Management
Watchdog: Proposed OPM-GSA Merger Continues to 'Evolve' Despite Lack of Legislation
Officials have continued to examine moving portions of OPM to GSA piecemeal, and still lack documentation for the legal authority and cost benefit analyses, the inspector general said.
Workforce
It's Official: Federal Employees Cannot Sleep in Their Offices
GSA issues new policy after receiving questions from agencies about permissibility of office snoozing.
Management
Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Relocate Major Federal Agencies Outside of D.C.
Ninety-percent of positions in 10 departments would be moved to economically distressed areas.
Management
It’s Finally Here: GSA’s New Consolidated Schedule
Tuesday’s solicitation will begin the process of turning 24 award schedules into a single contracting vehicle for products and services.
Oversight
Democrats Blast GSA for Lax Oversight of Trump Hotel
The agency should be asking more questions about the lease and its financial terms, lawmakers say.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Travelers Will Get a Small Per Diem Boost in 2020
The General Services Administration has made a number of changes to non-standard area designations, where reimbursement rates are higher.
Management
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Transition Team Ethics Requirements
Bill also clarifies GSA’s role during presidential changeovers.
Management
Lawmakers: Discussion of Furloughs at OPM Was 'Premature and Unnecessary'
Officials should have considered furloughs or layoffs as a last resort in addressing the agency's budget shortfall, senators say in letter demanding more information.
Management
Army Corps of Engineers and GSA Faulted for Costly Contract Changes
Agencies aren’t tracking company timeframes in monitoring $36 billion in construction spending, watchdog finds.
Workforce
OPM Doesn’t Anticipate Furloughs in October
Acting Director Margaret Weichert sought to reassure employees that their jobs were safe despite a recent dust-up with lawmakers.
Management
OPM Still Lacks Legal Analysis of Proposed Merger with GSA
Lawmakers in both parties expressed outrage at the lack of documents provided to support the Trump administration’s proposal.
Management
House Approves 3.1% Pay Raise and Blocks OPM Furloughs, Merger
Lawmakers dealt the Trump administration’s proposal to merge OPM and GSA another setback.
Management
'People Are Crying When They Come Into Work:' Unions Protest OPM-GSA Merger
Lawmakers said they will try to amend an appropriations bill to block the acting OPM director from following through on her threat to lay off 150 agency employees.
Pay & Benefits
More than Half of D.C.-Area Feds Say Agencies Aren’t Supportive of Telework Amid Metro Closures
Majority of respondents to a GovExec.com/Government Business Council survey report that the temporary shutdown of six Metrorail stations would have at least a moderate impact on their ability to do their jobs.
Management
OPM Leader Threatens Furloughs, RIFs if Congress Doesn’t Approve GSA Merger
The administration has given lawmakers until the end of June to greenlight the merger, or else roughly 150 OPM employees could lose their jobs this fall.
Oversight
OPM-GSA Merger Plan Would Create ‘Additional Uncertainty’ in Retirement Processing Reform
A government watchdog report said the Trump administration’s proposal to merge the federal government’s HR agency with the General Services Administration could make it more difficult to modernize the retirement process.
Management
GSA Out of Compliance on Improper Payments, Watchdog Finds
Agency CFO disagrees with auditors’ interpretation of acquisition rules.
Management
OPM-GSA Merger Proposal Falls Flat With House Oversight Panel
Lawmakers and witnesses say the plan isn't well thought-out and risks eroding merit system protections.
Management
Senate Panel Advances OPM Director Nominee Despite Questions About Her Leadership
Dale Cabaniss’s nomination to lead the federal government’s HR agency was approved mostly along party lines.
Oversight