Management

Thompson pledges to hold agencies accountable for results

The chair of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee pledged Friday to hold agencies accountable for results, saying accountability can cure the government’s pervasive management problems.

Pay & Benefits

OPM expands telecommuting guidance

Management

Pentagon urged to set up management reform task force

A task force is needed to address ongoing problems and hasten reform efforts at the Defense Department, the head of the General Accounting Office said Wednesday.

News

FAA policy on controller errors questioned

Pay & Benefits

OPM orders agencies to increase telecommuting

OPM has told agencies they must not only set telecommuting policies, but actually increase the number of employees who work away from the office.

Pay & Benefits

Hatch Act happenings

Two cases demonstrating the need for more Hatch Act awareness.

Tech

FAA tech workers file pay grievance

Computer specialists at the Federal Aviation Administration say they're being unfairly left out of a governmentwide pay raise for information technology workers.

News

Ethics rules hit sub-Cabinet appointees hardest

Pay & Benefits

Customs warned on cutting overtime pay