Government Accountability Office

Lawmakers push skills-based hiring for federal contractors

The bipartisan ACCESS Act, if enacted, would remove college degree requirements from jobs in the federal contracting space.

Hiring/Retention

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Biden administration locks in plans aiming to block Schedule F for good

Workforce

Warm handovers leave some transitioning service members out in the cold

Agency Oversight

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First Look

Senate bill aims to set more federal telework reporting requirements

Congress

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More guardrails needed for any potential agency relocations, federal advocates say

Workforce

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Little-known law needs Justice Department attention

Agency Oversight

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Congress calls for more details on federal telework in 2024 spending package

Budget

DoD award lead times increased for higher value contracts

Contracting

Federal Wage System for blue-collar feds puts some above, others below, local rates

Pay

During Sunshine Week, GAO finds agencies need better plans to address surging FOIA backlogs

Agency Oversight

OPM prioritizing pooled hiring, HR workforce in 2025 budget

Budget

How the TSA could improve the sense of job engagement of its line officers

Engagement scores for Transportation Security Officers have ranked below the average for federal employees. Its taken steps to help foster engagement.

Agency Oversight

A marcher carries a sign with the popular Twitter hashtag #MeToo used by people speaking out against sexual harassment as she takes part in a Women's March in Seattle.

Agencies need to do more to train employees on workplace sexual harassment prevention, GAO says

Agencies need to do more to train employees to try to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a new GAO report.

Federal Newscast

DHS’ list of AI use cases found inaccurate, GAO says

Artificial Intelligence

The Homeland Security Department put together an inaccurate AI uses list, according to the Government Accountability Office, which found a few problems.