Oversight

Administration touts continued progress on financial audits

Twenty of 24 major agencies passed their evaluations, including the Treasury Department, which had to submit its statements just as the economic rescue began.

Oversight

Agencies end fiscal 2008 with higher management marks

Scores improve in making services more efficient and measuring program performance.

Oversight

Congressional report blasts feds for racking up parking tickets

Agencies must do a better job tracking fines assessed on their vehicles and making sure employees pay up, Democratic investigators say.

Oversight

Top five parking ticket offenders

A look at the agencies where employees owed the most in fines assessed on government vehicles for 2007.

Oversight

Bush administration publishes its final evaluation of program performance

Eighty percent of programs reviewed ended up with marks of “adequate” or better.

Pay & Benefits

OPM proposes cost-of-living changes for Alaska and Puerto Rico

Alaska workers would see another decrease while Puerto Rico allowances would continue to rise.

Defense

Transfer of technical jobs will test Army’s workforce planning

Defense strategy for moving work down the East Coast is solid, but implementation will be tricky, GAO says.

Pay & Benefits

Legislation aims to promote diversity in senior ranks

New office would develop guidelines and run mentoring programs.

News

President recognizes hundreds of top-performing executives

Presidential Rank Award winners get bonuses of at least $22,000, with elite winners receiving double that.

Pay & Benefits

TSP board backs budget hike for tech upgrade

Investments are necessary to replace aging computer equipment, improve efficiency and enhance security, CIO says.

Pay & Benefits

Employees in U.S. Virgin Islands to get cost-of-living bump

Workers in Puerto Rico and some areas of Alaska may be headed for further decreases, but rates will remain the same for now.

Pay & Benefits

June a slow month for TSP investments

Riskiest and most conservative funds made small gains; others lost ground.

News

Obama unveils reform proposals

Democratic presidential hopeful says he would bar his appointees from working on contracts or regulations related to their former employers for two years.

Oversight

GSA announces new purchase card providers

Cards will have features to enhance oversight, such as automatic e-mail notification of purchases to supervisors.

Pay & Benefits

TSP board collects input on potential plan changes

Automatic enrollment, Roth option would require additional work from payroll offices.

Defense

Labor panel rejects challenge to DHS union election

Decision upholds vote in favor of National Treasury Employees Union to represent 21,000 Customs and Border Protection employees.

Pay & Benefits

OMB orders measures to limit abuse of transit benefit

Agencies will have to ensure that they take basic precautions such as checking that applicants aren’t simultaneously using free parking.

Management

EEOC office move is part of effort to control costs

Employees voice concerns about safety and a lack of amenities in the proposed area.

Management

Agencies’ grades fall on e-gov section of OMB score card

Overall, ratings for management effectiveness are on the rise.

Management

Bush sidesteps Congress to appoint labor relations, regulatory nominees

Recess appointment brings a Democrat to three-person board adjudicating disputes between unions and agencies.