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Is Half a Workforce Strategy Better Than None?

By Jeff NealNov 22, 2015 1:13 PM | Updated: Aug 25, 2016 7:13 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

Federal agencies are under pressure to create workforce strategies. The author writes one problem with them is that most workforce plans address only the federal employee side of the mix. He describes the components of an ideal plan.

GAO: Half of American Households Have No Retirement Savings

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 3, 2015 8:41 PM | Updated: Aug 26, 2016 9:43 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

A recent study conducted by the Government Accountability Office found that roughly half of households age 55 and over have no retirement savings. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says that the study results are evidence that Social Security needs to be expanded. Some might disagree with the Senator, however.

What GAO Got Right in Its Report on the Federal Workforce

By Bob GilsonMar 15, 2015 12:31 PM | Updated: Apr 26, 2020 2:59 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

The author says that GAO has done a decent job of addressing some of the issues facing supervisors who must deal with employee problems in its recent report. He offers some suggestions for how OPM can carry out GAO’s recommendations.

GAO Report Looks at Challenges of Disciplining Poor Performing Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 10, 2015 4:32 PM | Updated: Dec 12, 2020 3:34 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

A new report from the Government Accountability Office says that it can take a great deal of time and effort for supervisors to remove federal workers for performance reasons and offers some suggestions for agencies to improve the disciplinary process.

DoD Violated Laws in Swap of Taliban for U.S. Army Sergeant

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithAug 21, 2014 7:13 PM | Updated: Apr 14, 2022 9:56 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

According to the GAO, DoD violated the law when it transferred five Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to Qatar for the return of an American Army sergeant.

GAO: OPM Still Lagging in Retirement Processing Capabilities

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 9, 2013 9:49 PM | Updated: Feb 21, 2020 1:19 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

A recent GAO report concluded that OPM is still failing in its plans to improve the agency’s retirement processing capabilities.

GAO: USPS On Unsustainable Fiscal Path

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApr 17, 2013 3:04 PM | Updated: Feb 21, 2020 1:54 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

According to the GAO, the Postal Service is continuing to struggle financially and is on an unsustainable path absent Congressional assistance.

GAO: USPS Must Continue Six Day Delivery Schedule

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 21, 2013 4:30 PM | Updated: Feb 21, 2020 1:27 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

According to a new GAO report, the Postal Service must continue providing six day mail delivery under the Continuing Resolution.

GAO: USPS Facing ‘Critical Shortage of Liquidity’

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 14, 2013 9:10 AM | Updated: Feb 21, 2020 1:48 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

According to a new GAO report, the Postal Service now faces a “critical shortage of liquidity that threatens its financial solvency and ability to finance needed capital investment.”

GAO: DoD Needs to Remember the Human Aspect of Workforce Cuts

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 30, 2012 10:24 AM | Updated: Feb 21, 2020 1:38 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

A recent GAO report highlights challenges the Department of Defense will face in any attempts to downsize its civilian workforce and urges agency decision makers to maintain the right number of civilian employees with the right skills.

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