Defense
DHS pledges to update purchase card regulations
Big-screen TV, dog booties and meals-ready-to-eat bought with purchase cards still languish on shelves.
Tech
VA’s top lawyer resigns
General counsel’s memorandums on attempts to centralize authority over IT security had engendered criticism.
Tech
OPM prepares legislation allowing agencies to require telework
Employees and managers are responsible for securing information and property when working offsite, official says.
Management
Paperwork burden up by by 441 million hours last year
Medicare prescription drug program accounted for largest increase.
Management
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Tech
VA panel to move data breach bill
Measure contains notification requirements and language on credit-monitoring services.
Tech
GSA financial situation worse than predicted
Internal documents show the Federal Technology Service was $104 million in the hole as of June 30.
Management
Labor-HHS spending bill likely to wait until at least September
Primary obstacle has been minimum wage increase; education and health funding levels also have prompted criticism.
Defense
DHS seeks shift in funds to cover Federal Protective Service shortfall
Gap attributed to late payments from client agencies, lack of staff, and financial mismanagement.
Tech
OMB publishes online catalog of IT guidelines
Catalog consolidates cross-agency information on technology policy in one spot.
Management
Postal reform bill talks stall over labor costs
White House advisers pushing for a final bill requiring all labor negotiations to go through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Defense
Funding shortfalls jeopardize Army operations, chief says
Thousands of pieces of Army equipment pile up because there’s no money for repairs.
Defense
Report faults Weather Service training efforts
Agency also lacks metrics to assess pilot project aimed at restructuring forecast operations, GAO finds.
Management
A-76 veteran offers tips on what to do when employees win
Annual post-competition accountability reviews are important regardless of whether contractors or agency teams win, official says.
Tech
Departing DHS privacy officer says she had support from top
Maureen Cooney, a career official who held the job on an acting basis, had previously signaled she would leave government after a 20-year career.
Defense
Panel agrees OMB needs official dedicated to acquisition workforce
Knotty questions on funding for training, contractor roles and commercial practices remain ahead as panel wraps up work.
Tech
OMB steps up data security reporting requirements
Agencies now must report suspected, as well as confirmed, incidents that put personal information at risk.
Management
EEOC extends customer service center pilot project
Lawmakers had requested that the commission put off a vote on whether to make the center permanent, pending further review.
Management
Protest filed over Army Corps decision to keep IT work in-house
Challenge relates to alleged flaws in the selection process; decision expected in early August.
Management