Management
OPM employees rely on cost advantage to win job competition
An obscure legislative provision helped 21 employees at the Office of Personnel Management win a public-private job competition last week.
Management
Senator backs bill giving workers job competition appeal rights
The head of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will introduce legislation expanding federal employees’ rights to challenge the results of public-private job competitions.
Management
IG tackles audit of Agriculture job competition
The Agriculture Department’s inspector general has agreed to look into a decision used to contract out 24 security guard positions at a Beltsville, Md. research facility.
Management
Federal employees denied job competition appeal rights
The General Accounting Office on Monday ruled that it cannot accept appeals from federal employees who lose public-private job competitions.
Management
President pulls the levers of power and privilege
For more than three years, President Bush has flexed his legislative muscle. But executive privilege has its limits.
Defense
Pentagon slows schedule for rolling out new personnel system
The Defense Department will spend several years shifting employees to its new personnel system, Navy Secretary Gordon England said Wednesday.
Management
Workers skeptical of team efforts in OPM competition
Mailroom workers with jobs on the line in a small public-private competition at OPM said Monday they feel agency managers have prevented them from putting their best foot forward.
Management