’s largest agency.
Pay & Benefits
Obama's Track Record on Federal Pay and Benefits
The economic recession, Congress and the president’s desire to make government a model employer significantly affected employee compensation and other benefits over the past eight years.
Pay & Benefits
VHA Failed To Recoup Nearly $800K in Employee Recruitment and Relocation Debt in Fiscal 2014
Watchdog dings Veterans Affairs for poor oversight of financial incentives to attract and keep top workers.
Management
Nominate An Outstanding Federal Employee For An ‘Oscar’
Jan. 15 is the deadline to submit nominations for the 2017 Service to America awards.
