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.
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